Welcome to a new series of the Dissidents Podcast with your co-hosts, Jennifer Richmond and Brandy Shufutinsky. In this series we explore the radical roots of liberated ethnic studies, how extreme ideology is infiltrating our schools with the aim to indoctrinate instead of educate, and our search for solutions to empower parents, teachers and students, giving them the tools to embrace inquiry and to express their individuality.

This week we speak with David Smolansky, a mayor in exile from Venezuela. David tells his personal story living through the transition from democracy to socialism in Venezuela. His experience guides our discussion on various trends in education then & there in Venezuela to the here & now in the United States.

Podcast References:

David’s Victim’s Of Communism Witness Video: https://victimsofcommunism.org/witness/david-smolansky-urosa/

Politicization of the Classroom: From Radical Roots to Government Mandate Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnUmScJhEKs&t=5s

Socialism Then & There, Here & Now | David Smolansky