The Cuban Missile Crisis
from Tour Guide Tell All Hosted by DC by Foot
What is scarier than the end of the world? For your spooky October listening we have an episode about what nearly became a real nuclear apocalypse, the Cuban Missile Crisis. It even took place around this time of year! Join Becca and Rebecca as they discuss possibly the scariest moment of the 1960s, when the world nearly came to the brink of the abyss and made it through. Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us [email protected] Support Tour Guide Tell All: • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/ • Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful: The full length book we reference about cuba is called Cuba, an American History by Ada Ferrer The Robert Kennedy memoir is called Thirteen Days, by Robert Kennedy The movie we reference is also called Thirteen Days US State Department official https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/cuban-missile-crisis JFK Library: https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/cuban-missile-crisis An Atlantic article: https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/309190/ You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl Production & Editing: Canden Arciniega Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero
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