# Ep. 483 Robert Bryce Explains Why DC Cares So Much About Venezuelan Oil

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Podcast: [Bob Murphy Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bob-murphy-show-550403)
Published: 2026-02-06T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.bobmurphyshow.com/ep-483-robert-bryce-explains-why-dc-cares-so-much-about-venezuelan-oil
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Duration seconds: 2889

## Resource

Robert Bryce is an expert on energy markets and their intersection with geopolitics. He joins Bob to explain the long-standing US hostility toward the Chavez and then Maduro regimes. He also explains the fragility of the Cuban regime, which had depended on Venezuelan exports.

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