1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 The&amp;nbsp;Bay of Pigs invasion&amp;nbsp;(Spanish:&amp;nbsp;invasión de bahía de Cochinos; sometimes called&amp;nbsp;invasión de playa Girón&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;batalla de Girón, after the&amp;nbsp;Playa Girón) was a failed&amp;nbsp;landing operation&amp;nbsp;on the southwestern coast of&amp;nbsp;Cuba&amp;nbsp;in 1961 by&amp;nbsp;Cuban exiles&amp;nbsp;who opposed&amp;nbsp;Fidel Castro's&amp;nbsp;Cuban Revolution. Covertly financed and directed by the&amp;nbsp;U.S. government, the operation took place at the height of the&amp;nbsp;Cold War&amp;nbsp;and its failure led to major shifts in international relations between Cuba, the&amp;nbsp;United States, and the&amp;nbsp;Soviet Union. Citation Needed http://citationpod.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/14202896/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/71409659