The Green Plantain, a SusanasBooks  production, is a podcast about the lives of Cubans in exile and Cuba – covering stories which span over sixty years of the Cuban diaspora. These are the stories of everyday people, like you and me. The stories vary in the mood – you might laugh, cry, or simply be inspired. Most definitely, you will walk away with a bit of Cuban history. These are the true stories of Cubans here and there. The Green Plantain – The Cuban Stories Project.

No Oranges for You! was our pilot recording for SusanasBooks Podcast series which was launched in July 2020. Since then we re-published the recording. The project was  launched as the Green Plantain with an overview of what the podcast series is about. The episodes are published every other week, on Tuesdays – We can’t wait to share.

In 2021, we launched Microbursts and Microráfagas which are my conversations with family and friends. They are usually short, and can be funny, serious, or candid…hope you will tune in! Notice the yellow or red logo on the feed which depicts the podcast language.

Please drop us a line, if you are Cuban, or a descendant and you would like to share your story.

Our podcast is available on Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, Apple podcasts, SiriusXM,  iTunes, tuneIn, Google Podcasts, Radio Public, Overcast, Castbox, Pandora, and Listennotes.com or just say, “Alexa, play the latest release of the Green Plantain podcast.”

 

Cuban Stories: Episode 117 - A Letter to the Magi – Una carta para los Reyes Magos
Cuban Stories: Episode 117 - A Letter t...
A Letter to the Magi – Una carta para los Reyes Magos. A story steeped in memories from a not-so-far-away land ...
00:12:46
December 20, 2024
Cuban Stories: Episode 116 - Boniatos, gatos y maiz
Cuban Stories: Episode 116 - Boniatos, ...
We are reminiscing about early Thanksgivings in the United States. Those sad due to loss or loneliness, the happy ...
00:11:55
November 14, 2024
Cuban Stories: Episode 115 - Sweden's Happiest Cuban
Cuban Stories: Episode 115 - Sweden's H...
If you saw him walking down the street you would immediately recognize him as the happiest man on Facebook, well a...
00:19:42
October 23, 2024
Cuban Stories: Episode 114 - Luna over Akrotiri
Cuban Stories: Episode 114 - Luna over ...
Since the last episode, The Green Plantain and yours truly visited Greece and Turkey on a tour that took our famil...
00:21:46
September 10, 2024
Cuban Stories: Episode 113 - Anniversaries
Cuban Stories: Episode 113 - Anniversar...
A reading of Chapter 17 - Florida Snorkeling from the book Now I Swim --- Support this podcast: https://podcast...
00:10:44
August 13, 2024
Cuban Stories: Episode 112 - Riverside Love - Part 2
Cuban Stories: Episode 112 - Riverside ...
Riverside Love - Part 2 concludes the love story of Marta Anisia Mouriño Faes and René Julio Riquelme Babé, wri...
00:14:45
July 30, 2024
Cuban Stories: Episode 111 - Riverside Love - Part 1
Cuban Stories: Episode 111 - Riverside ...
I never tire of sharing Cuban love stories and how, despite often coinciding with the challenges of exile, they gi...
00:19:15
July 16, 2024
Cuban Stories: Episode 110 - From Spain to Cuba and Finding Love
Cuban Stories: Episode 110 - From Spain...
Manuel Barrio-Costolla's trip to Cuba in 1914 from Santiago de Compostela, Spain, was fraught with uncertainty...
00:13:40
July 02, 2024
Cuban Stories: Episode 109 - Blackout - Apagón
Cuban Stories: Episode 109 - Blackout -...
Dunia and her husband usually stroll around the Manzanillo glorieta in the evenings, but not tonight when the rain...
00:13:03
June 18, 2024
Cuban Stories: Episode 108 - The Accoucheur
Cuban Stories: Episode 108 - The Accouc...
Vladimir, his father, and his siblings were linked to sugarcane and the sugarcane industry. Their farms were locat...
00:14:04
June 04, 2024
Cuban Stories: Episode 81 - Punto Guajiro
Cuban Stories: Episode 81 - Punto Guaji...
In this episode we explore Cuba’s folkloric poetry, the Punto Guajiro, through a few verses written by my cousin...
00:14:27
May 30, 2024
Cuban Stories: Episode 107 - A Day in Hanabanilla
Cuban Stories: Episode 107 - A Day in H...
If you could taste the green of the grove of palm trees, the blue of the water, and the breeze on your face as you...
00:12:37
May 21, 2024
Cuban Stories: Episode 106 - Dreaming of a Croqueta
Cuban Stories: Episode 106 - Dreaming o...
Here is a comical anecdote about finding a compatriot and amenable conversation about croquetas. He aquí una ané...
00:09:43
May 07, 2024
Cuban Stories: Episode 105 - They are here! Ya Llegaron
Cuban Stories: Episode 105 - They are h...
It was April 17, 1961. For over two years, Cuba had been suffering the quake of change that disrupted life as most...
00:12:02
April 23, 2024
Cuban Stories: Episode 104 - Gabriela
Cuban Stories: Episode 104 - Gabriela
Today we bring you Episode 104 – Gabriela, a story set in a Cuba where 1950s Chevy convertibles still roam the s...
00:10:12
April 09, 2024
Cuban Stories: Episode 103 - Sara
Cuban Stories: Episode 103 - Sara
The love stories keep coming! This time, in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, a Cuban story from Ireland.   Her...
00:07:52
March 26, 2024
Cuban Stories: Episode 102 - The Rocking Chair
Cuban Stories: Episode 102 - The Rockin...
Last month, we shared love stories, and in this microburst episode, we explore the love for an artifact that embod...
00:05:05
March 12, 2024
Cuban Stories: Episode 101 - My Only Love - Mi Único Amor
Cuban Stories: Episode 101 - My Only Lo...
Join us as we close the month of love with Episode 101 – My Only Love This story, like the previous one, begins ...
00:14:33
February 27, 2024
Cuban Stories: Episode 100 - El Amor
Cuban Stories: Episode 100 - El Amor
We are celebrating our 100th episode with a very special love story about two very dear people in my life: Jannett...
00:17:13
February 22, 2024
Cuban Stories: Episode 99 - Folklor cubano
Cuban Stories: Episode 99 - Folklor cub...
Hola, bienvenidos al Episodio 99 – Folklor cubano en el Green Plantain - El podcast del Proyecto de Historias Cu...
00:06:26
January 30, 2024
Cuban Stories: Episode 98 - Nuestra Bandera
Cuban Stories: Episode 98 - Nuestra Ban...
Los episodios, tipo Microráfaga, como este, son conversaciones cortas con mi familia y amistades, y no son editad...
00:09:38
January 16, 2024
Cuban Stories: Episode 97 - A Red Bicycle - Una bicicleta roja
Cuban Stories: Episode 97 - A Red Bicyc...
Happy New Year! Do you know what has been celebrated on January 6th since the third century in certain parts of t...
00:13:26
January 02, 2024
Cuban Stories: Episode 96 - More than Money Can Buy
Cuban Stories: Episode 96 - More than M...
This episode, written by Dr. Martha H. Corvea, and is our second “first Christmases in exile” story, which bri...
00:10:43
December 19, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 95 - Christmas on the Virginia de Churruca
Cuban Stories: Episode 95 - Christmas o...
In December we celebrate our roots with stories of “first Christmases in exile.” In a past episode, I had shar...
00:13:02
December 05, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 94 - A 1982 Sangibin
Cuban Stories: Episode 94 - A 1982 Sang...
In November of every year, we bring you stories of “first Cuban Thanksgivings.” Mixed with the emotions of liv...
00:09:28
November 21, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 83 - A Picture Clue - Las pistas en una imagen
Cuban Stories: Episode 83 - A Picture C...
Today’s story looks at genealogy research to find balance in present life. And how finding the missing parts of ...
00:21:06
November 07, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 45 - Microráfaga - Una visita en Cuba
Cuban Stories: Episode 45 - Microráfag...
En este episodio tipo microráfaga del podcast de Green Plantain, tengo el placer de compartir una visita muy agra...
00:06:20
October 30, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 93 - Microrafága - La Noche de los dos soles
Cuban Stories: Episode 93 - Microrafág...
En esta Microráfaga del Green Plantain podcast, tengo el placer de bienvenir a Betty Viamontes, mi amiga y coauto...
00:09:04
October 30, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 92 - Microrafága - Escapando de Cuba 1961
Cuban Stories: Episode 92 - Microrafág...
El SS Satrústegui barco gemelo del Virginia de Churruca salió de La Habana rumbo a Venezuela y Colombia en marzo...
00:25:23
October 30, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 91 - Microburst - Morse Code Memories
Cuban Stories: Episode 91 - Microburst ...
In this Microburst, Jon Mueller shares with me a story about using his Fighting Lady aircraft carrier and Morse co...
00:02:11
October 30, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 90 - Microburst - Kissy Kissy Doll
Cuban Stories: Episode 90 - Microburst ...
In this Microburst, Mona Posinoff was telling me a story about her doll when she was a little girl. It is an endea...
00:02:24
October 30, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 89 - Microráfaga - SOS Cuba - Cinco Puntos con Pepín
Cuban Stories: Episode 89 - Microráfag...
Cinco Puntos con Pepín - Esta Microráfaga fue grabada espontáneamente y la lanzamos en anticipación al episodi...
00:27:32
October 30, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 88 - Microráfaga - Pepín, El Chef Hispano mas Querido
Cuban Stories: Episode 88 - Microráfag...
Esta Microráfaga es un extracto del Episodio 24 del Green Plantain. Esta historia trata sobre una amistad inesper...
00:05:33
October 30, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 87 - Microráfaga - En el Tiempo del Cólera
Cuban Stories: Episode 87 - Microráfag...
Durante el siglo 19, el cólera se extendió por todo el mundo desde su reservorio original en el delta del Ganges...
00:03:12
October 30, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 86 - Microburst - How the British got their Accent
Cuban Stories: Episode 86 - Microburst ...
Microburst 003 is a short, candid, and informative conversation recorded in my kitchen during a friendly poker gam...
00:02:59
October 30, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 85 - Microburst - Memorial Day
Cuban Stories: Episode 85 - Microburst ...
This Microburst of the Green Plantain features a conversation between my friend Mona Posinoff, producer and host o...
00:04:37
October 30, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 84 - Microráfaga - Los Abuelos - Cuba y Las Canarias
Cuban Stories: Episode 84 - Microráfag...
Microráfagas del Green Plantain son conversaciones cortas, francas, a veces cómicas o satíricas que no han sido...
00:05:43
October 30, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 82 – José Marti’s Verses – Los versos de José Martí
Cuban Stories: Episode 82 – José Mar...
In this episode we continue celebrating poetry through the verses of a man who added to our literary inheritance, ...
00:14:02
October 24, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 80 - Cuban Coffee - Café cubano
Cuban Stories: Episode 80 - Cuban Coffe...
Early on in its history, Cuba with its warm climate and paradise-like beauty, attracted people of all nationalitie...
00:14:41
September 26, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 79 - Reviving Cuban Memories - Reviviendo recuerdos cubanos
Cuban Stories: Episode 79 - Reviving Cu...
This composite story is set in the town of Remedios, central Cuba, and represents a few men presently living ther...
00:13:48
September 12, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 78 - Love at First Sight - Amor a primera vista
Cuban Stories: Episode 78 - Love at Fir...
Across this month, we are reading anecdotes and stories about four-legged animal friends. In the last episode, we ...
00:12:54
August 29, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 77 - Buzzwinkle and Perico
Cuban Stories: Episode 77 - Buzzwinkle ...
Hello and welcome to a short microburst episode on the Green Plantain – Episode 77. This episode is an anecdote ...
00:02:44
August 15, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 76 - ¿Puedo aprender a caminar sin ti?
Cuban Stories: Episode 76 - ¿Puedo apr...
En esta microráfaga en español les presento una vivencia del primer año vivido en los Estados Unidos. El relat...
00:05:07
August 01, 2023
Cuban Stories - Episode 75 - My Clay Vase - Mi jarrón de barro
Cuban Stories - Episode 75 - My Clay Va...
This is the story of a young girl in love with the idea of a flower on her nightstand. Esta es la historia de una ...
00:06:24
July 18, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 73 - Cubans Serenade in Chianti - Cubanos serenan en Chianti
Cuban Stories: Episode 73 - Cubans Sere...
Today’s story is unique because of the memories the magic of a serenade, can bring. El relato de hoy es único d...
00:11:55
July 04, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 74 - Cuban Stories Celebrates 3 Years on the Air
Cuban Stories: Episode 74 - Cuban Stori...
Cuban Stories on the Green Plantain podcast is celebrating this month of July 2023, its third year on the air. Tha...
00:02:01
July 03, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 72 - A Declaration of Love - Una declaracion de amor
Cuban Stories: Episode 72 - A Declarati...
A Declaration of Love is set in the summer of 1939 - It’s my parent’s love story which provides a flavor of Cu...
00:18:54
June 20, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 71 - A Jukebox Love - Amor de victrola
Cuban Stories: Episode 71 - A Jukebox L...
The story goes that on a sunny afternoon, Emelia, Aileen’s mother, her sister, and their friend Carmen decided t...
00:18:31
June 06, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 70 - José Martí - The Brave - El valiente
Cuban Stories: Episode 70 - José Mart...
This episode is a historical account based on a talk given by retired judge Emiliano J. Salcines at the Tampa Hist...
00:19:56
May 23, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 69 - Through the Window of Time - A través de la ventana del tiempo
Cuban Stories: Episode 69 - Through the...
This episode is a historical account based on family oral tradition and genealogy research. Through the Window of ...
00:18:12
May 09, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 68 - Forty-two steps - Cuarenta y dos escalones
Cuban Stories: Episode 68 - Forty-two s...
Traveling with her second bag strapped to the handle, Maria’s large suitcase was top-heavy. She fought 75 pounds...
00:12:56
April 25, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 67 - Once a upon a time - Había una vez
Cuban Stories: Episode 67 - Once a upon...
A memory for childhood steeped in the fragrance of coffee. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify...
00:07:30
April 11, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 66 - Don't Make me Into Burro Jerky - No me hagan tasajo de burro
Cuban Stories: Episode 66 - Don't Make ...
This is a story from the Book Perico- The Fabulous Burro written by Arnaldo Artiles Quintana who presently resides...
00:14:28
March 28, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 65 – Spring is for Flowers, not a Blazing fire - La primavera es para las flores, no para un fuego
Cuban Stories: Episode 65 – Spring is...
At age 91, my mom, Martina, lived in the historic neighborhood Ybor City in Tampa, independedly and surrounded by ...
00:20:21
March 14, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 64 – The Chicken, a Napkin and the Blade – Un pollo, una servilleta y un cuchillo
Cuban Stories: Episode 64 – The Chick...
Luisa's character, in episode 64 of The Green Plantain, is a composite of several women presently living in Cuba. ...
00:16:07
February 28, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 63 - In love... maybe since forever? - Enamorados ¿desde casi siempre?
Cuban Stories: Episode 63 - In love... ...
As young adults, Mayra and Gene went their way. College and living away from Elizabeth, New Jersey, took them to m...
00:14:13
February 14, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 62 - Four Cubans in Italia - Cuatro cubanos en Italia
Cuban Stories: Episode 62 - Four Cubans...
Late last year, I visited Italy with cousins Maria, Gene, and his wife Mayra – mio cugini.  This story is a...
00:14:47
January 31, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 61 - Healing our Daughters and Sons - Sanando a nuestros hijos
Cuban Stories: Episode 61 - Healing our...
Martha's journey was wrought with changes even before she arrived in Miami. She lived in Mexico and Ecuador where ...
00:13:51
January 17, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 60 - An Encanto Connection - Una conexión de Encanto
Cuban Stories: Episode 60 - An Encanto ...
Hello, and Happy New Year 2023! Welcome to Episode 60 – An Encanto Connection -- Una conexión de Encanto on The...
00:13:43
January 03, 2023
Cuban Stories: Episode 59 - Between Loss and Love - Entre la pérdida y el amor
Cuban Stories: Episode 59 - Between Los...
Between Loss and Love is the story of a Cuban family and its legacy and it's a Christmas story because it shows us...
00:20:59
December 20, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 58 - The Manzanillo Artist - El artista de Manzanillo
Cuban Stories: Episode 58 - The Manzani...
When most of us remember Cuba, we think of the revolution and old chevys painted in different colors. We think of ...
00:10:04
December 05, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 21 - Bobby Socks and Love - Calcetines Bobby y Amor
Cuban Stories: Episode 21 - Bobby Socks...
Bobby Socks and Love/Calcetines Bobby y Amor is the story of young love with a happy ending. When she visited Sant...
00:24:15
December 03, 2022
Cuban Stories - Episode 57 - In the Shadow of a Thanksgiving - A la sombra de un Día de Acción de Gracias
Cuban Stories - Episode 57 - In the Sha...
In November, here in the States, we reserve a day to express our thanks for the opportunity to live in a free coun...
00:12:03
November 22, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 35 - Of Kings and Camels
Cuban Stories: Episode 35 - Of Kings an...
A dual-language episode. First narrated in English and then in Spanish. The Spanish portion starts midway in the r...
00:15:43
November 21, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 31 - Can you say Gobble Gobble?
Cuban Stories: Episode 31 - Can you say...
Thanksgiving Day is around the corner, and I thought you might like to hear about two Cuban families and their Tha...
00:15:55
November 21, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 2 - The Beginning of the End
Cuban Stories: Episode 2 - The Beginnin...
This episode features the story of Betty Viamontes' family during the Mariel boatlift in 1980 - the story of their...
00:16:34
November 21, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 32 - A Cuban Thanksgiving Story
Cuban Stories: Episode 32 - A Cuban Tha...
A dual-language episode. First narrated in English and then in Spanish. The Spanish portion starts midway in the r...
00:21:28
November 20, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 38 - Everlasting Love - Amor Eterno
Cuban Stories: Episode 38 - Everlasting...
What does a boy from Güines and a girl from Bejucal have in common? How did their lives crisscross in Cuba and in...
00:17:03
November 12, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 36 - From Cuba to Puerto Rico
Cuban Stories: Episode 36 - From Cuba t...
A dual-language episode. First narrated in English and then in Spanish. The Spanish portion starts midway in the r...
00:15:14
November 12, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 56 - Un aguila aterroriza a Hialeah
Cuban Stories: Episode 56 - Un aguila a...
Los episodios tipo Microráfagas son conversaciones cortas con mi familia y amistades y no son editadas. Aquí com...
00:11:38
November 08, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 55 - The Cry - El llanto
Cuban Stories: Episode 55 - The Cry - E...
Legends are part of the imagination of a town and Santo Cristo De La Salud, known as La Salud, is no different. It...
00:14:47
October 25, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 54 - The Cursed Farm - La finca maldita
Cuban Stories: Episode 54 - The Cursed ...
Don Julio Villarreal was born in 1865 in the town of Quivican, part of the Havana Province and now better known as...
00:14:25
October 11, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 53 - The Marathon Messenger
Cuban Stories: Episode 53 - The Maratho...
In this episode I'm sharing a conversation with my husband Jon. The conversation took place in the car as we were ...
00:04:09
September 27, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 52 - Las medias
Cuban Stories: Episode 52 - Las medias
Este episodio video en español nos trae una recordanza de la niñez de la anfitriona de este podcast – Susana. ...
00:07:40
September 13, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 51 - Sobre pollos y gallinas
Cuban Stories: Episode 51 - Sobre pollo...
Bienvenidos al episodio 51 titulado:Sobre pollos y gallinas. Una microrafaga en español. Aqui comparto una conver...
00:14:35
August 30, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 50 - My Acting Career at the Caridad Theater
Cuban Stories: Episode 50 - My Acting C...
El Burro Perico is a loved donkey who lived in Santa Clara, Cuba in the mid 1900s. In this episode you will hear a...
00:04:59
August 16, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 49 - The Well with the Black Hand - El pozo de la mano negra
Cuban Stories: Episode 49 - The Well wi...
This dual language episode brings us a 100 year old spooky Cuban legend in the form of a childhood memory, as writ...
00:15:07
August 02, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 48 - The Old West
Cuban Stories: Episode 48 - The Old Wes...
This video podcast, a microburst from The Green Plantain, is published as a celebration of the second podcast anni...
00:06:55
July 19, 2022
Cuban Stories : Episode 47 - The House with the Rosemary Bush
Cuban Stories : Episode 47 - The House ...
This is a true story of how living in the moment takes you to places you never imagined. No-one knew I went hiking...
00:12:24
July 05, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 46 - A Professor and her Bongo - Una profesora y su bongó
Cuban Stories: Episode 46 - A Professor...
I'm honored to bring you the second episode covering the life of a dearly loved Cuban anthropologist and professor...
00:26:34
June 21, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 44 - The Anthropologist
Cuban Stories: Episode 44 - The Anthrop...
This is the first episode of two, which covers the story of a dearly loved Cuban anthropologist and professor. Her...
00:16:44
June 07, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 43 - A Scorching Miami Night - Una Noche en Miami
Cuban Stories: Episode 43 - A Scorching...
A Scorching Miami Night is a story featured in the book titled Flight of the Tocororo that speaks to what it felt ...
00:13:10
May 24, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 42 - A Mother Never Gives Up
Cuban Stories: Episode 42 - A Mother Ne...
A dual-language episode. First narrated in English and then in Spanish. The Spanish portion starts midway in the r...
00:17:47
May 10, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 41 - Cuban through Gastronomy
Cuban Stories: Episode 41 - Cuban throu...
Cuban through Gastronomy is the story of Jami Erriquez, a chef who went to Poland and volunteered to work with the...
00:12:24
April 26, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 40 - Remembering the Bay of Pigs Invasion and Assault Brigade 2506
Cuban Stories: Episode 40 - Remembering...
We want to honor the men who gave their best to try to liberate Cuba from Castro and honor their families, too. I'...
00:22:32
April 12, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 39 - A Hairy Escape - Un Escape Arriesgado
Cuban Stories: Episode 39 - A Hairy Esc...
A dual-language episode. First narrated in English and then in Spanish. The Spanish portion starts midway in the r...
00:18:24
March 29, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 37 - My Red Rose
Cuban Stories: Episode 37 - My Red Rose
A dual-language episode. First narrated in English and then in Spanish. The Spanish portion starts midway in the r...
00:15:37
February 01, 2022
Cuban Stories: Episode 34 - A Cuban Christmas Story
Cuban Stories: Episode 34 - A Cuban Chr...
A dual-language episode. First narrated in English and then in Spanish. The Spanish portion starts midway in the r...
00:18:01
December 21, 2021
The Cuban Stories: Episode 33 - The Last Musketeer Christmas
The Cuban Stories: Episode 33 - The Las...
A dual-language episode. First narrated in English and then in Spanish. The Spanish portion starts midway in the r...
00:12:23
December 07, 2021
Cuban Stories: Episode 30 - No Oranges for You!
Cuban Stories: Episode 30 - No Oranges ...
My sister Gloria, loved her adventures. In this episode you will hear how she got me to agree to go work at an ora...
00:26:55
October 19, 2021
Cuban Stories: Episode 29 - Oh, so many Marias
Cuban Stories: Episode 29 - Oh, so many...
Sometimes we think we know our family history and then we are surprised through technology. Intrigued? Listen to ...
00:16:37
October 05, 2021
Cuban Stories: Episode 28 - Brothers, a Pedro Pan Story
Cuban Stories: Episode 28 - Brothers, a...
We welcome Betty Viamontes, a friend and author of the award Winning novel, Waiting on Zapote Street. Once again s...
00:20:54
September 07, 2021
Cuban Stories: Episode 27 - Searching for our Cuban Roots
Cuban Stories: Episode 27 - Searching f...
This episode is a shout out to Aileen Vega, a Cubanita who is a fellow podcaster. Like me, she loves geneology and...
00:35:53
August 24, 2021
Cuban Stories: Episode 25 - A Cuban Patriot Against Tyranny
Cuban Stories: Episode 25 - A Cuban Pat...
Today’s episode is doubly special because we celebrate the first anniversary of the launch of this podcast serie...
00:16:53
July 27, 2021
Cuban Stories: Episode 24 - Pepín - The Most Loved Hispanic Chef
Cuban Stories: Episode 24 - Pepín - Th...
There are people in the world who make instant connections with others. You know what I'm talking about, you start...
00:10:28
July 13, 2021
Cuban Stories: Episode 23 - Now I Swim - Ahora yo Nado
Cuban Stories: Episode 23 - Now I Swim ...
In the last episode, you heard about my unexpected anxiety attack and how I discovered I had fear of water and hei...
00:15:25
June 01, 2021
Cuban Stories: Episode 22 - Fear of Water - Miedo al Agua
Cuban Stories: Episode 22 - Fear of Wat...
With this episode I’m sharing a very personal story, the first of two episodes. This episode gives you a glimpse...
00:15:45
May 18, 2021
Cuban stories: Episode 20 - Green Life Rhythm - Un Ritmo de Vida Verde
Cuban stories: Episode 20 - Green Life ...
In line with the theme of love, this Green Plantain episode features two men, their friendship, and their passion ...
00:17:00
April 20, 2021
Cuban Stories: Episode 19 - A Man of Stature
Cuban Stories: Episode 19 - A Man of St...
In line with the theme of love for community, you will hear the story of a Cubanito who gave his all to the commun...
00:15:53
April 06, 2021
Cuban Stories: Episode 18 - Playing with Fire
Cuban Stories: Episode 18 - Playing wit...
The city of Caracas, Venezuela, and the Village of Plandome, New York State have a man in common - un Cubanito. Th...
00:29:12
March 24, 2021
Cuban Stories: Episode 17 - Martina y Maximo - Two Peas in a Pod
Cuban Stories: Episode 17 - Martina y M...
In line with the theme of love, today you will hear the story of a sister and a brother - Martina y Maximo - their...
00:17:39
March 10, 2021
Cuban Stories: Episode 16 - Jon and Sue
Cuban Stories: Episode 16 - Jon and Sue
At the request of family members, and in line with this month's theme of love, I am sharing Jon and Sue's love sto...
00:17:23
February 24, 2021
Cuban Stories: Episode 15 - The Dreamer
Cuban Stories: Episode 15 - The Dreamer
Today I would like to introduce you to Meylin Ruiz, a fifth-generation Cuban who lives in Santa Clara, Cuba, and w...
00:15:49
February 10, 2021
Cuban Stories: Episode 14 - Memories
Cuban Stories: Episode 14 - Memories
This podcast is a copyrighted excerpt from the book, Cuban Exile Memories, Journeys of Courage and Resilience in t...
00:19:09
January 26, 2021
Cuban Stories: Episode 13 - Sapi Sapi (Sapee-Sapee)
Cuban Stories: Episode 13 - Sapi Sapi (...
Sapi-Sapi [Sæpee-Sæpee], a story written by Margarita and her sister Elsa, the Calleja sisters, is a childhood m...
00:21:59
January 13, 2021
Cuban Stories: Episode 12 - Green Arms Like Snakes
Cuban Stories: Episode 12 - Green Arms ...
Today’s feature is a historic story titled Green Arms like Snakes, as told to me by Cousin Teresa Fuentes-Sardi...
00:21:46
December 29, 2020
Cuban Stories: Episode 11 - The Pedro Pan Kids
Cuban Stories: Episode 11 - The Pedro P...
Episode 11 is titled The Pedro Pan Kids, and discusses Operación Pedro Pan (also known as Operation Peter Pan) wh...
00:31:33
December 15, 2020
Cuban Stories: Episode 10 - History Repeats
Cuban Stories: Episode 10 - History Rep...
Today, I would like you to imagine you were born in Venezuela, and you are a first-generation Cuban-Venezuelan. Gr...
00:17:23
December 02, 2020
Cuban Stories: Episode 9 - Across the Atlantic
Cuban Stories: Episode 9 - Across the A...
Episode 9 of The Green Plantain is featuring a multi-generational story titled Across the Atlantic. It's the story...
00:14:23
November 17, 2020
Cuban Stories: Episode 8 - I am the Famous Burro Perico
Cuban Stories: Episode 8 - I am the Fam...
In Episode 6 of The Green Plantain you met the author of Perico - The Fabulous Burro, Arnaldo Artiles Quintana who...
00:11:38
November 03, 2020
Cuban Stories: Episode 7 - Guava Ice Cream
Cuban Stories: Episode 7 - Guava Ice Cr...
Venezuela, the country where I was conceived and later became home, on and off. At first it was our country of exi...
00:24:43
October 21, 2020
Cuban Stories: Episode 6 - Arnaldo y Perico
Cuban Stories: Episode 6 - Arnaldo y Pe...
Today I’m featuring the story of a man and a donkey who became Sta. Clara’s legend. Arnaldo y Perico, a story ...
00:16:53
October 06, 2020
Cuban Stories: Episode 5 - Coffee Grounds
Cuban Stories: Episode 5 - Coffee Groun...
This year marks the sixty-second anniversary of the Battle of Santa (Sta.) Clara, Cuba. Coffee Grounds are the mem...
00:34:49
September 23, 2020
Cuban Stories: Episode 4 - The Santa Clara Winemakers
Cuban Stories: Episode 4 - The Santa Cl...
Today's piece is about a family of winemakers. While I can't give away their secret ingredients, I can give you a ...
00:18:23
September 09, 2020
Cuban Stories: Episode 3 - The Last Awakening of a Spanish Colony
Cuban Stories: Episode 3 - The Last Awa...
This episode is about my maternal grandparents, as told to me by my mother, Martina. A story about love, struggle,...
00:23:24
August 26, 2020
Cuban Stories: Episode 1 - The Green Plantain
Cuban Stories: Episode 1 - The Green Pl...
Episode 1 - The Green Plantain - The Cuban Stories Project Introduction --- Support this podcast: https://podca...
00:04:41
July 26, 2020

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