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Acknowledgement of CountryNews HeadlinesLev Lafayette, Part 2 of the interview with the president of the Australia China Friendship Society Victoria on the first day of the Lunar New YearRapper Philly performing at the Abolish Australia event held on 25th of January - Language warning for this musical performanceDr. Mariano Heyden - Potential impacts of second Trump presidency on the Australian business landscapeSasha Gillies-Lekakis - USA-Cuba policy backflip concerning the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism

Latin America is in Trumps crosshairs and a US foreign policy priority for action; why the US should not take back the Panama Canal; US-Cuba police whiplash as Trump reinstates “terrorism” designation. Lester Kiewit speaks to Prof Lyal White on these stories from Latin America.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Joan Flores-Villalobos, Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of Southern California, and author of The Silver Women: How Black Women's Labor Made the Panama Canal.First, we hear from a man involved in the handover of the canal from the United States to Panama in 1999. Then, DJ and singer Leonardo Renato Aulder explains how the canal led to the creation of Reggaeton music. Next we go to Cuba. An old comrade of Fidel Castro recounts the violent start of the Cuban revolution in 1953. And a member of the Obama administration explains how he negotiated better US-Cuba relations in 2014.Finally, the story of the 442nd US military regiment, made up almost entirely of Japanese Americans, that earned more than 4,000 Purple Heart medals for extraordinary heroism during World War Two.Contributors: Alberto Aleman Zubieta - Panama Canal administrator. Leonardo Renato Aulder - Reggaeton singer and DJ. Joan Flores-Villalobos - Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California. Agustín Díaz Cartaya - Cuban revolutionary. Ben Rhodes - Speechwriter for US President Barack Obama. Clyde Kusatsu - son of 442nd Regiment veteran.(Photo: World War Two veterans from the highly decorated 442nd Regiment in 2015. Credit: Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

 Dr Vince Houghton and Eric Driggs discuss their new book: Covert City: The Cold War and the Making of Miami (PublicAffairs Books, Apr 2024) with AFIO President James Hughes. The history of how the entire city of Miami was constructed in the image of the US-Cuba rivalry. From the Bay of Pigs invasion to the death of Fidel Castro. They discuss secret operations, corruption, crime, and a city teeming with spies and why Miami was as crucial to winning the Cold War as Washington, D.C., or Moscow. Interview: Monday, 20 May 2024. Hosted by James Hughes, AFIO President. 

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we are lucky to be joined by a special guest in Cuba as well as a special guest host whom many of you will likely remember from past episodes of the show.  Here, we bring on Cuban journalist Liz Oliva Fernández from Belly of the Beast to discuss Bob Menendez (who was just convicted on corruption charges), US-Cuba policy, and how these are related. This episode is being based off of two documentaries that Liz hosted for Belly of the Beast - Hardliner of the Hudson which takes a deep look at Menendez, and Uphill on the Hill which is an examination of recent US-Cuba policy. Watch these, and subscribe to Belly of the Beast on YouTube! Adnan was not able to join Henry for this one, so we drafted in our friend and former guest Taylor Genovese as a special guest host.  Taylor is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Dutchess Community College, an editor at Iskra Books, and a documentary filmmaker.  You may remember Taylor as a guest from two previous episodes - Peasants' Revolt of 1381 and Art and the Working Class.  Major thanks to Taylor for coming in on relatively short notice for this one! Liz Oliva Fernández is a Cuban journalist and the presenter of The War on Cuba, for which she won a Gracie Award. Apart from her journalism and filmmaking, Liz is a dedicated anti-racist and feminist activist.   Follow Belly of the Beast on Twitter @bellybeastcuba to keep up with Liz's work. Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory 

For the past six years on this show, we've talked to working people from across the United States, from virtually every walk of life, about their lives, jobs, dreams, and struggles. But today, we're going to talk about what it's like to live and work in a country that has been designated a political enemy of US empire, a country that sits only 90 miles away from the US, a country that American politicians have resolved to strangle into oblivion for the past 60 years. In this episode, we speak with Liz Oliva Fernández from Cuba. Liz is an award-winning Cuban journalist with Belly of the Beast, an independent outlet covering Cuba and US-Cuba relations, and she is the presenter of two new documentaries, Hardliner on the Hudson and Uphill on the Hill. In addition to exposing the sinister interests behind, and the devastating real-world impacts of, the Cold War Cuban policy of Joe Biden's administration, pushed by powerful hardliners like Senator Bob Menendez, former Chair of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the films also document Liz's experience as a Black journalist from the Global South coming to the US to confront the predominantly white politicians and interests waging economic war on her country. We talk about Liz's new films, and we talk about growing up in Cuba, becoming a journalist, and life for woking people in Cuba under the US-imposed blockade and designation of Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism.Additional links/info below…Belly of the Beast website, Facebook page, Instagram, and YouTube channelBelly of the Beast, Hardliner on the HudsonBelly of the Beast, Uphill on the HillAndrew Buncombe, The Guardian, “Two Cuban documentaries show effects of US sanctions on island nation"Ju-Hyun Park, The Real News Network, "Cuba's protests and the long crisis of US intervention"Permanent links below…Working People Patreon pageLeave us a voicemail and we might play it on the show!Labor Radio / Podcast Network website, Facebook page, and Twitter pageIn These Times website, Facebook page, and Twitter pageThe Real News Network website, YouTube channel, podcast feeds, Facebook page, and Twitter pageWorking People Podcast show page.Featured Music…Jules Taylor, “Working People” Theme SongStudio Production: Maximillian AlvarezPost-Production: Jules TaylorHelp us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Sign up for our newsletterLike us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterDonate to support this podcast

For the past six years on this show, we've talked to working people from across the United States, from virtually every walk of life, about their lives, jobs, dreams, and struggles. But today, we're going to talk about what it's like to live and work in a country that has been designated a political enemy of US empire, a country that sits only 90 miles away from the US, a country that American politicians have resolved to strangle into oblivion for the past 60 years. In this episode, we speak with Liz Oliva Fernández from Cuba. Liz is an award-winning Cuban journalist with Belly of the Beast, an independent outlet covering Cuba and US-Cuba relations, and she is the presenter of two new documentaries, Hardliner on the Hudson and Uphill on the Hill. In addition to exposing the sinister interests behind, and the devastating real-world impacts of, the Cold War Cuban policy of Joe Biden's administration, pushed by powerful hardliners like Senator Bob Menendez, former Chair of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the films also document Liz's experience as a Black journalist from the Global South coming to the US to confront the predominantly white politicians and interests waging economic war on her country. We talk about Liz's new films, and we talk about growing up in Cuba, becoming a journalist, and life for woking people in Cuba under the US-imposed blockade and designation of Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism . Additional links/info below… Belly of the Beast website, Facebook page, Instagram, and YouTube channel Belly of the Beast, Hardliner on the Hudson Belly of the Beast, Uphill on the Hill Andrew Buncombe, The Guardian, “Two Cuban documentaries show effects of US sanctions on island nation" Ju-Hyun Park, The Real News Network, "Cuba's protests and the long crisis of US intervention" Permanent links below… Working People Patreon page Leave us a voicemail and we might play it on the show! Labor Radio / Podcast Network website, Facebook page, and Twitter page In These Times website, Facebook page, and Twitter page The Real News Network website, YouTube channel, podcast feeds, Facebook page, and Twitter page Featured Music…   Jules Taylor, “Working People” Theme Song

World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 29th May 2024.Today: Ireland, Spain, Norway recognize Palestine. South Africa votes. Ukraine Belgium support. Taiwan changes. Zambia hunger. Lebanon protests. Bangladesh, India cyclone. India, Pakistan heatwave. Mexico candidate murders. US Cuba changes. And peanuts for babies.With Stephen DevincenziTranscripts are avilable for our amazing supporters at send7.org/transcriptsOur weekly news quiz for our amazing supporter is here send7.org/quizIf you enjoy the podcast please help to support us at send7.org/supportWe give 10% of our profit to Effective Altruism charities.Contact us at podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at speakpipe.com/send7Please leave a rating on Apple podcasts or Spotify.We don't use AI! Every word is written and recorded by us!SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) tells the most important world news stories in intermediate English. Every day, listen to the most important stories from every part of the world in slow, clear English. Whether you are an intermediate learner trying to improve your advanced, technical and business English, or if you are a native speaker who just wants to hear a summary of world news as fast as possible, join Stephen Devincenzi, Ben Mallett and Juliet Martin every morning. Transcripts can be found at send7.org/transcripts. Simple English News Daily is the perfect way to start your day, by practising your listening skills and understanding complicated stories in a simple way. It is also highly valuable for IELTS and TOEFL students. Students, teachers, and people with English as a second language, tell us that they listen to SEND7 because they can learn English through hard topics, but simple grammar. We believe that the best way to improve your spoken English is to immerse yourself in real-life content, such as what our podcast provides. SEND7 covers all news including politics, business, natural events and human rights. Whether it is happening in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas or Oceania, you will hear it on SEND7, and you will understand it.For more information visit send7.org/contact

On this episode of the SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show, Wayne Kimmel interviewed Jason Martinez, an Anchor at FOX 29 Philadelphia. Martinez joined the FOX 29 News team in June 2019, as co-anchor of The FOX 29 News broadcasts weeknights at Five, Six, Ten and 11 p.m. An Emmy Award-winning anchor/reporter, Martinez moved to Philly from San Diego, where he was the morning anchor at KGTV the prior four years. His experience there includes anchoring non-stop coverage of the devastating Lilac Fire, which destroyed more than 200 homes, the international border conflict, immigration issues and California's cost of living crisis. Prior to San Diego, Martinez spent five years as an anchor at WPLG in Miami, covering some of the wildest "only in Florida" stories of his career. He covered Presidential elections in the swing state, US-Cuba relations, fake plastic surgeons, a violent face-eating incident and two Miami Heat NBA championships. Martinez's experience reporting in the field has taken him through floods, crime scenes, presidential elections, plane crashes, tornadoes, and hurricanes. In Fresno, CA, Martinez won an Emmy Award providing coverage for a devastating freeze that destroyed Central California's citrus crops. He also worked in Los Angeles, where he earned his fourth Emmy Award for team coverage of Michael Jackson's shocking death. After graduating from Chapman University in Orange, California, Martinez began his career as a reporter at WTVG in Toledo, Ohio. There, he covered several major stories including the November 2002 outbreak of tornadoes, "The Big Blackout," and he interviewed a young high school kid named LeBron James, who was good at basketball. Being a "Daddy" is Martinez's true love and he is the proud father of four children: Jagger, Carson, Angelina and John-Michael. He and his wife Lissette are involved in the "Live Like Bella Foundation," which benefits research to fight childhood cancer. Just days after he was born, Martinez's son Carson nearly died after contracting a blood infection. His remarkable recovery motivated Martinez to get involved with causes that benefit Children's Hospitals across the country. He lost his grandfather to Alzheimer's disease, which is another cause near and dear to his heart. He has been a partner with the Alzheimer's Association for many years. Martinez's other love is music. He has been a drummer since the age of four and has shared the stage with great musicians covering a variety of genres such as funk, country, jazz, Latin, R&B, soul and rock. A former college baseball player, he is a sports fanatic who, as a kid, played travel baseball with former Phillies great Chase Utley. He is also an avid golfer who cannot seem to find the fairway. Jason Martinez Social Media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-martinez-8402604a/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonmartineztv/ X:https://twitter.com/JasonFox29 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jasonmartineztv?lang=en FOX 29 Social Media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fox-television/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fox29philly/ X: https://twitter.com/FOX29philly

Wednesday 6th March 2024WARNING - disturbing news between 2:30 - 4:30 - Please skip if you are with children.Today: Ukraine sinks Russian ship. France abortion constitution. Netherlands survivor. Israel UN report. Ghana camp. Morocco fossil. Haiti airport. US Cuba spy. And Meta is down but Bitcoin is up!With Stephen DevincenziContact us at podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at speakpipe.com/send7If you enjoy the podcast please help to support us at send7.org/support . We give 10% of our profit to Effective Altruism charities.Please leave a rating on Apple podcasts or Spotify.We don't use AI! Every word is written and recorded by us!SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) tells the most important world news stories in intermediate English. Every day, listen to the most important stories from every part of the world in slow, clear English. Whether you are an intermediate learner trying to improve your advanced, technical and business English, or if you are a native speaker who just wants to hear a summary of world news as fast as possible, join Stephen Devincenzi, Ben Mallett and Juliet Martin every morning. Transcripts can be found at send7.org/transcripts. Simple English News Daily is the perfect way to start your day, by practising your listening skills and understanding complicated stories in a simple way. It is also highly valuable for IELTS and TOEFL students. Students, teachers, and people with English as a second language, tell us that they listen to SEND7 because they can learn English through hard topics, but simple grammar. We believe that the best way to improve your spoken English is to immerse yourself in real-life content, such as what our podcast provides. SEND7 covers all news including politics, business, natural events and human rights. Whether it is happening in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas or Oceania, you will hear it on SEND7, and you will understand it.For more information visit send7.org/contact

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The "ImCurrentlyIn" podcast recently delved into an informative episode discussing the intricacies of traveling to Cuba from the USA, with a special focus on visa requirements and categories for entry. In this insightful conversation, the hosts explored the various avenues available to Americans interested in experiencing the unique charm of Cuba. Listeners gained valuable insights into the different visa categories, such as family visits, educational exchanges, and cultural endeavors, shedding light on the complexities and nuances of US-Cuba travel. The episode served as an excellent resource for those seeking to navigate the legalities and documentation necessary to embark on a memorable journey to the captivating island nation of Cuba. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/imcurrentlyin/message

Most people would scoff at the idea that Cuba could end the US as a major power, but that small country has something no one else does...Full Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/zeihan/why-is-a-us-cuba-deal-inevitable

I'm joined by my colleague Charlotte Hindle and we are tackling a frequently asked question — this time on the US/Cuba tension, and how it could impact your travel plans.Of course, this podcast is free, as is my newsletter at https://www.independent.co.uk/newsletters Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On November 3rd the United Nations is set to vote on ending the US blockade against Cuba, and local solidarity activists are demanding Nancy Pelosi join in the calls to end the embargo. On Thursday, November 3rd at 4:30 pm a broad coalition of Bay Area groups will rally at the SF Federal Building (7th St. near Mission) to call on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to “Let Cuba Live!” The rally will take place on the day that the United Nations General Assembly is expected to overwhelmingly condemn, for the 30th year in a row, the illegal economic, commercial and financial blockade that the US imposes against Cuba. People will then march to UN Plaza to spotlight the significance of the UN vote. We speak with Diana Block, an anti-imperialist, abolitionist, feminist who works with the Bay Area – Cuba Saving Lives Committee. She also is also a founding and active member of the California Coalition for Women Prisoners, and a co-founder of San Francisco Women Against Rape. Check out Diana Block's website: https://dianablock.com/ —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post UN to vote on US-Cuba blockade w/ Diana Block appeared first on KPFA.

In March 1999 the Baltimore Orioles became the first US Major League team to play in Cuba for more than 40 years. Fans in Cuba eagerly awaited the fixture, and the game was played in a carnival atmosphere, with Fidel Castro looking on from the crowds. It was hailed as a success of sporting diplomacy. Cuban baseball star Enrique Diaz was in the national team that day. He tells Witness about the highlight of his sporting career. (Photo: Cuban and American flags. Credit: Getty Images)

Cuba is a small island nation of 11.3 million people, but the country has long loomed large in the American political imagination. Viewed as both a hostile pro-Soviet neighbor and an anti-imperialist revolutionary, Cuba has held a contentious relationship with the US. The Obama administration began to repair the strained diplomatic relationship, but the invasion of Ukraine and enduring Trump-era sanctions are once again inflaming deep-rooted Cold War tensions.   In this week's episode, we explore the deep roots of Cuban internationalism…and its impact on everyday Cubans. We begin with historian William Kelly, who charts Cuba's little-known history of solidarity with Ukraine—and how Cuba's pro-Putin stance is turning this history on its head. Then, Ray is joined by Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Ada Ferrer, whose new book Cuba: An American History offers a new take on US-Cuba relations.   Guests:   William Kelly, lecturer in Caribbean Studies at Rutgers University   Ada Ferrer, Julius Silver Professor of History and Latin American Studies at New York University and Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of Cuba: An American History    Host:   Ray Suarez   If you appreciate this episode and want to support the work we do, please consider making a donation to World Affairs. We cannot do this work without your help. Thank you.

Thinking Cap Theatre's Artistic Director Nicole Stodard PhD talks with Lillian Manzor Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures and Hemispheric Caribbean Studies at the University of Miami and Founding Director of the Cuban Theater Digital Archive. LILLIAN MANZOR's BIO Dr. Lillian Manzor is Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures and Hemispheric Caribbean Studies at the University of Miami and Founding Director of the Cuban Theater Digital Archive (www.cubantheater.org). She is series coeditor of Sualos, published by Havana's Editorial Alarcos and Miami's CTDA Press. She is widely published in Latin American and Latinx theater and performance studies. She has coedited Latinas on Stage, Teatro cubano actual: dramaturgia escrita en los Estados Unidos, and coauthored Cuban Theater in Miami: 1960-1980 (http://scholar.library.miami.edu/miamitheater/) and El Ciervo Encantado: An Altar in the Mangrove (http://ciervoencantado.tome.press/). Her book Marginality Beyond Return: US-Cuban Performances and Politics is forthcoming with Routledge July 2022. Her research has been funded the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, American Council of Learned Societies, Ford Foundation, and Rockefeller Foundation. As a community engaged scholar, she has fostered US-Cuba cultural dialogues through theater and performance since 1993. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-cap-theatre/support

Good guys with guns are also bad. Every detail that emerges about the Uvalde, Texas shooting at an elementary school is worse than the last. The takeaway remains the same: we need gun control NOW. If there isn't the political will, the people are gonna have to make it so. Comedian and union organizer Nato Green is back to discuss the details of another somber week in America. Dave Weigel, political reporter for the Washington Post, also joins to break down both parties' strategy in a midterm/primary season that is swimming in SuperPAC cash. And even still, progressive have claimed victories! Finally, LA mayoral candidate Gina Viola on why neither Karen Bass nor Rick Caruso are delivering what Los Angeles desperately needs. Finally a *BONUS BISH* on Eric Adams becoming Dems new pro-cop darling, and a positive update on US-Cuba relations. Become a patron at www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to watch and listen.Featuring:Nato Green, comedian https://twitter.com/natogreen Dave Weigel, political reporter at the Washington Post https://twitter.com/daveweigel Gina Viola, candidate for LA mayor https://twitter.com/GinaForLA, https://ginaforla.com/ @LA VOTE JUNE 7th! The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every Sunday at 5/8pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodGet your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.comSupport The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Good guys with guns are also bad. Every detail that emerges about the Uvalde, Texas shooting at an elementary school is worse than the last. The takeaway remains the same: we need gun control NOW. If there isn't the political will, the people are gonna have to make it so. Comedian and union organizer Nato Green is back to discuss the details of another somber week in America. Dave Weigel, political reporter for the Washington Post, also joins to break down both parties' strategy in a midterm/primary season that is swimming in SuperPAC cash. And even still, progressive have claimed victories! Finally, LA mayoral candidate Gina Viola on why neither Karen Bass nor Rick Caruso are delivering what Los Angeles desperately needs. Finally a *BONUS BISH* on Eric Adams becoming Dems new pro-cop darling, and a positive update on US-Cuba relations. Become a patron at www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to watch and listen.Featuring:Nato Green, comedian https://twitter.com/natogreen Dave Weigel, political reporter at the Washington Post https://twitter.com/daveweigel Gina Viola, candidate for LA mayor https://twitter.com/GinaForLA, https://ginaforla.com/ @LA VOTE JUNE 7th! The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every Sunday at 5/8pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodGet your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.comSupport The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join hosts Jon, Saskia and Max for the Layover — the travel talk show that brings you the latest travel headlines, your tourism traffic report and lesser-known locations to inspire your next adventure. In this week's episode, we look into the Argentinian Blue Dollar and how you can make the most of your currency exchange abroad, explain Cuba's current tourism status and explore Uppsala, Sweden as a new holiday destination.

This week we have a history lesson! What do you know about the 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion?  We were excited to learn about this little talked about moment in US-Cuba history. Then we entered the strange and creepy world of Doppelgangers. Did you know you have at least one identical stranger out there with your face?!? This episode leads to Doppelganger shenanigans on Facebook. Check out this week's Cha Cha Chit Chat to hear how our experiment went.   

Media coverage abundantly shares issues of scarcity of medicines, shortage of food, blackouts, a rise in Covid cases and deaths and an arguably rigid government response to the economic problems. However, the illegal and immoral blockade and how it has shaped the economic reality is only mentioned without proper understanding of its role in the issues of greater concern. We try to bring balance to understanding the problem by continuing to expose little known facts regarding US micro and macroaggressions against Cuba and the quality of life in Cuba. We review the hundreds of millions of dollars poured into Cuban civil society by CIA surrogates USAID and NED beginning late last century to date, with the primary motivation of overthrowing the Cuban political economic model. A crime of gross sovereignty violation, by any country's legal standards. All sold to the American public as ‘bringing democracy' to Cuba (whether they like it or not. We review Max Blumenthal's recent 7/25/21 article, Cuba's Cultural Counter Revolution: US Government backed rappers, artists gain fame as catalyst for current unrest. We include an overview history of terrorism including airplane dropping incendiary devices on sugar crops and mills, the introduction of sugar cane smut, blue mold, along with biological attacks on tobacco seedlings, bovine attacks, pig swine with the entire pig population destruction, dengue fever, and other aggressions such as the bombing of a civilian airliner in midflight killing more than 70 souls all through the end of the last century that resulted in more than 3500 Cuban deaths. Yet, Cuba is put on the US State Department of terrorist nations without ever committing a terrorist offense on US land or taking a single American life. Last week we had TJ Masters a millennial, who spent his formative years in Florida share comments and questions. This week Greg Ciotti who is old enough to remember as an adolescent the Cuban Missile crisis joins us with comments and questions for Pedro Gatos as we seek in pt. III of our series to Bringing Light into the Darkness to US -Cuba history and relations as well as unfolding current protests. Listen in and study the content of our show and join the discussion by emailing the show. In pursuit of social justice & Siempre fieles, tell us what you think! Pgatos pgatos00@gmail.com If you are not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing. - Malcolm X

Media coverage abundantly shares issues of scarcity of medicines, shortage of food, blackouts, a rise in Covid cases and deaths and an arguably rigid government response to the economic problems. However, the illegal and immoral blockade and how it has shaped the economic reality is only mentioned without proper understanding of its role in the issues of greater concern. We try to bring balance to understanding the problem by continuing to expose little known facts regarding US micro and macroaggressions against Cuba and the quality of life in Cuba. We review the hundreds of millions of dollars poured into Cuban civil society by CIA surrogates USAID and NED beginning late last century to date, with the primary motivation of overthrowing the Cuban political economic model. A crime of gross sovereignty violation, by any country's legal standards. All sold to the American public as ‘bringing democracy' to Cuba (whether they like it or not. We review Max Blumenthal's recent 7/25/21 article, Cuba's Cultural Counter Revolution: US Government backed rappers, artists gain fame as catalyst for current unrest. We include an overview history of terrorism including airplane dropping incendiary devices on sugar crops and mills, the introduction of sugar cane smut, blue mold, along with biological attacks on tobacco seedlings, bovine attacks, pig swine with the entire pig population destruction, dengue fever, and other aggressions such as the bombing of a civilian airliner in midflight killing more than 70 souls all through the end of the last century that resulted in more than 3500 Cuban deaths. Yet, Cuba is put on the US State Department of terrorist nations without ever committing a terrorist offense on US land or taking a single American life. Last week we had TJ Masters a millennial, who spent his formative years in Florida share comments and questions. This week Greg Ciotti who is old enough to remember as an adolescent the Cuban Missile crisis joins us with comments and questions for Pedro Gatos as we seek in pt. III of our series to Bringing Light into the Darkness to US -Cuba history and relations as well as unfolding current protests. Listen in and study the content of our show and join the discussion by emailing the show. In pursuit of social justice & Siempre fieles, tell us what you think! Pgatos pgatos00@gmail.com If you are not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing. - Malcolm X

Spectrum Bay News 9's Rick Elmhorst and Roy DeJesus discuss the status of the U.S. approach toward Cuba and if sanctions are still needed.

Episode 13: The Art History Professor... The Writer: Alejandro Anreus: (published Tuesday night May 18th, 2021!)   Alejandro's Publications.   His Art.   SUPPORT ALEJANDRO and THREATENED WPU PROGRAMS/JOBS- SIGN THE PETITIONProfessor Alejandro Anreus is an art historian known for his expertise and research in modern and contemporary art of Latin America and the Spanish-Speaking Caribbean, Latinx Art in the US (Cuba, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic), African American Art (1920s-1960s), American Art and Politics of the 1930s, Exile Culture of Latin America, and Liberation Theology. He is also known by his students at William Paterson University as one who is completely down to earth and authentic and  teaches about life through Art and... lessons from his grandmother.  Alejandro is one who considers the full context of the art he shares with his readers and his students.  He reminds, "Art is a wonderfully resistant element that will always be there.  It is the witness of life."   In this recording Alejandro shares what he consistently includes in his classroom and his writing: the social and historical context, but also the spirituality of the artists and the human experiences surrounding what has been created.  He reminds us to not forget the "poetry of life with all of its beauty and its brutality." With that lens, he challenges the historical tendency to focus on the oppressive powers that rule societies since eventually they will just be seen as a side note to describing the great art, writing, and music of the time. When we focus on the ideal, the nostalgia, the extremes we often miss the nuances of real life and the full context of what makes life open our eyes.  This amazing conversation calls for breaking bread, justice, fulfillment and challenging each other in a sincere way rather than just silencing people.  He encourages living our entire lives as a sacrament; an outward sign of an inward grace. Notes on this episode: The story of the Xmas tree drawing was told to Alejandro by Chicano scholar Tomas Ybarra Frausto – it happened to a major Chicano artist who told him the story...possibly the late Ruben Trejo, a sculptor.The poet commenting about Castro was the Cuban Catholic poet Gaston Baquero, who died in exile in Madrid. He said something like “Castro will be remembered merely as the dictator of Cuba during the deaths of the painter Amelia Pelaez (d. 1968) and the poet Jose Lezama Lima (d. 1976).The black man who challenged and converted a leader of the KKK through friendship was the musician Daryl Davis. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestolenhourspodcast/message

The Blue Continent Podcast speaks with Dr. Bob Huish, professor of international development studies professor at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They discuss global health, and evaluate different countries' success or lack thereof in the context of each country's underlying health condition. They discuss US-Cuba relations, and Dr. Bob provides a deep historical assessment of the development of the WHO and multilateral health institutions. Musical selections from: Machito (Cuba) , Ravi Shankar, The North Korean propagandists, Vinogradov, Tanzania's Vijana Jazz Band, Frank Zappa, Ghana's Guy Warren, Cuba's Irakere, and Venezuela's Marco Grandos.

Guest: Jason Poblete, attorney.........we will discuss the latest in US-Cuba embargo and other trade issues.........and other stories............. Please check our blog or follow me on Twitter. See Carlos Guedes' schedule!    

Dr. Donna Hicks is an Associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University and previously served as the Deputy Director of the Program on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution at the Center. She worked extensively on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict and as a member of the third party in numerous unofficial diplomatic efforts. Dr. Hicks founded and co-directed a ten-year project in Sri Lanka, which brought various communities together for dialogue. She has also worked on the conflicts in Northern Ireland and Colombia, and conducted several US/Cuba dialogues. She is the Vice President of Ara Pacis, an Italian organization sponsored by the Italian Foreign Ministry which is currently involved in a dignity restoration project in Syria and Libya. Dr. Hicks previously served as a consultant to the British Broadcasting Company where she co-facilitated encounters between victims and perpetrators of the Northern Irish conflict with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. She is the author of the book, Dignity: It's Essential Role in Resolving Conflict and Leading with Dignity, which will be published in 2018. Visit www.drdonnahicks.com. Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart by Sister Jenna. Visit www.americameditating.org. Download our free Pause for Peace App.

We will look at the Ray Moore scandal in Alabama.....why did this happen 2 weeks before the election?   Why do so many  young people have a favorable view of communism or socialism?   What's going on in our educational system?   Trump changes course with Cuba..........Happy # 242 to the US Marines......"Stairway to heaven" was released on this day in 1971.............plus other stories of the day............ Please check our blog or follow me on Twitter.      

Guest:  Marcos Nelson Suarez, El Hispano News digital version...........We will look at the Trump administration's shift of policy toward Cuba..........we are going back to the pre-Obama rules or the US Embargo........."Overreaction" is the word about Tuesday's elections.............there is a message to the GOP but let's not overreact.........we remember that the Berlin Wall came down this week in 1989...............plus other stories of the day............ Please check our blog or follow me on Twitter.      

We will look my new AT post about the sonic attacks on US diplomats in Cuba........who did it?  Was it an inside job to blow up US-Cuba relations and hurt Castro.............more and more news about the Democrats, Clinton and Russia.............will the media cover this story after spending months talking about Trump and collusion with Russia...............Game 2 was fabulous and there is more coming................we remember Shah of Iran who was born on this day in 1919.......................and other stories......... Please check our blog or follow me on Twitter.      

Guest:  Fausta Rodriguez Wertz, the editor of Fausta's Blog............We will look at the decision to remove US staff from Cuba following the "sonic attack" on US diplomats......we are still not sure who was behind the attack but it happened in Cuba and the target were US diplomats.......Puerto Rico is slowly recovering from a devastating hurricane......the Democrats and their friends in the media are desperately trying to turn into "Trump's Katrina" but it won't work.........Mrs. Obama weighs in on the 2016 and the women who voted for Trump...........Willie Mays and the catch in game 1 of the 1954 World Series..........and other stories............ Please check our blog or follow me on Twitter.       :

Guest:  Alex Lyda, Cuban American who travels to Cuba frequently on business...........we will discuss Alex's most recent trip to Cuba and options for US-Cuba relations today..............and other stories............ Please check our blog or YouTube or follow me on Twitter.  

We will look at today's top stories........expectations for Monday's debate.......the current state of the polls......the US-Cuba deal and concerns about aviation rules.......the GOP Senate outlook looks a little brighter but turnout will have the last word.......the situation in Charlotte and turmoil in our cities........the Rangers should clinch the AL West this weekend.....Vince Scully will call his last baseball game on Sunday unless the LA Dodgers advance to the postseason.......and other stories..... Click to support some of our friends.... Residential electricity rates.....click here for a quote!... Commercial electricity rates.......contact me for more info.... CLICK TO LISTEN TO BOOKS......AUDIBLE.COM.... CHECK OUT MY FRIEND CARLOS GUEDES AND HIS MUSIC........ CALL US FOR YOUR STAFFING NEEDS:  THE CANTO GROUP! FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER......

Guests:   Fausta Rodriguez Wertz, the editor of Fausta's Blog.........plus Jorge Ponce, Cuban American writer.........we will look at the Iranian leader's visit to Cuba........the US-Cuba deal and a very critical editorial in The Washington Post..........Trump, Clinton and Cuba in the 2016 election......the FARC today in Colombia..........Brazil and Lula is now in trouble.......President Pena-Nieto and the Mexican peso are losing support..............and other Latin America stories of the week...... Click to support some of our friends.... Residential electricity rates.....click here for a quote!... Commercial electricity rates.......contact me for more info.... CLICK TO LISTEN TO BOOKS......AUDIBLE.COM.... CHECK OUT MY FRIEND CARLOS GUEDES AND HIS MUSIC........ CALL US FOR YOUR STAFFING NEEDS:  THE CANTO GROUP! FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER......

This week we are sharing the audio from a video episode recorded in July 2015, where John discusses Tropico 5 with our guest Dr. Renata Keller of Boston University. Topics include the history of US-Cuba relations, racial dynamics in the Caribbean, and the tricky process of trying to use humor to relate tragic histories. Music is Symphony 40 in G minor by texasradiofish (c) 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)license.dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasr…iofish/49560 Ft: W. A. Mozart, Big Bonobo Combo

Guests:  Jorge Ponce, Cuban American columnist.......Fausta Rodriguez Wertz, the editor of Fausta's Blog.........we will look at Cuba today and property law issues over Bacardi and the "Havana Club" trademark disputes........plus the political situation in Brazil, more charges of corruption in Argentina, President Santos and Colombia & Latin America stories of the week.....our review of the US 2016 election will focus on Mexican flags at anti-Trump rallies.... Click to support some of our friends.... ...CLICK AUDIBLE.COM, YOUR SOURCE FOR AUDIO BOOKS! CHECK OUT MY FRIEND CARLOS GUEDES AND HIS MUSIC........ FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER.....

Guest:  Jorge Ponce, Cuban American writer, joins me for a look at the latest from Cuba.........Raul Castro delivered a very stern speech to the Communist Congress......more bad economic times coming....he also complained about the bureaucracy and its unwillingness to reform.........a Cuban ship with illegal drugs stopped in Panama.....memories of similar incidents over weapons and other goods in violation of UN resolutions....... Click to support some of our friends.... ...CLICK AUDIBLE.COM, YOUR SOURCE FOR AUDIO BOOKS! CHECK OUT MY FRIEND CARLOS GUEDES AND HIS MUSIC........ FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER......

Guests:  Fausta Rodriguez Wertz, the editor of Fausta's Blog, joins me for a look at President Obama in Cuba.....also joining us will be Jason Poblete, Cuban American attorney who represents US families suing the Cuban government over confiscated properties......also we will hear from Jorge Ponce, Cuban American writer......what does this trip mean for US-Cuba relations?  the US embargo?  human rights.....and general reaction to the trip.... Click to support some of our friends.... ...CLICK AUDIBLE.COM, YOUR SOURCE FOR AUDIO BOOKS! CHECK OUT MY FRIEND CARLOS GUEDES AND HIS MUSIC........ FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER......

Guest:  Jorge Ponce, Cuban American columnist, joins me for a look US-Cuba issues before President Obama's trip......Obama vs Castro on the dissidents.....should President Obama cancel his trip over the dissidents issue?..........the word in the Cuban street about the new relationship with the US........the disenchantment driving more and more people out of Cuba........more and more Cubans are showing up on the US Mexico border......and a look at the Florida primary on March 15....... Click to support some of our friends.... ...CLICK AUDIBLE.COM, YOUR SOURCE FOR AUDIO BOOKS! CHECK OUT MY FRIEND CARLOS GUEDES AND HIS MUSIC........ FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER......

Guests:  Fausta Rodriguez-Wertz, editor of Fausta's Blog.........Daniel Duquenal, editor of Venezuela News & Views...............we will discuss the latest happenings from Venezuela.....the new opposition majority and their relationship with President Maduro...........El Chapo has been captured again and will likely be extradited to the US.........A missile in Cuba and US-Cuba news.......the new government in Argentina.........the political crisis in Brazil........an article in The Washington Post about Cubans vs Mexicans in the US................and other stories.... Click to support some of our friends.... ...CLICK AUDIBLE.COM, YOUR SOURCE FOR AUDIO BOOKS! CHECK OUT MY FRIEND CARLOS GUEDES AND HIS MUSIC........ FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER......

Guest:  Jorge Ponce joins me for a look at the latest US-Cuba stories......the latest from the Cubans stranded in Central America..........a US missile is found in Cuba.......when did Cuba's government find it?  did we demand its return during negotiations with Cuba?  It may be a coincidence but the missile could have been shared with rogue states...... Click to support some of our friends.... ...CLICK AUDIBLE.COM, YOUR SOURCE FOR AUDIO BOOKS! CHECK OUT MY FRIEND CARLOS GUEDES AND HIS MUSIC........ FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER......

  Guest:  Fausta Rodriguez Wertz, the editor of Fausta's Blog............we will look at the important stories of 2015.........US-Cuba talks and no change in Cuba........elections in Argentina and challenges for President Macri.......elections in Venezuela and what it means for the Latin American left.......political crisis in Brazil and talk of impeachment............Mexico and Central America........the immigration crisis on the US-Mexico border.......and other stories of the year.. Click to support some of our friends.... ...CLICK AUDIBLE.COM, YOUR SOURCE FOR AUDIO BOOKS! CHECK OUT MY FRIEND CARLOS GUEDES AND HIS MUSIC........ FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER......

Guest: Jason Poblete joins me for a discussion of claims against the Cuban government by US citizens.  He the author of various articles about this topic.    Jason is one of the founding partners of the law firm Poblete Tamargo based in Washington DC.   He concentrates his practice on global trade and compliance, defense and commercial export controls, sanctions, such related areas as anti-boycott measures and Interpol defense, as well as other international legal matters.  At the moment, there are are many US citizens who have open claims to recover properties and assets confiscated by the Cuban government.   The issue had always been a problem in previous US-Cuba talks until President Obama went ahead and reestablished diplomatic relations with Cuba.   The embargo still stands and that may be the best hope to settle these claims. Click to support some of our friends.... ...CLICK AUDIBLE.COM, YOUR SOURCE FOR AUDIO BOOKS! CHECK OUT MY FRIEND CARLOS GUEDES AND HIS MUSIC........ FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER......

  Guest: Jorge Ponce, Cuban American writer and contributor to Babalu Blog, joins me for a discussion of the other refugee crisis, or the Cubans trying to get into the US through Central America.....over 700 Cubans clashed with the Nicaragua military.....Cuba and Mexico had talks regarding the Cubans arriving in Mexico looking for a route to the US...............and other US-Cuba stories........ Click to support some of our friends.... ...CLICK AUDIBLE.COM, YOUR SOURCE FOR AUDIO BOOKS! CHECK OUT MY FRIEND CARLOS GUEDES AND HIS MUSIC........ FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER......

A historic day for US-Cuba relations; a chat with comedian Julia Scotti; one male pop star's diva demands; and vacations are a thing of the past. These stories and more on “The Hilarie Barsky Show.”

Nicole talks about the end of the 113th Congress and the rest of the news. Susie Madrak tells us about how one of the big witnesses in the Ferguson Grand Jury made it all up. And Pakistani journalist Kaswar Klasra checks in from Islamabad, where the nation is observing a three day mourning period after yesterday's school massacre left 143 dead. And breaking news about the normalization of US-Cuba relations!