Poblete Dispatches

In this episode of Poblete Dispatches, Jason Poblete speaks with Enrique “Ric” Prado, former CIA operations officer and author of Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior.

Ric shares insights from his incredible career spanning the Cold War and the Age of Terrorism, offering a rare glimpse into the covert operations designed to protect America from threats at home and abroad.

From firefights in Cuba as a child to heading the CIA...

In this special episode, Jason Poblete (appearing at the 16:46 time stamp) is a guest on the Spanish-language program hosted by award-winning journalist Gabriel Bauducco alongside renowned human rights advocate María Werlau of Archivo Cuba.

Together, they pull back the curtain on Cuba’s international medical missions—a program long promoted as an act of solidarity, but in reality, an elaborate system of forced labor and state-spons...

🎧 Poblete Dispatches – Special Episode: USAID, DOGE, and Latin American Politics (In Spanish! - with Jason as a guest, not the host)

This episode is unique for two reasons: Jason Poblete is the guest, and the conversation is entirely in Spanish!

The Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom at Florida International University (FIU) hosted Jason on their podcast, Contracorriente, led by award-winning Mexican journalist Gabriel Bauducco...

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🎙 GLA Quick Take | Jason Poblete on EWTN News Nightly: Nicaraguan Dictatorship Kidnaps & Expels Another Priest 🎙

Originally recorded in December 2024, this GLA Quick Take is being re-released in light of recent developments in Nicaragua, where the Ortega dictatorship continues its brutal crackdown on the Catholic Church.

Jason Poblete, co-founder of the Global Liberty Alliance (GLA), joins EWTN News Nightly ...

This show was recorded two years ago, with GLA's Jason Poblete and hosted by Montse Alvarado, EWTN News In Depth, talks about the Catholic Church in Cuba.

EWTN News In Depth welcomes guests in a discussion of current events in the Church, politics, and culture, all through the lens of the Catholic faith.

This show is about finding out who we are as people and as Catholics, and how we can confidently live our faith in the world. “It ...

Dive into a concise yet incisive episode as GLA's Jason Poblete offers his quick take on the latest headline-grabber: President Trump's designation of cartels as terrorist organizations, a topic spotlighted on EWTN. In this episode, Jason unpacks this bold move's political and security implications with EWTN Catholic nightly news anchor Tracy Sabol, exploring how it could reshape U.S. policy and the broader fight against organized ...

🎙 GLA Quick Take | Jason Poblete on EWTN News Nightly: Mexico’s New President Sparks Controversy with Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe 🎙

In this GLA Quick Take, recorded in [Month] 2024 and re-released due to ongoing discussions, Jason Poblete, co-founder of the Global Liberty Alliance (GLA), joins EWTN News Nightly to break down the latest controversy surrounding Mexico’s new president and the use of the sacred image of Our Lady of...

Bill Gent with Divine Mercy Radio on Florida's Space Coast welcomes Jason Poblete, president and co-founder of The Global Liberty Alliance, to discuss his work representing Americans unlawfully detained in other nations.

Divine Mercy Radio's mission is to proclaim, through radio, the Good News of Jesus Christ and to communicate His truths, as found in Sacred Scripture and Tradition and in the magisterial teachings of the Roman Catho...

We received a lot of good feedback from several listeners about the show with my good friend, Caleb McCarry.

I also listened to a podcast recommended by a friend who follows these issues and recorded with former Congressman Joe Garcia (D-Fla.) about some related Cuba issues (here is the link).

In summary, when considering US/Cuba relations, without justice and accountability, we can never really move the needle in a meaningful wa...

In this thought-provoking episode, Jason Poblete, president of the Global Liberty Alliance, sits down with Mr. Caleb McCarry, a distinguished foreign policy expert currently advising at Pax Sapiens.

Together, they delve into the nuances of policymaking, conflict resolution, and the complex challenges of foreign policy, mainly focusing on hot-button issues in the Western Hemisphere, like Venezuela and Cuba. Drawing on Caleb's e...

In this compelling episode of the Global Liberty Alliance Podcast, host Jason Poblete is joined by Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert, the Australian academic who endured a harrowing experience as a hostage in Iran. Now released and reclaiming her freedom, Dr. Moore-Gilbert shares her profound insights and the details of her ordeal.

Her book, The Uncaged Sky, 804 Days In an Iranian Prison, is available on Amazon.

This conversation delves dee...

In the latest episode of the Global Liberty Alliance Podcast, airing on January 16, 2024, host Jason Poblete welcomes back a special guest, Katherine Swidan, to continue the conversation about her son, Mark Swidan, an American wrongfully imprisoned in China.

The case update, released just two days after Mark's 49th birthday, offers an in-depth update on his situation, highlighting recent developments and the ongoing efforts of...

In the upcoming episode of the Global Liberty Alliance (GLA) podcast with Jason Poblete, we confront a significant discrepancy in the Biden administration's announcement last year. The administration declared the release of all Americans detained in Iran, implying a complete return of all Americans and U.S. nationals held hostage in Iran. This statement, however, was not entirely accurate - in fact, it was incorrect. GLA has as...

(SPANISH EPISODE) In this compelling episode of the Global Liberty Alliance podcast, host Jason Poblete and special guest Uruguayan lawyer Sabrina Pelaez dive into one of GLA's high-profile cases: the trafficking of Cuban healthcare professionals in Uruguay. They discuss these individuals' disturbing realities and broader implications for global health and human rights.

Poblete and Pelaez provide insight into the complex l...

This podcast episode features a dynamic discussion with Alireza Nader, an expert on Iran based in Washington D.C., and Jason Poblete, President of the Global Liberty Alliance and a specialist in national security law and international law. The focus of their conversation is the recent events of October 7, specifically the attacks on Israel by Hamas, which is understood to be a proxy of Iran. They explore the complexity of these eve...

On this day 44 years ago, Iranian militants seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took 52 Americans hostage. This event marked the beginning of the Iran hostage crisis, which lasted for 444 days until January 20, 1981.

Dive into a compelling conversation between Jason Poblete, president of the Global Liberty Alliance, and Marine Corps Sgt: Rodney "Rocky" Sickman, a former Iran Hostage. Together, Rocky and Jason revisit t...

In an interview with EWTN, Jason Poblete, President of the Global Liberty Alliance, discussed the escalating assault on religious freedom in Nicaragua. The Ortega regime has intensified its crackdown on Christian communities, targeting both Catholic and Protestant leaders. Notably, a dozen Protestant leaders were sentenced to 10-15 years in prison and fined over $880 million on charges of money laundering related to evangelical eve...

Last month the Miami Herald published an interesting story by Nora Gámez Torres, "How Miami companies are secretly fueling the dramatic growth of Cuba’s private businesses." A link is posted below. In this podcast, Jason discusses how this is nothing new and how politicians and activists continue to peddle the fiction that Cuba has a private sector.

Further Reading

• How Miami companies are secretly fueling the ...