babalublog Archives - The Brophisticate

Dr. Carlos Eire on Totalitarianism, Faith and Liberty [podcast]
By Spun Counterguy on May 14, 2024
Dr. Carlos Eire returns to talk about how his life as a Cuban refugee and being taken in by Jewish foster parents affected his faith,...
1980s Summers, Dances, Scarface and the Mariel Boatlift [podcast]
By Spun Counterguy on June 3, 2021
We’re back in the 1980s talking summer camps and trips, dancing, the film Scarface and the Mariel Boatlift. To hear on Stitcher, click here! To...
Amplifying the Muted Voices of Cuba V [podcast]
By Spun Counterguy on November 18, 2020
(Silverio Portal Contreras blinded by Cuban police beatings and currently imprisoned for protesting against the communist regime) The American left’s hostility towards minorities who think...
Amplifying the Muted Voices of Cuba IV [podcast]
By Spun Counterguy on July 3, 2019
A brief history of Cuba, including Spanish rule, the revolutionary work of Jose Marti, the dictatorships of Fulgencio Batista, Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, Operation Peter...
The Plight of Artists in Cuba [podcast]
By Spun Counterguy on February 1, 2019
Artists in Cuba are unable to express themselves freely without fear of reprisals from the Communist government. To help us learn their names and stories Babalublog.com’s...
Amplifying the Muted Musical Voices of Cuba [podcast]
By Spun Counterguy on September 17, 2018
Alberto de la Cruz of Babalublog comes Back by the Woodpile to talk the plight of musicians inside and out of Cuba’s repressive regime, including Celia Cruz,...
Amplifying the Muted Voices of Cuba [podcast]
By Spun Counterguy on May 22, 2018
Alberto de la Cruz of Babalublog.com comes back by the woodpile to talk about the plight of persecuted Cubans, including Damas de Blanco, Oswaldo Paya, Rosa Maria Paya and others. ...