Oswaldo Paya attempted to bring Cuba closer towards all the broken promises of Fidel Castro by peaceful, democratic means, which in the end cost Paya...
Keren Kmanwey es una rapera nacida en Cuba que recientemente se tomó un tiempo para hablar con nosotros sobre su arte y viaje personal. ¿Recuerdas...
Former Cuban political dissident Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo is now a writer and blogger advocating for his home country’s liberation from the current oppressive regime....
If you fancy yourself a revolutionary, we’ve got a nice primer and introduction to the path you’ve set out on. You’ll get to hear about...
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...
Rosa María Payá is a human rights activist and founder of Cuba Decide, an initiative that is attempting re-introduce democracy to the Cuban island. She...
Knowing others through their written words, trapped inside of time within a small room, enemies using your past words against you and other troubles are...
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...
Philisophical haggling of ideas! On this episode we talk the safety of loneliness, the last thoughts before execution, courage to protect others at one’s own...
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,...
Poet Juana Rosa Pita comes Back by the Woodpile to share not only her poetry but glimpses into her life’s story and of the miraculous...
Our favorite Salvadorian girls are back to help us learn some of the key Spanish words to songs by Willie Colon, Hector Lavoe, Salsa Clave and Alvaro...
Tito Puente was considered hands down the “King of the Mambo”, pushing and molding the genre of Latin jazz known by many names over time....
Another philosophical discussion, this time around on such light subjects as martyrdom, socialism, forgiveness, failure and spilling huckleberries. Click here to find on iTunes! Click...
Come listen in to more philosophical badminton In the Corner Back By the Woodpile where art might be tangled up with spiritual disability, the pros...