E29 - Cuba's American History, Ep. 2 w/ Ada Ferrer

<div class="sc-1sp3zau-0 kVdvan sc-1di2uql-0 iwStOA" data-tag="post-content">Danny and Derek begin by talking about Havana Syndrome (1:44), the Houthi attack in Abu Dhabi (7:31), U.S. diplomacy with regards Ukraine (17:14), and the recent &#160;North Korean missile tests (28:02). They are then again joined by Ada Ferrer (32:50), professor of history and Latin American and Caribbean Studies at NYU, to discuss the history of Cuba in the first half of the twentieth century. They talk about a variety of issues, including Guantanamo Bay, Cuba's political economy, the U.S. (re)occupation of the island, Gerardo Machado and Fulgencio Batista, and more. <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/cuba-an-american-history/9781501154553" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Grab Ada's book here</a>!</div> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you&#8217;d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe</a>