Fidel Castro Part 4: Havana’s TV Star

Real Dictators

NOISER

History, Fiction, Drama

4.8 • 8.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Castro goes on a victory parade, eventually arriving in Havana on top of a tank. Vengeance is wrought on the old dictator’s supporters, as the new leader moves into the Hilton hotel. Fidel takes a trip to Washington - for a sit-down with Richard Nixon. And a regime insider tells us how he turned his back on Castro, only to pay the price... A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Paul McGann. Featuring Carlos Eire, Lillian Guerra, Jonathan Hansen, Jennifer Lambe, Alex von Tunzelmann, Ileana Yarza, Eduardo Zayas-Bazan. Special thanks to University of Miami Libraries for the use of the Huber Matos archive. This is Part 4 of 10. Written by Edward White | Produced by Ed Baranski and Edward White | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design & audio editing by George Tapp | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay, Anisha Deva, Rob Plummer | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann. Get every episode of Real Dictators a week early with Noiser+. You’ll also get ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to shows across the Noiser podcast network. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	There's not many things as epic as jumping over a volcano in a monster truck
0:04.1	or even swinging over a crocodile-infested river.
0:06.9	But 15% off when you spend 15 pounds at Mackie's comes pretty close.
0:10.4	Deal drop.
0:11.0	Redeem all week only in the app.
0:13.7	18 plus app only.
0:14.7	One use per week until the 1st of June.
0:15.8	Minimum spend and discount only applies to food and drink.
0:17.5	Fees apply to delivery.
0:18.3	Participation varies.
0:19.1	Season C supply. It's January the 8th, 1959, about 9 a.m.
0:24.6	We're in the living room of a luxurious house in Miramar, a well-to-do district of Havana.
0:33.6	A little girl is sat on the floor in front of the TV.
0:38.3	This is Alina.
0:40.3	She's two years old, very nearly three.
0:43.3	Her wide brown eyes are clamped on a flickering screen.
0:48.3	A hyperventilating Donald Duck spits feathers.
0:52.3	Alina grins and giggles.
0:55.0	Suddenly the cartoon disappears.
0:58.0	In its place is some strange program she's never seen before.
1:03.0	To Alina, it appears that huge, hairy beasts with beaming smiles now fill the screen.
1:12.9	They wave guns above their heads.
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