
New Episodes Every Monday. An unfiltered look at real stories from America's Southern Border. Each week, special operations combat veteran, actor, writer, and veteran BORSTAR Agent Vincent “Rocco” Vargas sits down with guests to discuss the ruthless forces driving mass migration—organized crime. This season, Borderland: Narcosis takes an unfiltered look at the criminal networks fueling the crisis,... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 100 | Founded | 2 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Listeners | Category | News | |||

Former Mexican law enforcement officer Ed Calderón returns to Borderland to break down the next phase of cartel warfare. From CJNG’s weaponized drone swarms to the rise of armed child recruits in rural Mexico, Calderón explains how cartels are evolvi... more
On today’s episode, Vince sits down with former FBI agent Martin Suarez. For 23 years, Martin lived undercover inside Colombian cartels. Joined by Ian Frisch, who co-wrote his memoir Inside the Cartel: How an Undercover FBI Agent Smuggled Cocaine, L... more
On today’s episode, Vince and Katarina address questions submitted by the audience. They examine how communication gaps between Border Patrol, local sheriffs, and state authorities are affecting enforcement, the growing presence of cartel safe house... more
On today's episode, Vince welcomes back border expert Jaeson Jones to explore the evolving security landscape in Mexico. Jaeson shares his firsthand experiences embedding with Mexican forces and details how intelligence-led operations and the integr... more
People also subscribe to these shows.




Would love to hear Vince on SRS and vice versa
Another podcaster who ruins the show with low audio levels. Boost your audio in post before uploading. This is inexcusable in 2025.
It is great to find someone that wants to inform the public about what is going on. Very great podcasts!
👍
Rocco bleeds green. Iykyk.
Key themes from listener reviews, highlighting what works and what could be improved about the show.









Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.
Listeners, social reach, demographics and more for this podcast.
| Listeners per Episode | |
|---|---|
| Gender Skew | |
| Location | |
| Interests | |
| Professions | |
| Age Range | |
| Household Income | |
| Social Media Reach |
Focusing on the complex dynamics and challenges at America's Southern Border, this series provides listeners with an insider's perspective on organized crime, migration, and the associated crises. Through unfiltered discussions with experts, including former law enforcement and military personnel, topics range from drug trafficking and human smuggling to political corruption and the implications for U.S. national security. Each episode serves to inform and shed light on the often-overlooked realities of border-related issues, making it a vital resource for those interested in contemporary social and political concerns facing the nation.
Rephonic provides a wide range of podcast stats for Borderland: Narcosis. We scanned the web and collated all of the information that we could find in our comprehensive podcast database. See how many people listen to Borderland: Narcosis and access YouTube viewership numbers, download stats, audience demographics, chart rankings, ratings, reviews and more.
Rephonic provides a full set of podcast information for three million podcasts, including the number of listeners. View further listenership figures for Borderland: Narcosis, including podcast download numbers and subscriber numbers, so you can make better decisions about which podcasts to sponsor or be a guest on. You will need to upgrade your account to access this premium data.
Rephonic provides comprehensive predictive audience data for Borderland: Narcosis, including gender skew, age, country, political leaning, income, professions, education level, and interests. You can access these listener demographics by upgrading your account.
To see how many followers or subscribers Borderland: Narcosis has on Spotify and other platforms such as Castbox and Podcast Addict, simply upgrade your account. You'll also find viewership figures for their YouTube channel if they have one.
These podcasts share a similar audience with Borderland: Narcosis:
1. Change Agents with Andy Stumpf
2. Borderland: Dispatches with Katarina Szulc
3. Cleared Hot
4. Mike Drop
5. Mike Force Podcast
Borderland: Narcosis launched 2 years ago and published 100 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
Our systems regularly scour the web to find email addresses and social media links for this podcast. We scanned the web and collated all of the contact information that we could find in our podcast database. But in the unlikely event that you can't find what you're looking for, our concierge service lets you request our research team to source better contacts for you.
Rephonic pulls ratings and reviews for Borderland: Narcosis from multiple sources, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, and Podcast Addict.
View all the reviews in one place instead of visiting each platform individually and use this information to decide if a show is worth pitching or not.
Rephonic provides full transcripts for episodes of Borderland: Narcosis. Search within each transcript for your keywords, whether they be topics, brands or people, and figure out if it's worth pitching as a guest or sponsor. You can even set-up alerts to get notified when your keywords are mentioned.
Recent guests on Borderland: Narcosis include:
1. Ian Frisch
2. Martin Suarez
3. Pierre Rausini
4. Johnny Mitchell
5. Seth Harp
6. Wesley Tabor
7. Stefano Ritondale
8. Steven Robinson
To view more recent guests and their details, simply upgrade your Rephonic account. You'll also get access to a typical guest profile to help you decide if the show is worth pitching.