# 1. Rise of ‘The Crazy One’

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Podcast: [Fidel Castro: Trouble in Paradise](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fidel-castro-trouble-in-paradise-7849752)
Published: 2026-05-03T23:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.noiser.com/fidel-castro-trouble-in-paradise
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Fidel Castro - a revolutionary turned strongman dictator, beloved by his supporters and loathed by his enemies. The bête noire of the United States who pushed the world to the brink of annihilation. The ultimate political survivor who evaded hundreds of barely believable assassination attempts. We scroll back to the early years of the one they would call El Loco. It all begins on a farm in the east of Cuba - an island paradise with dark undercurrents swirling beneath the surface… A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Paul McGann. Featuring Michael J. Bustamante, Carlos Eire, Lillian Guerra, Jonathan Hansen, Peter Kornbluh, Jennifer Lambe, Rogelio Martinez, Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo, Alex von Tunzelmann, Ileana Yarza, Eduardo Zayas-Bazan. Special thanks to University of Miami Libraries for the use of the Huber Matos archive. This is Part 1 of 10. As featured on Real Dictators. Written by Edward White | Produced by Ed Baranski and Edward White | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design & audio editing by George Tapp | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay and Anisha Deva | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann. For ad-free listening and early access to shows across the Noiser podcast network join Noiser+. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed or go to  noiser.com/subscriptions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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