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How El Chapo Escaped from Prison… Twice
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Follow the rise of drug kingpin, El Chapo Guzman, as he escapes not just one, but two maximum security prisons in Mexico. You have to see the second escape to believe it.
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Alejandra Ibarra Chaoul, _El Chapo Guzmán: El juicio del siglo_ amazon.com/El-Chapo-Guzm%C3%A1n-Century-Spanish/dp/1644730790/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1
Here are the Corridos de El Chapo Guzman Loera: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-dGPfj02BbAT3R2U2jPcX-erzqr0x8ED
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-- VIDEO CHAPTERS --
0:00 Introduction
1:29 The Rise of El Chapo
3:51 The Escape
10:42 The Next 13 Years
15:44 The Capture
20:29 The Escape (Again…)
27:51 The Capture (Again…For Real This Time)
About:
Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways.
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NPR Planet Money: npr.org/transcripts/1072164745
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How El Chapo Escaped from Prison… Twice
Use code johnnyharris at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: incogni.com/johnnyharris
Watch me, @MarkRober, and @CleoAbram try to escape from Alcatraz Prison: youtu.be/pLtHyLlLt4Y
Join Newpress, our community-driven hub for creator journalism: newpress.com/go
Check out all my sources for this video here: docs.google.com/document/d/1GlJsJxSoaIE1Opejoklb_l55p_jhbyc_lG9b5jOAG3g/edit?usp=sharing
Follow the rise of drug kingpin, El Chapo Guzman, as he escapes not just one, but two maximum security prisons in Mexico. You have to see the second escape to believe it.
Special thanks to:
Alejandra Ibarra Chaoul, _El Chapo Guzmán: El juicio del siglo_ amazon.com/El-Chapo-Guzm%C3%A1n-Century-Spanish/dp/1644730790/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1
Here are the Corridos de El Chapo Guzman Loera: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-dGPfj02BbAT3R2U2jPcX-erzqr0x8ED
MORE CHANNELS:
Check out my new channel with Christophe Haubursin - Tunnel Vision youtube.com/@christophe
Check out my channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party youtube.com/@SearchParty
All the music for this video was created by our in-house composer Tom Fox and is available to license or just to listen to on our music channel: @tomfoxcatalog
Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpNs1ykIwd7KNkwntN897X_SX9hJ8WiTH_erlLU_bQp2GGLg/viewform?usp=sharing
Get our World Map t-shirts now!
White "World Map" shirt: store.dftba.com/products/world-map-t-shirt-white?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=product_shelf
Tie Dye "World Map" shirt: store.dftba.com/products/world-map-t-shirt-tie-dye?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=product_shelf
I made a poster about maps - check it out: store.dftba.com/products/all-maps-are-wrong-poster
-- VIDEO CHAPTERS --
0:00 Introduction
1:29 The Rise of El Chapo
3:51 The Escape
10:42 The Next 13 Years
15:44 The Capture
20:29 The Escape (Again…)
27:51 The Capture (Again…For Real This Time)
About:
Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways.
- press -
NYTimes: nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html
NYTimes: nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html
Vox Borders: youtube.com/watch?v=hLrFyjGZ9NU
NPR Planet Money: npr.org/transcripts/1072164745
- where to find me -
Instagram: instagram.com/johnny.harris
Tiktok: tiktok.com/@johnny.harris
Facebook: facebook.com/JohnnyHarrisVox
