# Borderland: Dispatches with Katarina Szulc Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689.md RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/IRD1459061282 Official site: https://thisisironclad.com/ Author: IRONCLAD Episodes: 66 ## Resource Cartel violence. Kidnappings. Disappearances. The headlines don’t tell the full story. Borderland: Dispatches, an IRONCLAD Original, delivers raw, on-the-ground updates from Mexico’s cartel war. Hosted by investigative journalist Katarina Szulc, the series offers real-time snapshots of a conflict reshaping the future of both Mexico and the U.S. With rare access to traffickers, law enforcement, and civilians caught in the crossfire, these fast-moving episodes expose the brutal truth behind the drug war. New dispatches drop every Thursday. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689.md ## Episodes - [Los Chapitos FINISHED? The Endgame of the Sinaloa Cartel Civil War Coming?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/los-chapitos-finished-the-endgame-of-the-sinaloa-cartel-civil-war-coming) — 2026-05-21T22:02:00+00:00 - [Sheinbaum Is Panicking — Why the US Is Dismantling Her Cartel-Connected Politicians](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/sheinbaum-is-panicking-why-the-us-is-dismantling-her-cartel-connected-politicians) — 2026-05-14T20:11:00+00:00 - [Inside Russia's Foreign Mercenary Pipeline — The Ukrainian POW Camp Holding Putin's Recruits](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/inside-russia-s-foreign-mercenary-pipeline-the-ukrainian-pow-camp-holding-putin-s-recruits) — 2026-05-08T20:06:00+00:00 - [Foreign POWs Held in Ukraine: Katarina Goes Inside the Prison Camp (PREVIEW)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/foreign-pows-held-in-ukraine-katarina-goes-inside-the-prison-camp-preview) — 2026-05-01T20:07:00+00:00 - [Inside The CIA's Secret Cartel War — And The Raid That Killed 2 Officers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/inside-the-cia-s-secret-cartel-war-and-the-raid-that-killed-2-officers) — 2026-04-24T15:05:00+00:00 - [Mexico’s Narco Governors — The Power Behind the Cartels](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/mexico-s-narco-governors-the-power-behind-the-cartels) — 2026-04-16T20:07:00+00:00 - [CJNG’s Next Chapter: The American Citizen Now Leading the Cartel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/cjng-s-next-chapter-the-american-citizen-now-leading-the-cartel) — 2026-04-09T21:34:00+00:00 - [The New Cartel War Is Happening in U.S. Federal Court](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/the-new-cartel-war-is-happening-in-u-s-federal-court) — 2026-04-02T20:43:00+00:00 - [On the Ground in Jalisco, Mexico: Inside the Ongoing Threat of CJNG Violence](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/on-the-ground-in-jalisco-mexico-inside-the-ongoing-threat-of-cjng-violence) — 2026-03-27T22:37:00+00:00 - [Inside El Mencho’s Compound After the Raid: What the Scene Reveals](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/inside-el-mencho-s-compound-after-the-raid-what-the-scene-reveals) — 2026-03-20T22:40:00+00:00 - [Iran and Chinese Migrants Using VIP Cartel Smuggling Routes — Security Risks in the U.S.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/iran-and-chinese-migrants-using-vip-cartel-smuggling-routes-security-risks-in-the-u-s) — 2026-03-12T21:44:00+00:00 - [El Mencho Is Dead — But the Crime Scene Raises Questions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/el-mencho-is-dead-but-the-crime-scene-raises-questions) — 2026-03-05T23:04:00+00:00 - [The Cartel Crisis at America’s Northern Border — Narcos Target Tribal Lands](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/the-cartel-crisis-at-america-s-northern-border-narcos-target-tribal-lands) — 2026-02-27T22:39:00+00:00 - [Announcement from Katarina: Preview of Her Latest Investigation in Montana](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/announcement-from-katarina-preview-of-her-latest-investigation-in-montana) — 2026-02-19T23:06:00+00:00 - [Cartel Slaughter: Innocent Miners Kidnapped & Murdered in Extortion Shake Down](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/cartel-slaughter-innocent-miners-kidnapped-murdered-in-extortion-shake-down) — 2026-02-12T22:07:00+00:00 - [Death Threats, CJNG, Rolling Stones, and What's Next for Dispatches | Q&A Part 2](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/death-threats-cjng-rolling-stones-and-what-s-next-for-dispatches-q-a-part-2) — 2026-02-05T23:30:00+00:00 - [Ryan Wedding, Cartels, Kidnapping Risks, and Behind the Scenes of Reporting | Q&A Part 1](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/ryan-wedding-cartels-kidnapping-risks-and-behind-the-scenes-of-reporting-q-a-part-1) — 2026-01-29T20:26:00+00:00 - [BREAKING: Inside the Operation That Brought Ryan Wedding Back to the US](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/breaking-inside-the-operation-that-brought-ryan-wedding-back-to-the-us) — 2026-01-24T01:58:00+00:00 - [Inside the Colombia–Venezuela Border — Exposing Organized Crime Behind Drugs, Fuel, and Smuggling](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/inside-the-colombia-venezuela-border-exposing-organized-crime-behind-drugs-fuel-and-smuggling) — 2026-01-22T23:12:00+00:00 - [Investigating the Colombia–Venezuela Border After Maduro’s Capture (featuring Ioan Grillo)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/investigating-the-colombia-venezuela-border-after-maduro-s-capture-featuring-ioan-grillo) — 2026-01-16T00:02:00+00:00 - [The Tech Behind Venezuela’s Government — In the Wake of Maduro’s Arrest](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/the-tech-behind-venezuela-s-government-in-the-wake-of-maduro-s-arrest) — 2026-01-08T22:05:00+00:00 - [BONUS: Venezuela in the Wake of Maduro's Capture (with Ioan Grillo)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/bonus-venezuela-in-the-wake-of-maduro-s-capture-with-ioan-grillo) — 2026-01-05T21:02:00+00:00 - [The War on 'Narco-Terrorists’, CJNG Cartel Trafficking Rings, & 2025’s Biggest Stories Updates](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/the-war-on-narco-terrorists-cjng-cartel-trafficking-rings-2025-s-biggest-stories-updates) — 2026-01-01T19:54:00+00:00 - [Is Claudia Sheinbaum's Militarized Cartel Crackdown Working? Katarina Szulc Breaks Down the Data](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/is-claudia-sheinbaum-s-militarized-cartel-crackdown-working-katarina-szulc-breaks-down-the-data) — 2025-12-25T05:00:00+00:00 - [A Special Message from Katarina](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderland-dispatches-with-katarina-szulc-7338689/a-special-message-from-katarina) — 2025-12-18T23:39:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. A page view does not automatically enqueue transcription.