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AI Summary
- Cuban exodus and assimilation: Carlos Eire recounts Operation Peter Pan journey as 11-year-old fleeing Castro's regime, painful family separation, and lifelong tension between Cuban and American identities explored in his memoirs
- Scholarly expertise in miracles: Eire discusses his recent book They Flew examining early modern testimonies of levitation and bilocation, exploring how belief, culture, and skepticism shaped historical reception
- Cuban history and materialist skepticism: Conversation addresses Castro regime failures, Hispanic American experience, and the enduring clash between materialist skepticism and openness to transcendent mystery