Episode
The Chavez Myth Comes Apart
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- Talk Cocktail
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- Apr 1, 2026
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- 2270
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Summary
Miriam Pawel, author of the definitive Cesar Chavez biography, " The Crusades of Cesar Chavez ," joins me on this recent California Sun Podcast to reflect on the shattering of the Cesar Chavez myth — and the harder questions beneath it: what was known, what was ignored, and why movements so often need saints. In this wide-ranging conversation, Pawel explores Chavez’s charisma, control, contradictions, and the challenge of holding both his historic achievements and the harm he may have caused in the same frame. Get full access to Talk Cocktail Podcast at jeffschechtman.substack.com/subscribe