Introducing “The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop”

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🗓️ 17 October 2023

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Grenada’s Black revolutionary leader, Maurice Bishop, was executed in a coup in 1983, along with seven others. The whereabouts of their remains are unknown. Now, The Washington Post’s Martine Powers uncovers new answers about how the U.S. fits into this 40-year-old Caribbean mystery.

“The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop” is an investigative podcast that delves into the revolutionary history of Grenada, why the missing remains still matter and the role the U.S. government played in shaping the fate of the island nation.

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0:00.0	Hi there it's Lillian. You will already know that I love history and I know that you do too.
0:06.8	So I'm excited to tell you about a new podcast that's going to be out really soon
0:11.8	about a mystery that goes back to the Cold War.
0:15.2	My colleague Martin Powers has spent almost two years reporting on it, and the trailer is out
0:21.7	now, which I'm going to share with you in a second.
0:24.0	The series is called The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop.
0:29.0	Do yourself a favor and look it up, hit follow so you don't miss an episode. All right, here's the trailer.
0:37.0	So I just want to ask to be clear.
0:40.0	Sure.
0:41.0	Did you ever see the body of Maurice Bishop?
0:44.7	No.
0:45.7	You're sure.
0:46.7	Absolutely.
0:47.7	Do you remember speaking with any of the people who were involved in looking for Maurice Bishop's remains?
0:58.0	None. There's a mystery on the Caribbean island of Grenada that goes back 40 years.
1:10.8	It's about the revolutionary leader who was executed in a coup in 1983.
1:15.0	Seven people were killed alongside him, and the whereabouts of their remains are unknown.
1:21.0	What do you know?
1:23.0	No, I have no idea.
1:25.0	What do people think happened?
1:27.0	Well, people speculate, people said different things,
1:31.0	but the people who are behind it never say so you will
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