CubaCast

CubaCast

CubaCast is the audio experience for all CubanoChris content. The podcast is geared toward conveying information that leverages the power of cubanidad to build bridges of mutual understanding between the Cuban and Cuban American communities. Expect content on themes like news, politics, culture, travel, history, and all things Cuba!

Episodes

March 3, 2020 10 mins

This episode is from a video I did responding to Bernie Sanders' comments on 60 Minutes, where he defended his former praise of Fidel Castro to Anderson Cooper and touted the social merits of the Cuban Revolution.

The Democratic presidential candidate's comments really break down into two issues that are difficult to separate but that should be assessed individually as the first is subjective and the second is objective.

I dive dee...

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In this episode, I react to a Turning Point USA video that painted Cuba black. The left-leaning media, by contrast, usually paints it white. 

Both characterizations are incomplete and ignore the nuances that exist on the island. Not telling the full story in an objective manner shows a lack of empathy for the Cuban people and does a disservice to one's audience. 

There is plenty of blame to go around in the Cuban story, a...

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I was essentially raised by my abuelos in their home in West Hialeah. Their backyard full of animals provided the backdrop for my childhood, and they were full of so much love. Now that I’m older, I regret being tremendo jodedor! This poem is for them, may they rest always in peace.
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February 6, 2020 34 mins

In this wide-ranging conversation with Motif's Albert Feng, I tell my Cuban American origin story and talk about all things CubanoChris - from humanitarian work in Cuba to cultural experiences in New York, content I've produced, and my views on Cuban culture and American foreign policy on Cuba. If you love the episode, it would make me so happy if you subscribe and share the podcast with your friends. I'm going hard on it right now...

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January 29, 2020 15 mins

This episode is a reading of the most successful article I've ever written: Havana Is Not Your Hipster Playground. This message to non-Cuban Americans on how to travel to Cuban intentionally emerged from a simple epiphany I had one day: that non-Cuban Americans often lack the historical context endemic to a Cuban American upbringing.


This results in two very different paradigms through which each group views travel to Cuba, on...

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January 28, 2020 10 mins

I just wanted to pop in quickly and wish a very happy birthday to this legendary Cuban figure. Universally revered by both Cubans and Cuban Americans alike, José Martí is the national independence hero of Cuba and a perfect example of cubanidad. 

No matter what side of the Florida Straights you reside on, if you identify as Cuban you respect and admire José Martí.  Take a listen to hear about a bit about his life and lega...

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In this latest episode of Cafecito y Cuba we cover major developments from the first half of January, including:


(1) The implications for Cuban families and businesses of the Trump Administration's decision to cancel charter flights to all Cuban cities except for Havana

* I also give a recap of all the travel restrictions for Americans that have been implemented since Trump was elected.

(2) The current political situation in V...

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January 27, 2020 59 secs
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This episode is a recording of Cafecito y Cuba from last June that never made it on to the podcast. In this timely flashback, I go deep on the Trump administration's elimination of group people to people educational travel along with cruises and commercial flights to Cuba.

I talk about why isolation will not lead to a free Cuba; why our restrictive policies are the perfect scapegoat for the Cuban government; how important it is tha...

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In this episode, I dive deep on the recently allowed private WiFi networks in Cuba, I explore the immediate effects of Helms Burton Title III, and I explain how (technically) collaboration between the U.S. & Cuba has the power to cure cancer!
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December 28, 2018 20 mins

In this reading of my latest article about Cuban politics, I analyze three key events that unfolded in the days leading up to the implementation of new regulations on business owners & artists to determine if the Cuban government has indeed gone soft.

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This episode is a reading of an article-turned-blog post where I break down the key macroeconomic events of 2018 and how they have shaped Cuba's bleak economic outlook.
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On this super-sized episode of Cafecito y Cuba we cover the Cubana de Aviación plane crash and its mounting death toll, the effects of the Venezuelan oil crisis on the Cuban economy, and I give my thoughts on the Cuban presidential transition.
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January 26, 2018 15 mins
This episode makes up the last part of the mini series highlighting insightful meetings from Inspire Cuba’s last trip to Havana. Listen in as I discuss the shutting down of one of Havana’s most popular private restaurants, how the Cuban government neglects the citizens who are most in need, and how authentic change can come about in Cuba.
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December 14, 2017 11 mins
In Cuba, the government is very much big brother, and there’s an unwritten policy of “Don’t ask, don’t tell” in place between the residents and military officers of Havana. In this conversation with Havana resident Natalia, we dive into just how this system actually works.
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December 7, 2017 12 mins
In this first episode of a series that will chronicle my last visit to Cuba, I give you a playback of a conversation I had with a former employee of la Asociación de Cubanos Técnicos Agrícoles y Forestales where he explained how to shift the mindset of the Cuban people.
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In this episode, I give you a snippet of my interview with the Associated Press from a privately-run cafe in Havana where we discuss the future of U.S.-Cuba relations.
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October 17, 2017 7 mins
In this episode, I dive into my Cuban American background, Inspire Cuba’s policy of engagement with Cuba, and the start-up culture in Havana.
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September 27, 2017 10 mins
We want More Moré.  In this episode I dive into a biography on one of Cuba's most recognized musical icons, el "Bárbaro del Ritmo" Beny More.
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September 24, 2017 19 mins

The very first episode of CubaCast focuses on my background as a third generation Cuban American and my passion for my culture as the driving force behind why I do what I do.

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