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Stories of Resistance + Brazil Update w/ Michael Fox

Guerrilla History

Release Date: 09/05/2025

Stories of Resistance + Brazil Update w/ Michael Fox show art Stories of Resistance + Brazil Update w/ Michael Fox

Guerrilla History

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we are joined by returning guest Michael Fox (whom you may remember from our episodes and  ) to discuss his fantastic new series , a collaboration with The Real News Network and provides short surveys of resistance throughout history and in the contemporary world.  Be sure to check this one out! Michael Fox is a Brazil-based journalist, contributor to The World, former Editor of NACLA, and the host of the podcast series  and  , and now also . Michael can be followed on Twitter , you can support his project on...

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In this episode of Guerrilla History, we are joined by returning guest Michael Fox (whom you may remember from our episodes The Rise of Fascism, Bolsonaro, & the Brazilian Elections and  American Imperialism's Shadow on Latin America w/ Michael Fox) to discuss his fantastic new series Stories of Resistance, a collaboration with The Real News Network and provides short surveys of resistance throughout history and in the contemporary world.  Be sure to check this one out!

Michael Fox is a Brazil-based journalist, contributor to The World, former Editor of NACLA, and the host of the podcast series Under the Shadow and  Brazil on Fire, and now also Stories of Resistance. Michael can be followed on Twitter @mfox_us, you can support his project on his patreon and follow his band Monte Perdido.

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