The Bugle Munich Security Conference, Cuban Cigar Crisis and RFK and the Toilet Seat
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Feb 18, 2026 Helen Zaltzman, Vancouver broadcaster and podcaster, and Nato Green, US stand-up comedian, join lively news commentary. They riff on the Munich Security Conference and shifting diplomatic tones. They unpack the Cuban cigar festival postponement and RFK Jr.'s toilet-seat cocaine claim. They also bemoan a nostalgic two-decade-old pair of tights and sketch the oddities of the Winter Olympics controversies.
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Tone Shift At Munich Security Conference
- The Munich Security Conference revealed anxious diplomatic tone changes as leaders adapt to a Trump presidency.
- Nato Green and Andy Zaltzman argue tone improved but policy continuity and unpredictability remain worrying.
Blockade Halts Cuban Cigar Festival
- Cuba's Festival del Habano was postponed largely due to the US blockade and related sanctions.
- Andy Zaltzman and Nato Green note the blockade worsens shortages and undermines normal cultural events.
Cigar Factory Tour That Breaks Its Rules
- Nato Green recounts touring Cuban cigar factories where workers secretly offer to sell cigars during guided tours.
- He uses this to illustrate how people both comply with and subvert rules under the blockade.
