Pantsuit Primer: Cuba (with Special Guest Pedro Freyre)

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Pantsuit Primer: Cuba (with Special Guest Pedro Freyre)

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Jun 21, 2017

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Pedro Freyre, a nationally-recognized expert on US-Cuba relations with deep personal ties to Cuba, joins Beth for a brief discussion of the country and its relations with the United States. Show Notes: Trump's Cuba Policy Huffington Post: Ending Insular Thinking

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Jun 21, 2017

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Pantsuit Primer: Cuba (with Special Guest Pedro Freyre)

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