The Sicario Effect Podcast
1) Episode 19: Amnesia
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 determi...Show More
2) Episode 18: Law Abiding Citizen
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 st...Show More
3) Episode 17: Controlling the Narrative
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 t...Show More
4) Holiday Message & Update
Some holiday greetings and quick schedule update.
5) Episode 16: The Home Office
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 t...Show More
6) Episode 15: Narcoculture
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 th...Show More
7) Episode 14: Luck of the Draw
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 schemin...Show More
8) Bonus Episode: Reaction & Theory
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 po...Show More
9) Episode 13: Esteban
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 ...Show More
10) Preview Ep 13
Preview of Episode 13. Coming Monday November 19, 2018.