The Jacob Shapiro Podcast

Jacob Shapiro

Hosted by Jacob Shapiro, the Jacob Shapiro Podcast is long-form exploration of geopolitics, markets, crypto, agriculture, macro-finance, commodities, ForEx, and much much more! Tune in biweekly for interviews with experts across the globe, and weekly for roundups of global financial and geopolitical events!

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The Jacob Shapiro Podcast

Episodes (343)

May 21st Are the Cartels Winning?
May 14th Static, Not Strategic
May 6th Warp Speed for Everything

The Jacob Shapiro Podcast

May 21, 2026
54½ minutes
125 MB

Ioan Grillo has spent decades on the ground in Mexico watching the cartels evolve, and his assessment is sobering. Violence has shifted form more than it's receded. Governments change rhetoric, not reality. The U.S. is more involved than anyone admits. And Sheinbaum is threading a needle between Washington's pressure and Mexican sovereignty. A conversation you won't find anywhere else. -- Timestamps: (00:00) - Welcome and Guest Intro (01:33) - Name Pronunciation (02:46) - How Cartels Evolved (03:35) - Violence Plateau Explained (08:04) - Homicide Stats vs Reality (10:01...

The Jacob Shapiro Podcast

Are the Cartels Winning?

Jacob Shapiro

00:00 -54:26