# "We Fled Cuba On A Tricycle" - Nick Shirley ESCAPES Cuba Before The Communist Regime Closes In

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Podcast: [Valuetainment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/valuetainment-328960)
Published: 2026-05-09T21:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/valuetainment/episodes/We-Fled-Cuba-On-A-Tricycle---Nick-Shirley-ESCAPES-Cuba-Before-The-Communist-Regime-Closes-In-e3j261j
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Duration seconds: 655

## Resource

A communist activist tries to “debunk” Nick Shirley’s Cuba story from the same hotel, but Nick fires back, exposing propaganda, hunger, surveillance, and even Cuba’s president tracking his team during their escape.

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