175. The CIA vs Fidel Castro

Empire

Jack Davenport

History

4.6 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Following the fall of Batista, the Cuban revolution took a more radical turn. Castro was not a communist to begin with, but as those around him became increasingly Marxist, the CIA’s desire to regain control of the island grew. With the failure of JFK’s Bay of Pigs invasion, events escalated into the Cuban Missile Crisis as the USSR brought nuclear weapons to America’s doorstep. Listen as Anita and William are once again joined by Alex von Tunzelmann to talk about how the Caribbean almost became the centre of a nuclear armageddon. Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: [email protected] Goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producers: Anouska Lewis and Aaliyah Akude Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:04.4	And this is part two of our rather enjoyable
1:07.2	romp through Cuban history.
1:08.4	I mean, we're having a nice time, aren't we?
1:10.2	I mean, largely due to the fact of our very special guest who is just one I mean a wonderful
1:15.4	sublime writer but a hoot to boot it is the fabulous historian Alex von Tinselman the
1:21.2	author of Red Heat which which is the story, the inside story, of Cuba and America.
1:26.5	Not only has she written a book called Red Heat, she has blue highlights to her hair, which can't show up in the
1:31.5	Well, she always does. in the podcast sadly but readers you're listening
1:36.7	obviously I've been to Lahore Pakistan with Alex who it's impossible to walk
1:42.4	anywhere with her through a bizarre because every three steps
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