The CIA Gives Marita Lorenz Confidence Pills to Kill Castro

The Embedded Podcast is a weekly look at stories you saw on NPR. This week, Jarrett ponders the story of Marita Lorenz and her attempt to kill Fidel Castro in 1963. She says she knew almost immediately that she couldn't do it but still wanted to try. The CIA has actually gotten closer to killing him than any other leader since JFK's death.