The Cuban dispatch

Episode 1318 of the Make Me Smart podcast, hosted by Marketplace, titled "The Cuban dispatch" was published on January 28, 2025 and runs 11 minutes.

January 28, 2025 ·11m · Make Me Smart

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Episode Description

On today’s episode, Kimberly takes us along her trip to Cuba, a country that remains under strict U.S. economic sanctions. She’ll explains some unique aspects of the Cuban economy, from how the currency works to the island’s complicated complicated past as a colonial outpost for sugar plantations. Plus, what makes the Cuban mojito special.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

“Cuba predicts 1% growth in 2025 after dismal year, economy minister says” from Reuters

“How U.S. sanctions and a Communist government caused Cuba’s power crisis” from NPR

“Biden’s move to remove Cuba from terror list continues ‘yo-yo’ policy likely to be reversed by Trump” from The Conversation

“How Cuba’s sugar industry has been ground into dust” from Al Jazeera

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