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  • Manuel Noriega's Right Hand Man With Cillian Dunne

    Manuel Noriega's Right Hand Man With Cillian Dunne
    Jan 8 2026
    The CIA built him. Then they tried to erase him.Trained by Mossad, the DEA, and Fidel Castro’s Cuba, Carlos Wittgreen became the triple spy at the center of Panama’s shadow wars. As Manuel Noriega’s right hand, he carried secrets powerful enough to topple governments.Now, hundreds of long-hidden files have been unearthed. Once owned by Noriega and hidden for decades, these documents, combined with firsthand testimony, reveal how the United States created his regime, exploited him during the Cold War, and dismantled him when he stopped serving their interests and became volatile. This is not only the story of one American-backed dictator but the blueprint. From Latin America to the Middle East, America has built leaders, used them, and discarded them. The Right Hand Man exposes what happens when that system reaches its breaking point and why the same playbook is still in use today.

    Carmen and Cristina had the opportunity to chat with author Cillian Dunne about his new book, the Right Hand Man.

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    Get a copy of the Right Hand Man: https://a.co/d/8qrQMFy

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    36 m
  • The Sleepy Lagoon Murder Part Two

    The Sleepy Lagoon Murder Part Two
    Jan 1 2026
    José Gallardo Díaz, a young Mexican man found barely breathing near Sleepy Lagoon, a reservoir in commerce, CA, on August 2, 1942. The case became a flashpoint for racial tension and injustice in Los Angeles. Without this case and the trial that followed, the infamous Zoot Suit trial may not have happened. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen the unjust trial that led to people v zamora.

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    Sources

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepy_Lagoon_murder
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell,_California
    https://www.history.com/articles/zoot-suit-riots
    https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/zoot-jose-gallardo-diaz/
    https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/people-v-zamorra
    Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon: Zoot Suits, Race and Riot in Wartime LA by Eduardo Obregon Pagan
    The Woman in the Zoot Suit by Catherine S. Ramirez
    The Zoot-Suit Riots: The Psychology of Symbolic Annihilation by Mauricio Mazo

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  • The Yappies (Teaser)

    The Yappies (Teaser)
    Dec 24 2025
    Welcome to the yappies! We present nominees in different categories, Grifter of the Year, Prisoner of the Year, Villian of the Year and Moral Panic of the Year. In this snippet, you'll hear the grifter of the year portion and the full episode is over on Patreon. We will be back to our regular schedule next week!

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    21 m
  • The Sleepy Lagoon Murder Part 1

    The Sleepy Lagoon Murder Part 1
    Dec 18 2025
    José Gallardo Díaz, a young Mexican man found barely breathing near Sleepy Lagoon, a reservoir in commerce, CA, on August 2, 1942. The case became a flashpoint for racial tension and injustice in Los Angeles. Without this case and the trial that followed, the infamous Zoot Suit trial may not have happened. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen the context leading up to the death of Jose Diaz, in the next part, she will discuss the trial.

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    Sources

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepy_Lagoon_murder
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell,_California
    https://www.history.com/articles/zoot-suit-riots
    https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/zoot-jose-gallardo-diaz/
    https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/people-v-zamorra
    Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon: Zoot Suits, Race and Riot in Wartime LA by Eduardo Obregon Pagan
    The Woman in the Zoot Suit by Catherine S. Ramirez
    The Zoot-Suit Riots: The Psychology of Symbolic Annihilation by Mauricio Mazo

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    34 m
  • El Mozote Massacre (Revisited)

    El Mozote Massacre (Revisited)
    Dec 11 2025
    On December 11, 1981, the US trained Atlácatl battalion descended on the village of el Mozote (and surrounding villages) and enacted one of the worst human rights violations in Latin America. They murdered women, children and village. After their attack was over, it is estimated that at least 1000 civilians were killed. Survivors of the attack are still trying to seek justice.In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the Salvadoran civil war and the massacre of El Mozote. This episode was originally released in 2022, this is a reupload, but with updates regarding the trial. It discusses a massacre during the Salvadoran civil war, murder of children and rape are discussed, listen with care (or feel free to skip this episode if these are topics are triggering).If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/Want ad free episodes? And weekly bonus episodes? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcastBy joining, you can help Historias Unknown donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA county, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramFollow on social media:Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknownTrial update from Cristosal: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSDZsNSEbfI/?igsh=MTVpNXgwdDJqaHpydQ==Sourceshttp://www.lib.luc.edu/specialcollections/exhibits/show/ellacuria-tapeshttps://www.historycrunch.com/causes-of-the-cold-war.html#/https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/05/13/us-role-el-mozote-massacre-still-echoes-immigration-today/https://elfaro.net/es/201003/noticias/1416/How-we-killed-Archbishop-Romero.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvadoran_Civil_War#Aims_of_the_junta's_violent_repressionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlacatl_Battalionhttps://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/09/world/americas/09amaya.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8E-RJxjYMohttps://www.dplf.org/en/resources/el-mozote-massacre-trial-decades-long-search-justice-el-salvador-continueshttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/26/world/americas/el-salvador-el-mazote-massacre.htmlhttps://www.latinorebels.com/2018/09/06/daughterofelmozotesurvivor/https://www.axios.com/el-mozote-salvador-massacre-40-years-22099231-a62f-45af-a53d-ddb639be60af.htmlhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%E1%BB%B9_Lai_massacre#:~:text=Victims%20included%20men%2C%20women%2C%20children,in%20C%20Company%2C%20was%20convicted.Danner, M. (2005). The massacre at El Mozote:A parable of the Cold War. Granta Books.https://www.propublica.org/article/survivors-and-families-of-victims-of-a-1981-el-salvador-massacre-see-justice-slip-away-again#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16707316579004&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.propublica.org%2Farticle%2Fsurvivors-and-families-of-victims-of-a-1981-el-salvador-massacre-see-justice-slip-away-againhttps://elfaro.net/en/202104/el_salvador/25441/US-Government-Hid-Presence-of-US-Advisor-in-Mozote-Massacre-Expert-Says.htmhttps://unfinishedsentences.org/el-faro-the-day-the-offended-of-el-mozote-silenced-the-military/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.
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    59 m
  • Anastasio Aquino's Rebellion

    Anastasio Aquino's Rebellion
    Dec 4 2025
    In 1833, an indigenous man named Anastasio Aquino led a rebellion against the Spanish. Cristina tellls Carmen about this moment in Salvadoran history.If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/Want ad free episodes? And weekly bonus episodes? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcastBy joining, you can help Historias Unknown donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA county, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramFollow on social media:Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknownHistorias Unknown is on YouTube now! https://youtube.com/@historiasunknown?si=_rmuVXrSQhs5R1bgSourceshttps://web.archive.org/web/20070927213557/http://www.travelotica.com/travelguide/59/el-salvador/anastasio-aquino-and-the-indigenous-rebellion-18158.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasio_Aquino%27s_rebellionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agust%C3%ADn_de_Iturbide#https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Republic_of_Central_Americahttps://www.puntorojomag.org/tag/anastasio-aquino/https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/export-of-colors/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipil_people#Spanish_conquesthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atl%C3%A1catlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annals_of_the_Cakchiquelshttps://minorityrights.org/communities/indigenous-peoples-2/"Anastasio Aquino, rey de los Nonualcos." La Estrella de Panama, 24 May 2024. Gale OneFile: Informe Académico, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A795577479/IFME?u=spl_main&sid=bookmark-IFME&xid=c8bdc4aa. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.
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    31 m
  • Protest Songs- Casas De Carton

    Protest Songs- Casas De Carton
    Nov 27 2025
    There was a song that could get someone killed if they were caught listening to it during the Salvadoran Civil War. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about this song.

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    The video with the song: https://youtu.be/7wYmv4ZgNa0?si=zO0KlA-RFvVWTixv

    Tiktok video mentioned: https://www.tiktok.com/@coradesalvi/video/7232751084203298094?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7461093047661839903

    Sources

    https://www.elescenariodelosclasicos.com/page.php?id=2291
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%C3%AD_Primera
    https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%C3%AD_Primera
    https://www.radioprogresohn.net/aplicacion-movil/los-guaraguao-en-los-70-anos-de-la-huelga-de-1954/

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    49 m
  • The 1989 Jesuit Massacre

    The 1989 Jesuit Massacre
    Nov 20 2025
    On Nov. 16, 1989, six Jesuit scholars/priests, their housekeeper, and her daughter were murdered by the U.S. backed, trained, and equipped military in El Salvador. The priests were scholars who wrote and spoke extensively against the war.In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about this massacre, CW: this episode is heavy.If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/Want ad free episodes? And weekly bonus episodes? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcastBy joining, you can help Historias Unknown donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA county, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramFollow on social media:Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknownHistorias Unknown is on YouTube now! https://youtube.com/@historiasunknown?si=_rmuVXrSQhs5R1bgSourceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_murders_of_Jesuits_in_El_Salvadorhttps://www.derechos.org/nizkor/salvador/informes/truth.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Ellacur%C3%ADahttps://cja.org/what-we-do/litigation/the-jesuits-massacre-case/https://www.npr.org/2019/11/16/774176106/i-miss-them-always-a-witness-recounts-el-salvador-s-1989-jesuit-massacrehttps://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/scholars-priests-killed/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/26/el-salvadors-former-president-charged-over-1989-massacre-of-six-jesuit-priestshttps://www.ice.gov/news/releases/spain-convicts-sentences-salvadoran-man-133-years-1989-jesuit-massacrehttps://www.ncronline.org/news/el-salvador-try-former-president-1989-killing-jesuits-companionshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Mart%C3%ADn-Bar%C3%B3http://cja.org/what-we-do/litigation/the-jesuits-massacre-case/clients/?id=116Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.
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    51 m
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