Mexico's Drug War

"Latin America reconsiders pot legalization after ballot wins in US."

Here's some descriptive text about the interview I did for KPCC (the NPR station) in Los Angeles this morning:

"Recent marijuana legalization measures in Washington and Colorado have sparked an international dialogue on drug policy, and how to change it. This is especially true in Latin American countries, where the drug trade has had deadly consequences. So might legalizing marijuana diminish the power of the violent cartels? Here to talk about that is Sylvia Longmire. She's the author of Cartel: The Coming Invasion of Mexico's Drug Wars."

To listen to the interview (about 6 min 38 sec), please CLICK HERE!

Appearance on "Brad Meltzer's Decoded" on 12/21 at 10pm EST

Hello all! I just wanted to let you know that I appeared on The History Channel's "Brad Meltzer's Decoded" on December 21st! The episode was called "Mafia: Alive?" Here's the description:

"What if I told you that the Mafia and organized crime have taken on a brand new look that most people would never recognize? Today's mob has evolved into something more powerful, sophisticated and deadly than ever. Starting with Al Capone's notorious Chicago Outfit, Decoded traces the progression of the mob from Whitey Bulger's fearsome Irish Mafia, to today's Mexican cartels who are bringing their violent operations onto American soil, and the Cyber Mafia--online gangsters who can steal your money and identity without leaving their home. So what exactly does the new Mafia look like today, and what can we do to protect ourselves?"

If you missed it and want to watch the episode, CLICK HERE!

Doing five live radio interviews on 10/13 to promote NatGeo's "Border Wars"

OK...whew! I'm doing FIVE live radio interviews tomorrow (Thursday, Oct. 13) to help promote National Geographic Channel's "Border Wars," with a sprinkling of Cartel thrown in. Here's the schedule, in case you live in any of these listening areas (all times are local):

8:10am EST - AM Tampa Bay on WFLA Radio, Tampa, FL

7:35am CST - Morning Show, KCRS AM, Odessa/Midland, TX

7:05am PST - Bob Rivers, 95.7 KJR, Seattle, WA

10:35am EST - America's Radio News Network (TRN), Washington, DC

3:30 pm EST - The Vince Coakley Show, WBT 1110AM, Charlotte, NC

Interview with BBC World Service "Newshour" on 10/05

I just finished an interview for the BBC World Service's radio program, "Newshour," during which we discussed the premise of the Mexican government making a deal or arrangement with the TCOs, and on the impact of potentially designating the TCOs as foreign terrorist groups.

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Texas Public Radio Interview on 9/28

My apologies for taking a while to get this posted! If you're interested in listening to my brief (and heavily edited) interview on Texas Public Radio from last week, just click on the player below.

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Interview with The Michele Tafoya Show (CBS Radio)

Earlier today, I had the distinct pleasure of being interviewed by NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya for her Minneapolis-based radio show! We talked about my book, the New York Times op-ed I wrote on legalization, and the impact of the drug war in general.

If you'd like to listen to the audio clip (it's about 10 minutes long), here it is:

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Radio Interview on News/Talk WSOY (Decatur) on 8/2

Hello all! Here's the audio from the interview I did yesterday with Byers & Co. on Decatur, Illinois' WSOY News/Talk 1340:

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