Historian Ada Ferrer recounts her 9-year-old brother left behind in Cuba

Historian Ada Ferrer recounts her 9-year-old brother left behind in Cuba

June 9, 2026 · 52 min

About this episode

Historian Ada Ferrer discusses her brother left behind in Cuba while the episode also touches on the Iran War and honors Marjane Satrapi.

Plus, President Trump says the Iran War is ending, but Iran doesn’t seem as eager to move on. And we remember Iranian novelist Marjane Satrapi, whose last book celebrated the women, life, freedom movement.

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