Podcasts on Cuba

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  • 1

    Havana, Cuba: The New World

    The Travel Hour

    27:36 | Sep 22nd, 2015

    Novelist, historian, and investigative journalist Jim Hougan talks with host Matthew Stevenson about traveling in and around Havana, Cuba, now that American sanctions and restrictions have eased.

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    MINI: Chinatown in Havana

    Language Stories

    06:34 | Nov 17th, 2017

    Havana, Cuba has a Chinatown. Nothing too unusual about that, right? Well what happens when that Chinatown doesn't really have a Chinese population? This is episode two of Language Stories. The Video...Show More

  • 3

    Fidel Castro Takes Havana

    Witness History

    08:59 | Jan 8th, 2019

    On January 8 1959 Fidel Castro and his left wing guerrilla forces marched triumphantly into the Cuban capital, ending decades of rule by the US-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista. It was the beginning ...Show More

  • 4

    Cuban Voices

    The Documentary Podcast

    27:44 | Jan 8th, 2019

    Ordinary Cubans reveal what their lives have really been like under Castro’s socialism and, more recently, its transformation into a more capitalistic economy. For some, the Cuban Revolution was the l...Show More

  • 5

    Those weird Cuban attacks

    Today, Explained

    21:46 | Nov 20th, 2018

    The Trump administration is punishing Cuba in response to mysterious attacks on U.S. diplomats in Havana. ProPublica's Sebastian Rotella explains what we know and what we don't. Learn more about your ...Show More

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    Episode 207: Cuban Cuisine

    A Taste of the Past

    40:52 | Jun 4th, 2015

    The food of the Cuban table has largely been reproduced in other countries primarily by those who left their home in an attempt to recreate the tastes and smells of their past. Now that relations are ...Show More

  • 7

    Canadian-Cuban Diplomacy

    The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Audio)

    13:48 | Jun 26th, 2019

    For decades, Canada's relationship with Cuba hummed along, in spite of the Cold War freeze by the U.S. Cultural exchanges, tourism, and business investment all built a special bond between our countri...Show More

  • 8

    183 - The Cuban Revolution

    Unbuttoned History

    1:38:43 | Apr 23rd, 2017

    This week we finally take a look at the Cuban Revolution. Mafiosi, American Elites, Spanish aristocrats, Communists, and Arawaks have all fought over the immense and beautiful island of Cuba. Let's fi...Show More

  • 9

    Rum, cigars and classic cars: the Cuba podcast

    Indie Travel Podcast (enhanced)

    37:56 | Dec 15th, 2015

    Cuba is unlike any other place in the world, and travelling there requires a different travel strategy. Find out how to travel in Cuba with this Cuba travel podcast.

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    Ep. 10: “I Wanna Go Before It Changes”

    The Four Top

    55:13 | Jan 16th, 2017

    This episode is all about Cuba. As incoming travelers compete for the best “authentic” Cuban food Instagram shots, it’s worth remembering that many Cuban residents are going hungry. What does this jux...Show More

  • 11

    Restoring Cuba

    Monocle 24: Monocle on Design

    30:00 | Jun 4th, 2019

    Havana celebrates its 500th birthday this year and some of its buildings are beginning to show their age. Restoration and reuse are proving challenging – but also rewarding, as Lucinda Elliott reports...Show More

  • 12

    Our Embassy in Havana

    The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Audio)

    22:08 | Jun 26th, 2019

    Before the Cuban revolution 60 years ago, and after it, Canada maintained solid cultural, academic and economic exchanges with that country. And while Canadian tourists may still be heading there with...Show More

  • 13

    Cuba's digital revolution

    The Documentary Podcast

    49:56 | Oct 13th, 2019

    A revolution is underway in Cuba. The country’s communist leaders, who normally retain tight control of the media, have encouraged Cubans to become more connected online. Internet access used to be th...Show More

  • 14

    Cuba's Cancer Revolution

    Crossing Continents

    29:31 | Apr 20th, 2017

    Lung cancer is America's biggest cancer killer. But there is hope: the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has sanctioned trials of CimaVax - a treatment created in Cuba that has extended the lives of ...Show More

  • 15

    Cuba is to end its freeze on issuing licences for private businesses, but the government has also issued new regulations aimed at limiting profits and increasing tax revenues that will have the effect...Show More

  • 16

    Cuba Eyes Cryptocurrency as a Solution to US Sanctions

    4 Minute Bitcoin Daily News

    02:51 | Jul 4th, 2019

    According to reports, Cuba's Communist government announced on state run TV that it would potentially use crypto as part of a package aimed to boost incomes for as much as a quarter of Cubans and assi...Show More

  • 17

    Episode 234: Cuban Cocktail History

    A Taste of the Past

    44:59 | Apr 14th, 2016

    On this week's A Taste of the Past, the tropical elegance and vibrant energy of Cuba's rich history and culture are recaptured in the stories of cocktails by two owners of the well known NYC rum bar, ...Show More

  • 18

    74: Cigar Shops in Cuba

    Beach Too Sandy, Water Too Wet

    55:47 | Apr 22nd, 2020

    1 recommendation

    Years from now, we believe someone will wonder if Tim Allen was one of the hosts of Beach Too Sandy, Water Too Wet. And that person is Christine Schiefer. Find out what else she thinks Tim Allen was i...Show More

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    Funny light episode where two siblings read ridiculous reviews of cigar shops in Cuba.

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