My Father Was Friends With Castro...Unti...

On this episode of Our American Stories, in 1961, a group of young men and women boarded buses to test whether the Supreme Court’s desegregation rulings would be honored in the South. They became known as the Freedom Riders. Their mission was met with brutal violence as mobs and ... Show More

On this episode of Our American Stories, in 1846, a group of pioneers set out for California with dreams of a better life. Known as the Donner Party, they fell behind on the trail, took a disastrous shortcut, and became trapped in the Sierra Nevada as winter storms closed in. Wit ... Show More

On this episode of Our American Stories, in 2003, Ford marked its 100th anniversary with something more than a celebration. The company decided to build a supercar that would honor its legendary Le Mans victories while proving it could still compete at the highest level of perfor ... Show More

On February 24, 1996, Cuban fighter jets shot down two small planes operated by Brothers to the Rescue, an organization in Florida that tried to spot refugees fleeing Cuba in boats. A strange chain of events preceded the shoot-down, and people in the intelligence business turned ... Show More

On this episode of the Overcomfort Podcast, we have the beautiful Yoatzi Castro and let me tell you..we got deep. She shares her traumatic experiences and the reason why she's on antidepressants. Also, being in the social media world and being a mom. She also tells us how coparen ... Show More

Today in Closing Remarks, we have something special from The Nephew and Junior.  The Steve Harvey Morning show sends out condolences to the family of legendary rapper Coolio who passed away on Wednesday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

We travel to 1950’s Cuba to meet the Fanjul family, sugar barons whose experiences with sugar, Castro and the Tropicana nightclub shine a light on where this story really begins.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Every week on The Hard Shoulder we're joined by Newstalk’s own Simon Tieney for our series ‘Dictators’. Each week, Simon brings us a look into the world of a dictator, and in this episode we hear a controversial choice as we discuss Cuban leader, Fidel Castro. 

Robert sits down with Kat Abu to talk about Rafael Trujillo, the genocidal dictator and most prolific godfather in world history. (2 Part Series)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In this episode, journey with the fictional Chantico and her family of Aztec merchants as they travel through the wilds of ancient Mexico to the bustling metropolis of Tenochtitlan. 📖  Full Text @ BedtimeHistoryStories.com 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram 🇲🇽 Spanish | "Déjam ... Show More

Today in Closing Remarks, Tommy and Junior leave us with something to think about going into the weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Secret Service Agent Paul Landis, who was riding in the car behind the President when he was murdered, joins us to talk about his memories of that fateful day. After years of silence, Paul opens up about the assassination, sharing details that may forever change our understanding ... Show More

Bob Costas (MLB Network) and Justin talk about his long career as a sportscaster for NBC, how he got his start calling minor league hockey games and why he believes The Kansas City Chiefs are America’s team. Listen to Life is Short on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podc ... Show More