60 acast.com Fidel Castro: Trouble in Paradise https://shows.acast.com/fidel-castro-trouble-in-paradise en NOISER NOISER A sun-soaked island nation known for its music, culture and stunning natural beauty. A shadow war of spies, sabotage and survival. A revolutionary leader turned strongman dictator, beloved by his supporters yet loathed by his enemies.


This is the story of Fidel Castro from cradle to grave and the country he called home.


Welcome to Cuba. Welcome to Fidel Castro: Trouble in Paradise.


Brought to you by award-winning podcasters, Noiser. Narrated by Paul McGann with contributions from eyewitnesses and expert historians. As featured on Real Dictators. 


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]]> A sun-soaked island nation known for its music, culture and stunning natural beauty. A shadow war of spies, sabotage and survival. A revolutionary leader turned strongman dictator, beloved by his supporters yet loathed by his enemies.


This is the story of Fidel Castro from cradle to grave and the country he called home.


Welcome to Cuba. Welcome to Fidel Castro: Trouble in Paradise.


Brought to you by award-winning podcasters, Noiser. Narrated by Paul McGann with contributions from eyewitnesses and expert historians. As featured on Real Dictators. 


For ad-free listening and early access to new shows across the Noiser podcast network, join Noiser+. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed or head to noiser.com/subscriptions 


Artwork based on an original photograph by Yousuf Karsh.

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]]> false NOISER pascal@noiser.com 69f0c3c47beb8128695e3c92 fidel-castro-trouble-in-paradise serial https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1777386424297-79c45651-b956-4715-8084-eb25684a6e66.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/fidel-castro-trouble-in-paradise Fidel Castro: Trouble in Paradise 2. Shipwrecked in the Swamps 2. Shipwrecked in the Swamps Sun, 10 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT 52:54 69f0c943526757e10b4a373f false https://www.noiser.com/podcasts 69f0c943526757e10b4a373f 69f0c3c47beb8128695e3c92 2-shipwrecked-in-the-swamps full 1 2 Castro wrestles with Marxism and begins another affair. Attempting to reignite the revolution, he swims naked across the US border. At a get-together in Mexico City, he strikes up a rapport with a scruffy Argentine known as “Che”. Together, in a battered old boat, they will set sail for Cuba - to bring the fight to Batista…


A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Paul McGann.


Featuring Michael J. Bustamante, Carlos Eire, Lillian Guerra, Jonathan Hansen, Irene Lopez, Alex von Tunzelmann, Eduardo Zayas-Bazan.


This is Part 2 of 10. As featured on Real Dictators.


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 | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay and Anisha Deva | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann.


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]]> Castro wrestles with Marxism and begins another affair. Attempting to reignite the revolution, he swims naked across the US border. At a get-together in Mexico City, he strikes up a rapport with a scruffy Argentine known as “Che”. Together, in a battered old boat, they will set sail for Cuba - to bring the fight to Batista…


A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Paul McGann.


Featuring Michael J. Bustamante, Carlos Eire, Lillian Guerra, Jonathan Hansen, Irene Lopez, Alex von Tunzelmann, Eduardo Zayas-Bazan.


This is Part 2 of 10. As featured on Real Dictators.


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 | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay and Anisha Deva | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann.


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]]> 1. Rise of ‘The Crazy One’ 1. Rise of ‘The Crazy One’ Sun, 03 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT 1:00:38 69f0c6b85531bfee7843c4a4 false https://www.noiser.com/podcasts 69f0c6b85531bfee7843c4a4 69f0c3c47beb8128695e3c92 1-rise-of-the-crazy-one full 1 1 Fidel Castro - a revolutionary turned strongman dictator, beloved by his supporters and loathed by his enemies. The bête noire of the United States who pushed the world to the brink of annihilation. The ultimate political survivor who evaded hundreds of barely believable assassination attempts. We scroll back to the early years of the one they would call El Loco. It all begins on a farm in the east of Cuba - an island paradise with dark undercurrents swirling beneath the surface…


A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Paul McGann.


Featuring Michael J. Bustamante, Carlos Eire, Lillian Guerra, Jonathan Hansen, Peter Kornbluh, Jennifer Lambe, Rogelio Martinez, Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo, Alex von Tunzelmann, Ileana Yarza, Eduardo Zayas-Bazan.


Special thanks to University of Miami Libraries for the use of the Huber Matos archive.


This is Part 1 of 10. As featured on Real Dictators.


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 | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay and Anisha Deva | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann.


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]]> Fidel Castro - a revolutionary turned strongman dictator, beloved by his supporters and loathed by his enemies. The bête noire of the United States who pushed the world to the brink of annihilation. The ultimate political survivor who evaded hundreds of barely believable assassination attempts. We scroll back to the early years of the one they would call El Loco. It all begins on a farm in the east of Cuba - an island paradise with dark undercurrents swirling beneath the surface…


A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Paul McGann.


Featuring Michael J. Bustamante, Carlos Eire, Lillian Guerra, Jonathan Hansen, Peter Kornbluh, Jennifer Lambe, Rogelio Martinez, Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo, Alex von Tunzelmann, Ileana Yarza, Eduardo Zayas-Bazan.


Special thanks to University of Miami Libraries for the use of the Huber Matos archive.


This is Part 1 of 10. As featured on Real Dictators.


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 | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay and Anisha Deva | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann.


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