Final Days of Che Guevara
What went down before Che was captured?
4.4 (10)
51 mins
Explore the collapse of Che Guevara's Bolivian campaign and the events that led to his final capture. Discover how his guerrilla group became increasingly isolated, how government forces closed in, and the circumstances surrounding his last hours as a prisoner. View how his death transformed him from a living revolutionary into an enduring global political and cultural symbol.
Ep 1:
Death in a Bolivian Schoolhouse
Che Guevara's execution opens our story, then we rewind to a privileged Argentine youth whose motorcycle journey through Latin America's poverty set him irreversibly on the path to revolution.
Ep 2:
From Doctor to Guerrilla Comandante
From triumphant guerrilla commander to controversial statesman, we untangle the myths of the 'Butcher of La Cabaña,' Che's economic missteps, nuclear brinkmanship, and the racism and homophobia accusations against him.
Ep 3:
Washington's Answer to the Revolutionary
Kennedy's Washington scrambles to counter the guerrilla threat Che embodies, while Che himself gambles everything on sparking revolution first in Africa, then in an increasingly hostile Bolivia.
Ep 4:
The Last Stand at La Higuera
Isolated, starving, and abandoned by the peasants he hoped to liberate, Che's guerrilla band unravels in the Bolivian highlands, leading to his capture, interrogation, and execution—and the strange afterlife of his image.
Discussions (5)
Julie
Level 3 · 5 days agoCalling the Cuban economy collapse just 'not good' is underselling it. Che had zero real economic experience and people suffered for it. That part deserved way more accountability than it got here.
Ashley
Level 4 · 5 days agoChe wasnt just a man tho
Penny
Level 5 · 5 days agoSo the CIA operative Felix Rodriguez literally hugged Che before the execution and called it 'tremendously emotional'... buddy was out there having a moment with the man he just ordered killed.
