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Podcast: Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill
Episode: 344: Nayib Bukele and El Salvador
Description: The boys drink and review Torpedo extra IPA, then discuss El Salvador and their new president, Nayib Bukele.
El Salvador has been a basket case for decades. It was one of the most violent places on earth, corruption was rampant, and the drug cartels ran everything.
Mr. Bukele started his political career in a small town, not far from the capitol, and quickly became very popular. But he didn't fit with either of the existing majority political parties, so he joined and essentially took over one of the smaller...