The Venezuela oil gamble, explained
A six-minute, question-led video podcast uses expert discussion and sparse archival inserts to unpack an oil-policy claim.
By @TheEconomist for The EconomistRuns 10:53
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Why it works
The opening host finishes a provocative question by 0:04.2, and the guest offers a concrete investment hurdle by 1:18.6. Fresh questions around 2:29 and 4:19 reset the argument; the 2:56–3:03 replay peak falls at the question-to-answer handoff. The visual edit is mostly static interview footage, so the reusable strength is the conversational structure rather than motion design.
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