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History of the Cuban Revolution

A podcast series that covers the history of Cuba, from Columbus to Castro, focusing on the events of the Cuban Revolution of 1953-1959, its causes, and its repercussions.

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Episode 14- The Orthodox

Saturday Feb 06, 2021

Episode 14- The Orthodox

Saturday Feb 06, 2021

The corruption and violence of the Grau regime takes a toll on the Autenticos, as their firebrand, Senator Eddy Chibas, causes a split in the party.

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Episode 13-The Autenticos

Monday Feb 01, 2021

Episode 13-The Autenticos

Monday Feb 01, 2021

President Ramon Grau San Martin and his party, the Autenticos, come to power in 1944 and make a mess of things.

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Episode 12- The Second Republic

Friday Jan 22, 2021

Episode 12- The Second Republic

Friday Jan 22, 2021

Batista inaugurated as President with great fanfare. We explore where this promising democratic experiment will lead and cover the second World War.

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Episode 11 Part 2- Marxism: A Spectre Haunting the Podcast

Sunday Dec 20, 2020

Episode 11 Part 2- Marxism: A Spectre Haunting the Podcast

Sunday Dec 20, 2020

We explore the theory of historical materialism, and how Marxism survived the voyage across the Atlantic to adapts to Cuban conditions. 

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Episode 11 Part 1- Marxism: A Spectre Haunting the Podcast

Sunday Dec 20, 2020

Episode 11 Part 1- Marxism: A Spectre Haunting the Podcast

Sunday Dec 20, 2020

In this episode I take a break from Cuban history to explain Marxism as we get closer to the revolution. Indebted to Alex Callinicos's The Revolutionary Ideas of Karl Marx for helping me summarize the theory.

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Episode 10- The Musical Chairs of General Batista

Thursday Dec 10, 2020

Episode 10- The Musical Chairs of General Batista

Thursday Dec 10, 2020

Cuba enters the rough 1930s, a decade marred by violence, economic contraction, and barracks rule. It exits with a new, progressive constitution, and a Republic.

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Episode 9 Part 2- The Revolution of 1933

Thursday May 21, 2020

Episode 9 Part 2- The Revolution of 1933

Thursday May 21, 2020

The One Hundred Days Government, in an uneasy alliance with Batista, battles its opposition and is swept away by counter-revolution.

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Episode 9 Part 1- The Revolution of 1933

Wednesday May 20, 2020

Episode 9 Part 1- The Revolution of 1933

Wednesday May 20, 2020

Batista's mutiny turns into a revolution as a pentarchy briefly forms, only to be swept away in 5 days by a reformist student staffed government.    

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