The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop

Episode 2: “We all had great expectations”


Listen Later

Maurice Bishop was a charismatic leader who captured the imagination of many Grenadians. But the revolution he helped spark began to buckle under pressure within his own party. Martine Powers tries to understand the life of Bishop and what propelled him into the position of prime minister, the promise of the beginning of the revolution and the events that led to his brutal death. That history reveals why the mystery of the missing remains haunts Grenada to this day. 


Martine speaks with Bishop’s sister, his fellow revolutionaries and the family members of some of the other victims killed on Oct. 19, 1983. They tell harrowing stories of having their own lives endangered, the last moments they saw their loved ones alive and what it’s been like to not be able to give them a proper funeral. 


You can find photos and documents from the investigation in our special episode guide here [http://washingtonpost.com/emptygrave?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=the-empty-grave-of-comrade-bishop].


Subscribers to The Washington Post can get early access to the rest of the series, on Mondays, on Apple Podcasts, as well as ad-free listening. Link your Post subscription now or sign up to become a new Post subscriber here.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Empty Grave of Comrade BishopBy The Washington Post

  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7

4.7

402 ratings


More shows like The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop

View all
On the Media by WNYC Studios

On the Media

9,199 Listeners

Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

43,912 Listeners

This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

91,111 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,441 Listeners

Planet Money by NPR

Planet Money

30,757 Listeners

The NPR Politics Podcast by NPR

The NPR Politics Podcast

25,907 Listeners

Presidential by The Washington Post

Presidential

3,642 Listeners

Capehart by The Washington Post

Capehart

1,384 Listeners

Sidebar by The Washington Post

Sidebar

4,445 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

112,557 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

56,467 Listeners

Constitutional by The Washington Post

Constitutional

2,475 Listeners

Capital Weather Gang by The Washington Post

Capital Weather Gang

107 Listeners

Today, Explained by Vox

Today, Explained

10,231 Listeners

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat by New York Times Opinion

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

7,046 Listeners

What Next | Daily News and Analysis by Slate Podcasts

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

2,390 Listeners

Post Reports by The Washington Post

Post Reports

5,439 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

16,231 Listeners

Moonrise by The Washington Post

Moonrise

2,772 Listeners

Hard Fork by The New York Times

Hard Fork

5,502 Listeners

Canary: The Washington Post Investigates by The Washington Post

Canary: The Washington Post Investigates

2,371 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

15,969 Listeners

Please, Go On with James Hohmann by The Washington Post

Please, Go On with James Hohmann

233 Listeners

Broken Doors by The Washington Post

Broken Doors

293 Listeners

The 7 by The Washington Post

The 7

1,185 Listeners

Field Trip by The Washington Post

Field Trip

981 Listeners

Try This by The Washington Post

Try This

340 Listeners

Impromptu by The Washington Post

Impromptu

149 Listeners

The Campaign Moment by The Washington Post

The Campaign Moment

57 Listeners

The Sports Moment by The Washington Post

The Sports Moment

32 Listeners