# Cuba After Castro

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Podcast: [Rev Left Radio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rev-left-radio-661976)
Published: 2026-05-23T12:06:00+00:00
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In this episode, Breht sits down with filmmakers and journalists Abby Martin and Matthew Belen from BreakThrough News to discuss their new documentary Cuba After Castro — an unprecedented and historic film featuring the first major interview Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has ever given to American journalists. At a moment when Cuba faces intensifying economic warfare, sanctions, destabilization efforts, and renewed aggression from the Trump administration, the film offers a rare look inside contemporary Cuban society beyond the lies, distortions, and Cold War mythology of U.S. corporate media. Together, they explore the realities of post-Castro Cuba, the enduring legacy of the Cuban Revolution, the devastating day-to-day effects of the U.S. blockade, the 2021 protests and media disinformation campaigns surrounding them, and the broader struggle for sovereignty against the most powerful empire on Earth. They also discuss why mainstream outlets refused to platform the film, what Abby and Matt observed while speaking with ordinary Cubans on the ground, and what Cuba's extraordinary endurance under more than six decades of siege can teach the international left today. Cuba After Castro is more than a documentary about Cuba — it is a meditation on imperialism, resistance, dignity, and the ongoing fight to build a world beyond capitalist domination. ---------------------------------------------------- Check out our NEW REV LEFT MERCH with Goods For The People HERE Support Rev Left and get access to bonus episodes: www.patreon.com/revleftradio Make a one-time donation to Rev Left at BuyMeACoffee.com/revleftradio Follow, Subscribe, & Learn more about Rev Left Radio https://revleftradio.com/

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