Nobel Peace Prize 2025 Democracy Under Fire Machado's Win and Trump's Quest

Episode three examines the most politically charged Nobel Peace Prize in recent memory. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the twenty twenty-five award for her courageous fight against the Maduro dictatorship while living in hiding and risking death daily. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump's open campaign for the prize—claiming to have ended eight wars—ends in disappointment despite last-minute Gaza ceasefire announcements. The episode contrasts two models of peace: Machado's grassroots democratic resistance versus Trump's top-down presidential dealmaking. Through White House reactions, expert analysis, and examination of what the committee truly values, this finale reveals what peace means in our age of democratic backsliding and authoritarian resurgence worldwide.











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