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In its 5th season, Drilled tackles "La Lucha en la Jungla—the Rumble in the Jungle" between Chevron/Texaco and various indigenous groups in Ecuador.
Over the course of ten episodes the podcast traces the early days of oil colonialism in Latin America to a case that brought the largest environmental settlement in history, only to spur a 15-year fight over the validity not only of that court decision but of the Ecuadorian legal system writ large. It’s a wild story that has it all: bags of cash, secret cameras, bribed judges, First Amendment violations, a lawyer on house arrest, secret tribunals, and at the end of it all thousands of indigenous people with a simple request: “Let us live.”
S5, Ep3 | The Trial
The trial gets underway in Ecuador.
The trial gets underway in Ecuador.
S5, Ep10 | The Kill Step
Chevron makes good on its promise to fight the Ecuadorian judgement until hell freezes over.
Chevron makes good on its promise to fight the Ecuadorian judgement until hell freezes over.
S5, Ep6 | A Verdict And a New Charge
The case takes a bizarre turn.
The case takes a bizarre turn.
S5, Ep5 | The Big Guns
Chevron kicks things up a notch, bringing on new lawyers and PR firms
Chevron kicks things up a notch, bringing on new lawyers and PR firms
S5, Ep4 | The Secret Tribunal
An explainer on investor-state disputes, and Chevron’s claim against Ecuador
An explainer on investor-state disputes, and Chevron’s claim against Ecuador
S5, Ep2 | The Colonizers
The early days of oil colonialism
The early days of oil colonialism
S5, Ep8 | Damages
Chevron drops a shocking new case.
Chevron drops a shocking new case.
S5, Ep9 | The Judge
Corruption charges start to fly against the judges.
Corruption charges start to fly against the judges.
S5, Ep7 | The Linchpin
Chevron's attorneys go after the documentary filmmaker chronicling the case.
Chevron's attorneys go after the documentary filmmaker chronicling the case.
S5, Ep1 | Lockdown
A lawyer on lockdown faces a pandemic.
A lawyer on lockdown faces a pandemic.
