Beyond the stories that we know from news reports are the real lives of people and communities impacted by organized crime.
Season 2 of the InSight Crime Podcast, now out, focuses on the challenges and costs for those living with criminal groups, from a family in Durán under the reign of the Chone Killers, one of Ecuador’s most powerful gangs, to sex workers running from the notorious Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua.
▶︎ 01 – Durán, Ecuador
How much does it cost to stay home? A family discovers that living under their own roof has become a negotiation.
▶︎ 02 – Lima, Peru
Two sex workers have spent years resisting police abuse. Now they must also hide from persecution by Tren de Aragua.
▶︎ 03 – Buenaventura, Colombia
A mother searches for the three children violence took from her.
▶︎ 04 – Guayaquil, Ecuador
A rapper enters the inner circle of one of Ecuador’s most feared criminals and ends up using his music as a weapon.
▶︎ 05 – Guadalajara, Mexico
A father suspects that the people who should be helping him find his son may be behind his disappearance.
