Program 471: Cuba on the Line; Trespassing Across America

Two Americans who've made their living in Cuba shed light on the influence Americans have there, then author Ken Ilgunas describes the 1700-mile trek he made on foot from Alberta to Texas in hopes of getting a local perspective on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.

• Brin-Jonathan Butler, author of "The Domino Diaries" (Picador) 
• Christopher P Baker, Cuba tour guide and author of Cuba guidebooks for Moon and National Geographic Traveler
• Ken Ilgunas, author of "Trespassing Across America" and "Walden on Wheels"  (Blue Rider Press)

• "The Domino Diaries" is published by Picador-MacMillan.
• Brin-Jonathan Butler's documentary "Split Decision" is about Cuban boxing legand Guillermo Rigondeaux and the decisions Cuban boxers have had to make about their lives and careers.
• The New York Times wrote a profile about Brin in December 2016.
• Christopher P Baker posts blog updates from Cuba on his website. 
• Rick spoke with Chris in the middle of one of the National Geographic Expeditions tours he leads in Cuba. 
• Chris' motorcycle tours of Cuba are organized through Moto Discovery.
• It's commonly expected that Miguel Diaz Canel will eventually become the next head of state of Cuba.
• Ken Ilgunas' website. His book, "Trespassing Across America" is published by Penguin-Random House, and will be released in paperback February 7. A review by the Los Angeles Times includes photos from Ken's trip. 
• Wikipedia discusses the controversies with the Keystone XL pipeline, and TransCanada-Keystone XL maps the proposed route extension through Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska.
• Ken notes that the organization 350.org continues to campaign against a number of fossil fuel pipeline proposals as a way to combat the effects of climate change.