# Inside Venezuela's uncertain path to freedom | Leopoldo López

An episode of [TED Talks Daily](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/160904630), 17 Oct 2026, 45 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67587e77c705e441797aff96/e/6acfa6f7b3381b9dbb7c315e/media.mp3

Activist Leopoldo López learned the true value of freedom in a solitary confinement cell, when someone else decided if he would eat or see sunlight. In this searching conversation, he explains why democracy is losing ground across the globe, the state of Venezuela's transition after Maduro's capture and the 2026 earthquakes — and why he founded the World Liberty Congress to unite activists in the fight against autocracies. (This conversation, hosted by TED's Whitney Pennington Rodgers, was part of an exclusive TED Membership event. TED Membership is the best way to support and engage with the big ideas you love from TED. To learn more, visit ted.com/membership.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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