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    Without Fidel

    Like a phoenix, Fidel Castro continues to rise. Despite predictions of his death from a terminal illness and even after handing over power to his brother, Fidel continues to influence Cuba and Latin America like no other political leader. Ann Louise Bardach, author of Without Fidel, shares her decades-long reporter’s insights into the man with host Jonathan Kirsch.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Jonathan Kirsch • Apr 27, 2010 • 1 min read

    Like a phoenix, Fidel Castro continues to rise. Despite predictions of his death from a terminal illness and even after handing over power to his brother, Fidel continues to influence Cuba and Latin America like no other political leader.

    Ann Louise Bardach, author of

    Without Fidel: A Death Foretold in Miami, Havana and Washington

    , shares her decades-long reporter’s insights into the man with host Jonathan Kirsch.

    Banner image: Ann Louise Bardach with Fidel Castro in January, 1994

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      Jonathan Kirsch

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