This episode traces the long build of pressure that shaped modern Cuba before the moment the world remembers. From the end of Spanish rule to the fall of Batista, the story follows how limited sovereignty, economic control, political violence, and blocked reform created a system that could not release tension peacefully. Independence existed, but it was conditional. Elections existed, but power lived elsewhere. As legal paths narrowed, force replaced trust, and stability became an excuse rather than a solution. This is the history beneath the headline revolution. The one that formed it.
This episode examines Haiti’s revolution from uprising to aftermath, and the price imposed for winning it. It traces how the world’s richest slave colony...
In this deeply reflective insight, we explore Peter Tosh’s role not just as a musician—but as a healer. Known as the Bush Doctor, Tosh...
An immersive journey into Dominica — the Caribbean’s “Nature Island” — told through its people, landscapes, languages, and living traditions. From ancestral drums to...
