From Chávez to Maduro: Inside Venezuela’s Power Shift

What happens when power replaces principle?

In a world where politics and power can feel distant and complicated, some stories remind us that history is shaped by real people — and by the choices they make.

In this episode of the Find It podcast, The Very Rev. Kate Moorhead Carroll sits down with John Caulfield, a member of St. John’s Cathedral and former Acting U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela. John spent years on the ground in Caracas during one of the most turbulent chapters in Venezuela’s modern history.

Together, Kate and John explore how Nicolás Maduro rose to power after Hugo Chávez’s death, how Cuban influence and corruption transformed the Venezuelan government, and what happens when power overtakes democracy. John shares vivid stories from his time in the U.S. Embassy — stories that reveal both the human cost and the global consequences of political collapse.

Kate brings a thoughtful perspective on faith, justice, and moral leadership, asking how nations — and individuals — can hold on to truth when power is abused.

Listen here.