Xavier Bonilla, who draws for the Ecuadorian newspaper El Universo under the pen name Mr. Bonil, was called “sick,” “cowardly,” and an “ink assassin” by Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa in January 2014.

In this episode, he sits down with Crossings reporters Emerson Malone and Reuben Unrau and discusses why he became a political cartoonist, losing colleagues at Charlie Hebdo, and how his work has irritated the president.

This episode would not have been possible without voice acting from Walker Davis, David Gallagher, and Nathan Stevens. We also received translation help from Felicia Hamilton, Ellen Howard, Sophie von Rohr, and Reuben Unrau.

Zemgus Zaharāns: twitter.com/zemguszaharans

Xavier Bonilla: twitter.com/bonilcaricatura