Mar 3, 2025 | Podcast, Premium |
Towards the end of 1899, a new American governor was appointed in Cuba – General Leonard Wood, the recent commander of the Rough Riders along with Teddy Roosevelt. He set up thousands of free schools and introduced economic reforms – which caused a massive...
Feb 17, 2025 | Podcast, Premium |
When the U.S. troops landed in Cuba, it changed the nature of the war. The old racism returned. Of course, when the war was over in July, the U.S. had no intention of letting the Cuban people have their independence. As the commander of US forces in Cuba said:...
Feb 1, 2025 | Free, Podcast, Premium |
When the U.S. troops landed in Cuba, it changed the nature of the war. The old racism returned. Of course, when the war was over in July, the U.S. had no intention of letting the Cuban people have their independence. As the commander of US forces in Cuba said:...
Jan 21, 2025 | Podcast, Premium |
So in January of 1898, the Cubans were on the verge of victory in their battle for independence against Spain. And while the US government was happy to see Spain out of the picture, they had no intention of allowing Cuba to be independent. Since the days of Jefferson...
Dec 28, 2024 | Podcast, Premium |
In this episode we introduce one of Cuba’s greatest heroes – José Martí. Castro frequently referred to Martí as the “intellectual author” of the Cuban revolution. He fought to free Cuba from Spain and to protect it from the hungry ambitions of the United...
Dec 14, 2024 | Podcast, Premium |
It’s finally time to talk about the Cuban Revolution. But of course before we can do that story justice, we need to explain some back story. Everything needs to be understood in context. Let’s go back in time to when Spain still had its American...