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Finally Steve Sweeney and Ben Cowles are back podcasting together after a summer of craziness. In episode 7, Steve talks us through his recent trip to Nicaragua where he reported on the 40th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution and contrasts what he saw with the mainstream media. Show notes Here’s Wikipedia’s take on the Nicaraguan Revolution: bit.ly/2ZFP8Lo Another interesting read on the revolution worth reading is Neil Faulker’s take here for Counterfire: bit.ly/2yFJ7m7 Here’s Wikipedia’s take on the Iran-Contra affair: bit.ly/2YIZYTL Check out the Nicaraguan Solidarity Campaign here: bit.ly/2MczZyf Here’s the link to Steve’s story on the armed uprising in Nicaragua last year: bit.ly/2YSQiG0 Steve’s report on Alvaro Leiva can be found here: bit.ly/2yLrAc1 For the rest of the Star’s coverage on Nicaragua, see here: bit.ly/2YN5hBz Follow Steve on Twitter via @SweeneySteve and Ben via @Cowlesz. Intro music by Jamie Thrasivoulou and Andrew De’Ath.