Episode 144 is the second  in a multi-part series on the Bay of Pigs, as we wind down our overall series on Cuba.  Hear the story as the CIA team from the Guatemala coup, Operation Success is reunited for this latest task to retake Cuba. And characters including E. Howard Hunt, Bernard Barker, David Atlee Phillips are re-introducted into the scenario.   Hear how the scope and approach of the mission is affected by the fluid and evolving events in Cuba during 1960 and the impact that Fidel's tightening grip on the populace, his rapidly expanding military capability and the timing of the United States presidential election  election... all impacted the  planning and timing for the insurrection.  As we explained in Bay of Pigs Part 1, the  planning surrounding the invasion attempt was accepted because there was a concomitant plan to deploy the Mafia in a plan to assassinate Castro. This episode explains how the assassination plot to kill Fidel Castro evolved and then became an integral part of the planning for the Bay of Pigs. Join us in upcoming episodes as we complete the story of the Bay of Pigs invasion itself  and tell the fascinating story of Johnny Roselli and the Mafia's involvement in the  plot to assassinate Castro.  Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com   Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings-on that encompass this part of the JFK story. We will return to our regular programming in the next episode. Join us we continue to enter the unknown with evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over  the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it,  were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts,  themes, and  events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We  review  key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the  possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching.  Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This  real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as  we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.