Talk Cocktail

Jeff Schechtman

Jeff Schechtman talks with authors, journalists, newsmakers and opinion shapers, and sheds light on the issues of the day, from local stories to national and international headlines and ideas. jeffschechtman.substack.com

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Talk Cocktail

Episodes (1000)

Wednesday The Chavez Myth Comes Apart
Mar 28th We Cut Off Its Oil & Attacked Its Partners; China Seems Willing to Wait...Why?
Mar 25th The Brief Life of Public Outrage: Why Corporate Scandals Matter—Until They Don't

Talk Cocktail

Apr 1, 2026
38 minutes
26 MB

Miriam Pawel, author of the definitive Cesar Chavez biography, "The Crusades of Cesar Chavez," joins me on this recent California Sun Podcast to reflect on the shattering of the Cesar Chavez myth — and the harder questions beneath it: what was known, what was ignored, and why movements so often need saints. In this wide-ranging conversation, Pawel explores Chavez’s charisma, control, contradictions, and the challenge of holding both his historic achievements and the harm he may have caused in the same frame. Get full access to Talk Cocktail Podcast at jeffschechtman.substack.com/subscribe

Talk Cocktail

The Chavez Myth Comes Apart

Jeff Schechtman

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