The Hot Zone with Chuck Holton

The Hot Zone with Chuck Holton

A daily brief about the world's most dangerous places from international war correspondent Chuck Holton

Episodes

December 19, 2023 7 mins

I did an in-depth investigation into illegal Marijuana grows in the US and found something shocking - most of them are staffed by illegal migrants from China.

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On a trip to Bolivia I found a ghost town with a 180-year-old church in it, and spent some time exploring it. Creepy!

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I’m in the southern part of Israel along the Gaza Strip visiting a car graveyard that also holds people.

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The full interview with the President of Ben Gurion University, talking about pro-hamas protests, the aftermath of October 7th attacks, and how the hospital was helping Gazans with free medical care for years.

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I went for a run this morning and found myself ALONE in the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. Share this once-in-a-lifetime experience with me.

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October 23, 2023 9 mins

11 years ago I moved my family to Panama. Why did we choose that country, and what did I see coming in the US that made me want to leave?

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Some of my viewers were saying prayer doesn't work. I know that's wrong, because I've seen it work all my life. Here's just one example.

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We found ourselves between the IDF and Hezbollah as rocket fire was exchanged across the Lebanese border in Northern Israel. Is Hezbollah planning to attack? Tensions are high. #israel #gaza #war #Hezbollah #IDF

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The "American Dream" might turn out to be a nightmare for many who head north to seek more money, which is virtually all of the illegal migrants entering the US today. Here's why.

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I traveled to Somalia with some veterans of Operation Gothic Serpent to get their memories from that fateful day in 1993.

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Are there Bio-weapons labs in Ukraine? I go visit the site of one of the supposed labs and find out. Then I talk to bio-lab expert, Colonel Scot Estep, who worked in some of the labs around the world with the US Military.

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September 25, 2023 19 mins

120,000 people are fleeing for their lives today from the Nagorno-Karabach district of Armenia, as forces from Azerbaijan flood in looting and killing. Pray for Armenia.

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September 18, 2023 6 mins

It's a three-hour boat ride up the river to get to Bajo Chiquito where the migrants exit the wilderness of the Darien. On the way, I talk about what we did last week and what we're doing now.

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What is Agenda 2030 and what does it have to do with the Netherlands shutting down over 3000 farms? If you want a deeper. understanding of this issue, listen to this conversation.

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September 8, 2023 1 min

Former CIA director and retired US General David H. Petraeus and Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov took part in the event "On the main thing: the front and recovery" during the Kyiv Security Forum said that more should be done to make sure export controls and sanctions on Russia are enforced. The comment from David Petraeus comes amid news of a possible trip by North Korean...

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September 7, 2023 11 mins

This is my 11-minute documentary about the sex trafficking industry. We went around the world finding out how the system really works.

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Are the Ukrainians outlawing Christianity or closing churches? Let's discuss.

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We meet Katerina, a mother of five who has worked as a chaplain in Ukraine since the beginning of the war.

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We were driving overnight to the Ukrainian/Polish border when Google maps decided we needed a little adventure in our lives...here's a short look at that night.

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Are the Ukrainians really going to the beach while there's a war on? Check out this interview with Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitchko about what's going on in Kyiv these days.

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