

There's a channel I want you to check out! It's called HISTORIA PARA PANAS. I'm not usually into podcasts; I find them annoying and pointlessly boring, but Dorian Márquez and Miguel Rodríguez have me hooked with their way of recounting what happened 300 years ago in our country. Here are my reasons for recommending them:
😎 The main reason is that one of my favorite subjects is history. I'm really passionate about learning where we come from, what really happened, or discovering that things weren't quite as they were told. So, the podcast is precisely about the history of Venezuela and Gran Colombia in general. One of the things that makes me believe them is that I was in Colombia and many of the things they say are similar to what they say there. Another fact is that I am from the area where they tell the story, AND IT'S TRUE! We have those statues, the municipalities and schools are named after characters who existed in everything related to the struggle for our independence. I LOVE IT! 💯.

😎 The second thing that caught my attention about this channel was that the story is told by two guys: Dorian, who is the historian, researcher, reader, and lover of Venezuelan chronicles; and Miguel, who is the friend who knows NOTHING about what they are talking about and is fascinated by EVERYTHING Dorian has to say. This is interesting because I thought I was Dorian, but I feel so much like Miguel that I can't explain it. I mean, I thought I knew a lot about my country's history, but I don't know anything. Has this ever happened to you?
Schools are partly to blame for this (not entirely). They teach us basic things like the name of the liberator or the countries he liberated, but believe me, I don't remember them telling me about Mariño, Urdaneta, Cajigal, or any other hero who deserves to be recognized in the independence movement. Similarly, some figures are portrayed as “the villains of history” when, in reality, they had better ideas than others who are glorified, such as Bolívar himself. They tell the story of a group that fought for decentralization, but Bolívar's dream was to centralize. Because of this, some were even labeled as traitors. The most ironic thing is that three centuries later, decentralization has worked 🙃.

El abrazo del Neverí:
😎 I enjoyed ALL of the episodes, EVERY SINGLE ONE! It's a relatively new channel, so it has 11 episodes, each lasting an hour, and I've watched them all, but I wish there were 1,000 because each one always has about four stories in it, so there are still a lot missing to be able to understand and comment on everything that happened over almost 100 years, and even after that, when the republics were established. The best thing? It's that they speak in simple, very modern language, which isn't annoying at all because it's perfectly understandable.
I really enjoyed the episode about some statues that are 1 km from my house, and I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHO THOSE PEOPLE WERE! It turns out that it's a historic moment where two great heroes embrace each other when everything was going against the patriotic army. If you want to know what it's about, here it is: The Embrace of Neverí:
😎 Finally, we have to support what is ours, what adds value, what helps us become more cultured. I have seen content that does nothing but speak ill of others, make jokes, mock others, and say hurtful things. Seeing this collaboration, how Dorian is passionate about telling stories and teaching, how patient he is, and how Miguel learns, asks questions, remembers, and is interested in what they are talking about.
I recommend that you listen to them while cooking, cleaning the bathroom, folding clothes, where those tasks become tedious, and by listening to them, I can assure you that you will learn in a fun and entertaining way 😉.

Las fotografías son capturas de pantalla al canal:
https://youtube.com/@historiaparapanas-u7y?si=iD4an2M8VtzDo94T
El traductor que usé fue DeepL.
Hasta una próxima oportunidad 😉
The photographs are screenshots from the channel. I created the cover, banner, and separator in Canva. I used DeepL as my translator. Until next time 😉.



