VICE News Senior Reporter Keegan Hamilton travels to Michoacán where Mexico’s modern drug war began and continues to rage. To understand the effects of a seemingly endless cycle of crackdown, cartel re-alignment and civilians being displaced, Keegan tells the story of the right now in this region with unprecedented access to various sides of the war -- including the dominant Jalisco New Generation Cartel led by the DEA’s Most Wanted cartel boss El Mencho. Produced by VICE News’ Miguel Fernandez and Janice Llamoca.  Subscribe and follow VICE News Reports podcast here: https://pod.link/1525769448  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Mexico's Forever War Against Drug Cartels (VICE News Reports)

Introducing a new podcast, Source Material. EP 2: AFTER 8:46 Louisville: The Shooting at Yaya’s BBQThe death of George Floyd ignited protests and riots across the U.S. In Louisville, Kris Smith joined protestors who took to the streets to say George Floyd’s name, and livestream the public uproar. When the Kentucky National Guard came to enforce a curfew on Louisville, Kris would end up live streaming the shooting death of his friend, David McAtee, at YaYa’s BBQ. New episodes of Source Material drop every Friday and original videos drop every Saturday.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Introducing Source Material: Ep 2. AFTER 8:46 Louisville: The Shooting at Yaya’s BBQ

Introducing a new podcast, VICE News Reports. Episode 2: The Bubble.We take you inside the NBA/WNBA bubble told through exclusive recordings.To salvage their 2020 seasons amid the pandemic, the WNBA and NBA create a “bubble” where players and staff are walled off from the rest of the world. We follow two players, Monique Billings, a starting forward for the Atlanta Dream, and Udonis Haslem, captain of the Miami Heat, during their first months inside the Bubble.New episodes of VICE News Reports drop every Thursdays. Subscribe, rate and review here: apple.co/vicenewsreports.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Introducing VICE News Reports: Ep 2. The Bubble

On Painkiller: America's Fentanyl Crisis, VICE News reporter Keegan Hamilton (Chapo: Kingpin on Trial) tracks the third wave of the opioid crisis. In episode one, a small-town fisherman becomes a dark web fentanyl dealer after an accident leads him down the path to addiction. Listen to all episodes of Painkiller: America's Fentanyl Crisis on Spotify.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Introducing: Painkiller: America's Fentanyl Crisis

How did prosecutors convict El Chapo? With never-before-heard wiretapped phone calls that revealed his cunning, his charm, and how he controlled the flow of drugs that flooded U.S. cities.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

UPDATE: The Verdict

El Chapo's trial in Brooklyn is offering an unfiltered view into the inner workings of the Sinaloa Cartel. Colorful witnesses tell stories of Chapo's bold escapes, massive government corruption, and the shipment of thousands of tons of cocaine.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

UPDATE: The Trial Continues

Right now the murder rate Mexico is the highest it’s been in decades. But the fact that murder is happening at this kind of scale means that there’s a whole underground industry of people willing to carry out those killings. We hear from one of them.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

BONUS: The Hitman

VICE News reports on El Chapo’s trial in Brooklyn and tries to figure out what  has changed in the drug war now that the Sinaloa cartel leader is behind bars.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

EP 8: The Trial

VICE News visits a cemetery filled with lavish tombs built by drug kingpins, helps a mother search for the remains of her missing son, and tells the story of a legendary journalist killed after El Chapo’s extradition.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

EP 7: The Fallout

VICE News gets a firsthand look inside a tunnel that El Chapo used during one of his dramatic escapes, and interviews a former DEA special agent who tracked him down.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

EP 6: The Hunt

On the way to meet farmers who grow poppies that get processed into heroin, VICE News ends up investigating the alleged abduction of a teenage boy during a Mexican military operation.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

EP 5: The Fugitive

A war between the Sinaloa and Juarez cartels turns a city on the U.S.-Mexico border into the murder capital of the world.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

EP 4: The Border

Chapo’s rise from small-time trafficker to leader of the Sinaloa cartel is the story of The War on Drugs involving Pablo Escobar, Ronald Reagan, an assassination, and a prison break.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

EP 3: The Federation

The team travels deep into the Golden Triangle, the epicenter of the Mexican drug trade, to spend the night in El Chapo's hometown and interview his family members.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

EP 2: The Legend

Vice News travels to the Sinaloa cartel stronghold of Culiacán, where we meet a drug trafficker and see how cartel violence affects daily life.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

EP 1: The Fixer

As Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán goes on trial, VICE News explores his high-stakes case through the stories of people caught up in the drug war in the U.S. and Mexico.