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Guillermo Galdos (part one) : This guy was shooting his gun.... And suddenly they hit him in the head, right in the forehead. And I remember thinking, what the hell am I doing here?

Guillermo Galdos (part one) : This guy was shooting his gun.... And suddenly they hit him in the head, right in the forehead. And I remember thinking,…

FromThe Line of Fire with Ramita Navai


Guillermo Galdos (part one) : This guy was shooting his gun.... And suddenly they hit him in the head, right in the forehead. And I remember thinking,…

FromThe Line of Fire with Ramita Navai

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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Jun 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week on The Line of Fire, Ramita’s guest is the Peruvian journalist and BAFTA-nominated documentary maker Guillermo Galdos. Guillermo is the Latin America correspondent at Channel 4 News and is known for his work investigating drug cartels.   In the first of a two-part interview, Guillermo describes how his family was forced to flee Peru, and why he gave up his safe newsroom job in London to cover conflicts in Latin America.    Guillermo discusses the risks of investigating drug cartels and how he has learnt to deal with some of the world’s most dangerous men - including hitmen.    He also speaks candidly about dealing with the violence around him, including the murders of many of his friends and colleagues, and how he turned to Amazonian tribes and the powerful hallucinogenic brew ayahuasca to heal his trauma.  Show Notes: If you want to learn more about Guillermo’s work, check out his page on the Channel 4 News website.  You can watch Guillermo’s film about the history of the Colombian conflict El Testigo on Netflix.  Follow Guillermo on Twitter: @GuillermoGaldos 
Released:
Jun 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (11)

What can facing death and danger teach us about humanity and the world we live in, and what wisdom can be learned from working in war zones? In every episode, foreign correspondent Ramita Navai, renowned for seeking the ‘story behind the story’, talks to a fellow war reporter about the life-changing moment they faced death. As guests recount jaw-dropping stories, many never told before of kidnap and danger, they explore how the experience forever altered their outlook, and what it revealed about the way the world really works - the good and the bad. Subscribe for latest episodes and please rate and review @ramitanavai Twitter @senoritaramita Insta http://www.ramitanavai.com @aurrastudios Twitter, Insta, Facebook, LinkedIn Aurra Studios https://aurrastudios.com/the-line-of-fire/ (show notes and transcripts) Presented by Ramita Navai Executive Producers Richard Osman and Matt Raz Produced and edited by Chris Scott (@ctscott_)