Summary: With the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis this week, Latin Pulse focuses on that island nation. The program features an interview with Judy Gross, the wife of Alan Gross, a U.S. government contractor imprisoned in Cuba. The program also looks at how a crisis from 50 years ago continues framing relations between the United States and Cuba. The news segment of the program has an update on the peace talks between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrilla movement. In-depth interviews include: Judy Gross and her attorney Jared Genser; and Phil Brenner of American University. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell Associate Producer: Curt Devine Writer: Jordan D'eri. (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.) podcast news Latin America Cuba peace talks Colombia Cold War Cuban Missile Crisis Alan Gross cancer crisis diplomacy FARC travel restrictions Barack Obama John F. Kennedy espionage United States Norway visas Cuban Five Russia civil war Raul Castro dissidents Nikita Khrushchev Soviet Union United States State Department USAID reforms
