Cuban Stories on The Green Plantain

Here is a comical anecdote about finding a compatriot and amenable conversation about croquetas. He aquí una anécdota cómica sobre la búsqueda de un compatriota y una conversación amena sobre las croq...

7 Maj 20249min

It was April 17, 1961. For over two years, Cuba had been suffering the quake of change that disrupted life as most knew it. It didn’t matter who or where you were: Teachers in the hills conducting a ...

23 Apr 202412min

Today we bring you Episode 104 – Gabriela, a story set in a Cuba where 1950s Chevy convertibles still roam the streets of La Habana under a blue sky. Gabriela is a young, slim woman who inherited a bo...

9 Apr 202410min

The love stories keep coming! This time, in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, a Cuban story from Ireland.   Her name is Sara, a woman who is passionate about her roots. #TheGreenPlantainpodcast #TheC...

26 Mars 20247min

Last month, we shared love stories, and in this microburst episode, we explore the love for an artifact that embodies the feeling of home for a little girl. This is an excerpt from the book Flight of ...

12 Mars 20245min

Join us as we close the month of love with Episode 101 – My Only Love This story, like the previous one, begins with two families, the Salih/Gonzalez, Jorge from Syria, married to Adela, a Venezuelan,...

27 Feb 202414min

We are celebrating our 100th episode with a very special love story about two very dear people in my life: Jannett Jewett and Manuel Rodriguez. Their love story reminds me of certain Hallmark movies w...

22 Feb 202417min

Hola, bienvenidos al Episodio 99 – Folklor cubano en el Green Plantain - El podcast del Proyecto de Historias Cubanas. Un espacio bilingüe dedicado a contar las historias de quienes viven en la isla y...

30 Jan 20246min