Destination Cuba with Diallo Riddle

About this episode

Diallo Riddle joins Arturo to explore the historic escape of Assata Shakur in the 1970s Cuba.

Diallo Riddle (Sherman's Showcase, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon) travels with Arturo to the 1970's where they unveil an escape of historic proportions by the American revolutionary Assata Shakur. Read this episode's transcript on Mental Floss: https://www.mentalfloss.com/columns/greatest-escapes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Arturo

Guest: Diallo Riddle

Topics covered

• Cuba
• 1970s
• Assata Shakur
• historical escape
• revolutionary history

Keywords

• Cuba
• Assata Shakur
• 1970s
• escape
• revolutionary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mental Floss, iHeartPodcasts

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