The War On Cuba W/ Actual Cuban Journalist Liz Oliva Fernández & Cuba-based U.S. Journo Reed Lindsay

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🗓️ 19 July 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Cuban journalist Liz Oliva Fernández & Cuba-based U.S. Journalist Reed Lindsay talk about what is happening in Cuba and offer a perspective you don't get in mainstream media. They expose the information war against the country, debunk propaganda and tell you things the U.S. Government & media definitely don't want you to know about Cuba's response to COVID-19. Learn about their project Belly Of The Beast Twitter: twitter.com/bellybeastcuba Instagram: isntagram.com/bellyofthebeastcuba Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bellyofthebeastcuba

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Katie Helper Show, thanks so much for listening.
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0:23.6	Interview was reported Thursday July 15th, but it's still totally applicable.
0:30.9	Really excited to be speaking to two wonderful guests that are joining us from Cuba.
0:36.9	Liz Oliva Fernandez is a 27-year-old award-winning Cuban journalist and producer with belly of the
0:43.1	beast. She's won a Gracie Award and was co-winner of a one-world media award for her work presenting
0:49.3	the documentary series The War on Cuba, apart from her journalism and filmmaking.
0:53.7	Liz is a dedicated, anti-racist and feminist activist and not to be outdone or maybe slightly
1:01.7	outdone. For sure. Is Reid Lindsay an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker
1:07.2	who has lived in Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Porto Prince and Cairo and has reported from Libya,
1:11.8	India, Venezuela and Honduras. His work has been published in more than 20 major newspapers and
1:17.4	magazines and has aired on numerous radio stations and broadcasts on television news networks
1:22.1	throughout the world. They both produce Create The War on Cuba, which is a three-part film series
1:27.8	telling the story of the impact of US sanctions on Cuba and the interest driving them.
1:32.5	And the series, which can be viewed online, takes an on-the-ground and in-depth look at the economic
1:37.3	war currently being waged by the US government on the Cuban people. The series is executive produced
1:42.3	by Oliver Stone and Danny Glover and it's really good. I'm not just saying that.
1:49.8	Hi, I'm Liz. People come to Habana looking for the real Cuba and this is what they do.
1:58.1	But this is not my Cuba.
2:00.7	My Cuba is so romantic but I'm happy here. I love my country. Cuba is safe. We've got free
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