Nobel Peace Prize Winner: Maria Corina Machado
- Nov 17, 2025
- 1 min read
I wasn’t planning to share any political content this week (let alone two!) but this episode genuinely surprised me. It’s an interview with María Corina Machado, the recent Nobel Peace Prize winner, and what struck me most was how strongly she speaks against socialism. I’d (naïvely) assumed that a Peace Prize winner would lean left, so hearing her articulate such a different view (and on this podcast of all places) really made me stop and think.
I knew almost nothing about Venezuela, and her story opened up a whole new perspective: the reality people are living through, the history behind it, and the way she talks about democracy as something bigger than left vs right. She’s trying to reconcile seemingly opposing ideas and find a third way forward. I’m not sure my analysis is perfect, but it definitely shifted how I think about socialism, capitalism, and the assumptions I carry without realising.
Just an unexpected listen that made me think again, which is exactly why I’m sharing it.
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