Ricardo “Monkey” Morales was no ordinary man. A Cuban exile turned CIA operative, arms dealer, and alleged drug smuggler, Morales lived a life that blended James Bond, Scarface, and Rambo. In this episode, we sit down with Sean Oliver and Ricardo Morales Jr., co-authors of the new book Monkey Morales, to uncover the secrets, scandals, and chaos that defined this controversial figure.

From CIA missions and assassination plots to Miami’s cocaine wars of the 1980s, Monkey Morales’s story is filled with espionage, politics, danger, and family drama. Ricardo Morales Jr. opens up about what it was like growing up with “The Monkey” as a father, while Sean Oliver shares the process of researching and writing this explosive true story.