Episode 034—Banana Propaganda
Banana Republic: Overpriced khaki-wear or bloody capitalist coups d'état? Yes. Nat peels into the sordid history of bananas, republics, and a real life game of monopoly, while Cass follows up with badass broad, Sarah Winnemucca, who just wants the US Government to follow through... just this once.
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Leaders of the banana plantations worker’s strike in Colombia
Map of Banana Farms (per Chiquita)
The Fish that Ate The Whale book
SOURCES:
Banana Republics: NPR, Pitt.Edu, Harvard Business Review Cold Call Podcast, Financial Times, Sam O'Nella Academy on Youtube, Medium
Sarah Winnemucca: Smithsonian Magazine, Brittanica, wiki
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz