Best Exclave Media Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 19: Amnesia 28:39

5y ago28:39

28:39

What does the future hold in store for Popeye? With his platform muted, will someone take his place? Or will a different narrative emerge? One thing is for sure in Colombia, the future will be determined by those who control the narrative. www.thesicarioeffect.com

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Episode 18: Law Abiding Citizen 36:19

5y ago36:19

36:19

Jhon Jairo Velasquez Vasquez alias "Popeye" was once the Medellin Cartel’s chief hitman and Pablo Escobar’s most trusted lieutenant. After 23 years in jail-he was released and became a social media star. Since interviewing him in November of 2017, we watched Popeye grab headlines and create controversy with his narrative. From parties raided by cop…

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Episode 17: Controlling the Narrative 45:02

5+ y ago45:02

45:02

Happy New Year! We’re back! Popeye continues to make news. This time by tweeting his support to an ultra right-wing group in Spain. Any remaining speculation about his possible return to jail seems to have completely faded away. Following Popeye the last six months has proven one thing: The real currency in Colombia, is the narrative. And Popeye is…

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Holiday Message & Update 1:09

5+ y ago1:09

1:09

Some holiday greetings and quick schedule update.

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Episode 16: The Home Office 56:49

5+ y ago56:49

56:49

April of 2018, five months after being detained in police raid that led to the capture of the alleged head of La Oficina De Envigado, Juan Carlos Mesa, public debate over wether Popeye should return to prison had disappeared.Regardless, his affiliation with La Oficina, gives us a glimpse into one of the most significant criminal groups in the world…

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Episode 15: Narcoculture 41:51

5+ y ago41:51

41:51

The most powerful thing Pablo Escobar did was leave behind a narrative. The young, enterprising Paisa smuggler, who became richer and more powerful than all of the elites in Colombia. It appeals to the masses, especially the disenfranchised. Unfortunately, the narrative often ignores the many innocent victims. The allure of Narcoculture has a numbe…

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Episode 14: Luck of the Draw 21:38

5+ y ago21:38

21:38

The Medellin Cartel's victims and their families exist more as statistics than real people. Narcoterrorism has touched the lives of everyone in Colombia. Behind the stories of the plotting and scheming, are the people who were at the wrong place and the wrong time, just living their lives. Mónica Gómez Villafañe is a successful banking executive in…

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Bonus Episode: Reaction & Theory 20:30

5+ y ago20:30

20:30

Bonus Episode: Because of the holiday, episode 14 will be out next Monday, Dec 3, 2018. In the meantime, please enjoy this "behind the scenes" bonus episode. A few days after Popeye was detained by police at a party for Colombia's most wanted man, Jonathan and his team discuss the breaking news and its many implications. www.TheSicarioEffect.com…

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Episode 13: Esteban 1:05:54

5+ y ago1:05:54

1:05:54

Esteban Orozco is an accomplished screenwriter and producer. Most recently he was a writer on the hit Netflix series, “El Chapo". From day one, Esteban provided us with insight into Medellin and it’s culture of crime. After returning to LA, Jonathan invited Esteban to sit down to discuss and help process the experience. Neither could have predicted…

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Preview Ep 13 0:49

5+ y ago0:49

0:49

Preview of Episode 13. Coming Monday November 19, 2018.

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Episode 12: Surprise Party 25:59

5+ y ago25:59

25:59

December 2017- Los Angeles. Shortly after returning from Medellin, we start to examine Popeye’s claims of repentance, when a startling event occurs, sending this story in an entirely new and unexpected direction. It all starts with a birthday party, for a man called “Tom”.

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Preview Ep 12 0:45

5+ y ago0:45

0:45

Preview of Episode 12. Coming Monday November 12, 2018.

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Episode 11: Perspective 27:19

5+ y ago27:19

27:19

Jhon Jairo Velasquez Vasquez was once Escobar’s chief assassin. He committed unspeakable acts of violence. Now after 23 years in prison, he’s out. For a lot of people this isn’t enough. But Popeye would disagree and say he served his debt to society. But he’s not your ordinary criminal. And Colombia isn’t a simple place. For more information, credi…

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Preview Ep 11 0:35

5+ y ago0:35

0:35

Preview of Episode 11. Coming Monday November 5, 2018.

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Episode 10: Empire of Blood and Fire 31:40

5+ y ago31:40

31:40

The Medellin Cartel was like a cult and Pablo Escobar, its leader, but by 1989 the façade of invincibility would crack. The hunt to capture Pablo was intensifying, and the barriers protecting him would soon begin to fall. After learning the cops were tracking his own men, Pablo shifts his strategy, instead of remaining shielded by sicarios, he orde…

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Preview Ep 10 0:54

5+ y ago0:54

0:54

Preview of Episode 10. Coming Monday October 29, 2018.

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Episode 9: The Last Straw 29:28

5+ y ago29:28

29:28

By August of 1989, Luis Carlos Galan was the most popular politician in Colombia, overshadowing his rivals in the presidential election. He understood the nation's problems and offered hope for the future. Galan supported extradition and viewed narcotrafficking as a threat to the country’s stability. For Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel, preve…

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Preview Ep 9 0:42

5+ y ago0:42

0:42

Preview of Episode 9. Coming Monday October 22, 2018.

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Episode 8: Force Majeure 31:49

5+ y ago31:49

31:49

In January of 1988, over the course of eight days, Popeye directed and personally participated in a two-stage terrorist operation which included the kidnapping of then Bogota mayoral candidate, (and future President), Andres Pastrana, and the kidnapping of Colombia’s Inspector General, Carlos Mauro Hoyos. These brazen acts shocked the nation and th…

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Preview Ep 8 0:36

5+ y ago0:36

0:36

Preview of Episode 8. Coming Monday October 15, 2018.

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Episode 7: Growing Up Colombia 27:38

5+ y ago27:38

27:38

If you were born in Medellin or lived there in the 1980's, odds are there was at least one person in your family connected to the Narco-trade or touched by its violence. These are just a few of those stories...

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Preview Ep 7 0:46

5+ y ago0:46

0:46

Preview of Episode 7. Coming Monday October 8, 2018.

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Episode 6: Class Project 24:53

5+ y ago24:53

24:53

There is a phenomenon taking place in Medellin today; Narcotourism. Fueled by shows like "Narcos" and Popeye’s “Surviving Escobar”, tourists are flocking to Medellin to hear stories and visit landmarks. Troubled by the storyline of these narcotour's, an intrepid journalism professor seeks to change the narrative, by challenging his students to crea…

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Preview Ep 6 0:59

5+ y ago0:59

0:59

Preview of Episode 6. Coming Monday October 1, 2018.

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Episode 5: No Limits 35:04

5+ y ago35:04

35:04

“Pablo Escobar was an evil machine…” Popeye gives a firsthand account of Escobar’s pattern of evil, beginning in 1986, with the killing of pilot Barry Seal, to bombing government buildings, to Avianca. Among all the violence, Pablo looked for ways to innovate his business...By Exclave Media

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Preview Ep 5 0:30

5+ y ago0:30

0:30

Preview of Episode 5. Coming Monday September 24, 2018.

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Episode 4: Holy Warrior 29:19

5+ y ago29:19

29:19

Pablo Escobar's top assassin, Popeye, addresses a number of things, from his reasons on why he became a criminal, to the war between the Medellin Cartel and the Colombian police, to international assassination plots.

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Preview Ep 4 0:50

5+ y ago0:50

0:50

Preview of Episode 4. Coming Monday September 17, 2018.

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Episode 3: Los Magicos 24:40

5+ y ago24:40

24:40

1976-Medellin, Colombia. While Popeye contemplates leaving Itagui to join the navy, miles away near the border of Peru, a determined young man is stopped and arrested while transporting 39 pounds of illegal coca paste. After unsuccessful attempts to bribe the judge, he tries a new approach: “Plata o Plomo”, “silver or lead”. Soon the paths of a gro…

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Episode 2: DNA 33:38

5+ y ago33:38

33:38

In the poor barrios of Itagui, Colombia, Jhon Jairo Velasquez Vasquez grows up with violence all around him, including his own home. Obsessed with gangsters and guns, he quickly learns tough lessons on the streets. Searching for a way out, he finds that all roads lead back to Medellin.

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Preview Ep 2 0:44

5+ y ago0:44

0:44

Preview for episode 2. Releasing on September 3rd!!

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Episode 1: Popeye the Sicario 24:44

5+ y ago24:44

24:44

Meet Jhon Jairo Velasquez Vasquez alias “Popeye”. He was Pablo Escobar’s trusted lieutenant and chief sicario (assassin) for the Medellin Cartel. He’s publicly admitted to having personally killed 300 people. That’s just the beginning.By Exclave Media

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Trailer 2 1:23

5+ y ago1:23

1:23

Premiering August 27 The Sicario Effect. A new podcast series from Exclave Media. Jhon Jairo Velasquez Vasquez alias “Popeye” was Pablo Escobar’s trusted lieutenant and chief sicario (assassin) for the Medellin Cartel. He’s publicly admitted to having personally killed 300 people. After his release from prison, rather than lay low and enjoy his new…

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Trailer 2:55

6y ago2:55

2:55

The Sicario Effect is a new series from Exclave Media. Jhon Jairo Velasquez Vasquez alias “Popeye” was Pablo Escobar’s top lieutenant and The Medellin Cartel's chief sicario (assassin). He’s publicly admitted to having personally killed 300 people. In 2014, after 23 years in prison, Popeye was released. Rather than lay low and enjoy his new freedom…

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Episode 19: Amnesia 28:39

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Episode 18: Law Abiding Citizen 36:19

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Episode 17: Controlling the Narrative 45:02

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Holiday Message & Update 1:09

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Episode 16: The Home Office 56:49

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Episode 15: Narcoculture 41:51

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Episode 14: Luck of the Draw 21:38

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Bonus Episode: Reaction & Theory 20:30

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Episode 13: Esteban 1:05:54

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Preview Ep 13 0:49

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Episode 12: Surprise Party 25:59

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Preview Ep 12 0:45

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Episode 11: Perspective 27:19

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Preview Ep 11 0:35

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Episode 10: Empire of Blood and Fire 31:40

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Preview Ep 10 0:54

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Episode 9: The Last Straw 29:28

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Preview Ep 9 0:42

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Episode 8: Force Majeure 31:49

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Preview Ep 8 0:36

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Episode 7: Growing Up Colombia 27:38

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Preview Ep 7 0:46

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Episode 6: Class Project 24:53

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Preview Ep 6 0:59

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Episode 5: No Limits 35:04

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Preview Ep 5 0:30

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Episode 4: Holy Warrior 29:19

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Preview Ep 4 0:50

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Episode 3: Los Magicos 24:40

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Episode 2: DNA 33:38

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Preview Ep 2 0:44

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Episode 1: Popeye the Sicario 24:44

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Trailer 2 1:23

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