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b'\\u201cThe book was originally a memoir about coming to America - my history and how it connects to what\'s happening right now. Trump sounds just like the things Castro said \\u2014 this is pretty dangerous.\\u201d\\nEdel Rodriguez is a Cuban American artist, activist and author who\\u2019s created more than 200 magazine covers for the likes of Time, The New Yorker, Newsweek and Der Spiegel - which are singular and striking given our current political climate. Edel\\u2019s latest work is the graphic memoir "Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey" - telling the story of his childhood in Cuba and his family\'s decision in 1980 to join a hazardous flotilla of refugees, the Mariel boatlift. This may be one of the best (comic) books Raman read in 2023, so naturally we reached out for a chat.\\xa0 In WORM - which is a term Castro used for Cubans who chose to leave the country - Edel uses his own life to capture what it\'s like to grow up under an authoritarian government and to sound a caution - from the runup to the 2016 US election to January 6, 2020 \\u2014 to the future we are facing THIS election year. In our conversation we go deep into - and beyond Edel\\u2019s personal story - to get at the why for his activism and storytelling approach...\\nLEARN ABOUT EDEL\\n\\nedelr.com\\n\\nBOOK: Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey - goodreads.com/en/book/show/57771211\\n\\n\\nCOVERS: https://illoz.com/edel/portfolios/Magazine-Covers/\\n\\n\\ninstagram.com/edelrodriguezstudio\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'