Once again under mounting siege, Cuba’s revolution is no stranger to violent meddling by the United States and wealthy Cubans in exile. We explore a “wet work” team of assassins, spies and brutes assembled in 1960 and known as Operation 40. As usual, your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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Research and writing by Marty Pynchon Meier. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Canción del Elegido by Silvio Rodriguez.

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