Borderland: Dispatches with Katarina Szulc
Hosted by Katarina Szulc · IRONCLAD
4.6from 221 ratings
- 75
- Episodes
- 72
- Transcribed
- 221
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
- 41M
- YouTube views
About Borderland: Dispatches with Katarina Szulc
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.
- Publisher
- IRONCLAD
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 15 May 2025
- Latest episode
- 15 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
72 of 75 episodes have a transcript.
15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Cartel War That Turned Zacatecas, Mexico into a WAR ZONE: Katarina Szulc & Vince 'Rocco' Vargas
3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Cartels IN America?! Katarina Szulc Investigates Montana, Indiana, San Diego & More Hotspots
1 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Inside the Mexican Cartel Underworld: Katarina Szulc Exposes Trafficking Networks
Inside a recent episode
The Cartel War That Turned Zacatecas, Mexico into a WAR ZONE: Katarina Szulc & Vince 'Rocco' Vargas
Published 15 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So that's what's happening in Zacatecas. There's something that says in late August there was a car bombing that targeted a police station. How common is it that police are getting targeted in these kind of attacks? Is this always happening now? It's fairly common, yeah. We see it a lot in Michoacan, in Sinaloa, even in Jalisco a bit, and then in Zacatecas for sure. But this is very much like if the law enforcement is on your adversary's payroll – you go for the law enforcement. Man, being law enforcement in Mexico is dangerous. Bro, it seems like the worst job ever. And the people that do it that are like trying to do good, like I've worked with guys in the past that really try to do good. […]
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- Vince Vargas
- Stefano Ritondale
- Jorge Ventura
- Jeff Nadu
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 40,561,773
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 93 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.5 / 5
- 128 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100
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- Quality
- 78
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 91
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Questions about Borderland: Dispatches with Katarina Szulc
Who hosts Borderland: Dispatches with Katarina Szulc?
Katarina Szulc host the show. Published by IRONCLAD.
How often do new episodes come out?
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