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

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