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Across Time and Places

Across Time and Places

By: The Long Road
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 This podcast tells narrative stories based on journalistic works, about history, people, events, places, and extraordinary things in the world.

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  • Rio's Deadliest Day: How the 2025 Police Massacre Surpassed Carandiru and Paralyzed a Megacity

    Rio's Deadliest Day: How the 2025 Police Massacre Surpassed Carandiru and Paralyzed a Megacity
    Nov 9 2025
    October 28, 2025, became one of the most violent and traumatic days in Rio de Janeiro history. In a massive operation aimed at the Comando Vermelho (Red Command) drug faction in Complexo do Alemão and Complexo da Penha, police launched what Governor Cláudio Castro called "Operation Containment". The action swiftly devolved into the deadliest police operation in the state’s history, resulting in over 130 deaths according to the Public Defenders’ Office.

    Activists and residents immediately denounced the brutality, calling it a “massacre” or "slaughter," with bodies retrieved showing signs of summary execution, including gunshots to the head and torture.

    The historic violence paralyzed the city, causing widespread chaos: over 40 schools and universities suspended activities, major expressways like Linha Vermelha and Linha Amarela were blocked, and access to Galeão International Airport was compromised. This tragedy reignited international concern and debate, exposing a failed public security model that critics argue amounts to a "war on favelas" and the "extermination of Black and peripheral populations". We investigate the political choices that led to this unprecedented bloodshed and the lasting impact on Rio’s communities.


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    24 mins
  • Denmark Immigration: Why UK Importing Europe's 'Hardcore' Asylum Laws and Risking Annihilation

    Denmark Immigration: Why UK Importing Europe's 'Hardcore' Asylum Laws and Risking Annihilation
    Nov 9 2025
    Tune into "Immigration: the Danish Way" to explore the controversial model inspiring the UK's upcoming major shake-up of its immigration and asylum system. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood dispatched officials to Copenhagen to study Denmark's strict rules, widely regarded as among the toughest in Europe. Denmark has driven successful asylum claims to a 40-year low.

    This program investigates the specific policies drawing UK attention, including tighter restrictions on family reunions—which require partners to be 24 or older and pass a language test—and limiting most refugees fleeing conflicts to temporary stays, allowing their return when their home country is deemed safe.

    The approach, championed by Denmark's centre-left Social Democrats, is viewed by some UK Labour MPs as a political necessity to combat rising populist parties. However, critics label the Danish system "hardcore" and policies targeting "parallel societies" as "undeniably racist". Discover the political and practical lessons the UK is seeking to learn, and the fierce opposition they face.


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    45 mins
  • US-Venezuela: B-52s, $50 Million Bounties, and the Regime Change Scenarios Targeting Venezuela

    US-Venezuela: B-52s, $50 Million Bounties, and the Regime Change Scenarios Targeting Venezuela
    Nov 8 2025
    The United States has dramatically escalated military pressure on Venezuela in late 2025, marked by the largest US deployment in the Caribbean in decades. This buildup includes the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group, B-52 bombers, and F-35 fighter jets. Officially framed as a renewed "War on Drugs" to target groups like Tren de Aragua and the alleged Cartel de los Soles, the US has conducted deadly extrajudicial strikes on vessels, killing dozens of people without providing public evidence of drug trafficking links.

    Analysts widely suspect that the real aim is regime change against President Nicolás Maduro through an intimidation campaign. We explore the potential scenarios for US intervention—such as the 'Panama option' or 'Qasem Soleimani option'—and the risks they pose to the Venezuelan people. In response, Maduro's government has mobilized the National Bolivarian Militia, training civilians, including senior citizens, to defend the territory against foreign aggression. The empire’s dogs are barking—but will they bite?.





















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    48 mins
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