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    Bacardi and the Cuban Revolution

    Tom Gjelten is a reporter for NPR. His book Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba : The Biography of a Cause looks at the Cuban Revolution through the lens of the famous rum distillers.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Tom Gjelten

    is a reporter for NPR. His book

    Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause

    looks at the Cuban Revolution through the lens of the famous rum distillers.

    The full episode

    5 of 8
    Sorghum; Community Ovens; A Perfect Daiquiri
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 6:56Sorghum
    3. 14:32Rum 101
    4. 19:20A Daiquiri for Any Time of Day
    5. 26:39Bacardi and the Cuban RevolutionYou’re reading this
    6. 31:41Mexican Beer As It Should Be
    7. 39:26A Culinary Tour of Ventura
    8. 48:50A Community Oven for Angelenos
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Harriet Ells

      Program Director for Talk

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    The full episode

    5 of 8
    Sorghum; Community Ovens; A Perfect Daiquiri
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 6:56Sorghum
    3. 14:32Rum 101
    4. 19:20A Daiquiri for Any Time of Day
    5. 26:39Bacardi and the Cuban RevolutionYou’re reading this
    6. 31:41Mexican Beer As It Should Be
    7. 39:26A Culinary Tour of Ventura
    8. 48:50A Community Oven for Angelenos
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