Carlos Eire, a Yale professor who experienced the Cuban Revolution firsthand, offers intriguing insights into the Cuban Missile Crisis. He discusses the high-stakes gamble between Fidel Castro and Nikita Khrushchev that put the world on edge. The tension escalates as the CIA plots against Castro, while Soviet ships arrive in Havana. Eire shares personal reflections on the indoctrination of children during this time and Castro’s feelings of betrayal following the USSR's missile withdrawal, highlighting the complexities of Cuban sovereignty amid superpower politics.
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Gagarin's Cuban Visit Excites Youth
Young Cuban Carlos Eire witnessed Yuri Gagarin's visit to Havana and felt genuine excitement seeing the Soviet cosmonaut.
The sunburn on Gagarin contrasted with Cuba's tropical climate, making the visit memorable.
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CIA's Bizarre Castro Assassination Attempts
The CIA's Operation Mongoose included bizarre assassination attempts like poison cigars and explosive seashells targeting Castro.
These covert efforts reflected extreme measures to destabilize Cuba following the Bay of Pigs failure.
insights INSIGHT
Secret Missile Placement Causes Crisis
Khrushchev insisted on secretly placing missiles in Cuba despite Castro's preference for openness as a defensive measure.
This secrecy backfired, causing suspicion and panic when the US discovered the installations.
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Principles for Navigating the Big Debt Cycle, Where We Are Headed, and What We Should Do
Ray Dalio
In this book, Ray Dalio provides a groundbreaking analysis of the Big Debt Cycle, addressing critical questions about debt growth, the potential for a major reserve currency country like the US to go broke, and how to identify and mitigate debt-related risks. Dalio draws on his experience as a global macro investor and his study of 35 historical cases of governments facing financial crises over the past 100 years. He offers a template for identifying and managing debt problems, which he has discussed with treasury secretaries and central bankers worldwide. The book explains the mechanics of debt sustainability, potential government debt reduction strategies, and the role of central bank interventions in managing debt crises.
The first man in space arrives in Cuba for a special visit. A passenger liner from the Soviet Union docks in Havana. But it’s not carrying tourists. Out in the countryside a massive yet mysterious construction project begins. Stranger-than-fiction plans are put in motion as the CIA tries everything to assassinate Fidel. And as Khrushchev and Castro take the most daring of gambles, the whole world holds its breath…
A Noiser podcast production.
Narrated by Paul McGann.
Featuring Alvaro Alba, Mervyn Bain, Carlos Eire, Peter Kornbluh, Alex von Tunzelmann, Ileana Yarza.
This is Part 6 of 10.
Written by Edward White | Produced by Ed Baranski and Edward White | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design & audio editing by George Tapp, Matthew Peaty | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay, Anisha Deva | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann.
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