4. Tutti Frutti

Pull out your banana slicers and pet fruit bats—it's the fourth episode of Air Castles! Olivia unveils the story of a failed Transcendentalist commune while Johanna dives into the socio-environmental implications of the avocado. Air Castles is a cultural anthropology podcast where Semi-Qualified Hosts/World Travelers/Best Friends Johanna Schöllauf and Olivia Schmitz try to learn more about world cultures one topic at a time. Questions/Comments/Compliments/Corrections? Email us at [email protected] or reach out to us on Twitter @aircastlespod Johanna's Sources: "Revealed: the enormous carbon footprint of eating avocado" https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/revealed-the-enormous-carbon-footprint-linked-to-eating-avocado-a3591501.html "Is our avocado obsession destroying the planet?" https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/features/is-our-avocado-obsession-destroying-the-planet/ "Fun Food Facts about Avocados" https://greenblender.com/smoothies/2098/avocado-facts "11 interesting facts about avocados" https://www.msn.com/en-in/foodanddrink/foodnews/11-interesting-facts-about-avocados/ar-BBSAbPn "Are Avocados Sustainable? What Are The Consequences Of Avocado Production?" https://youmatter.world/en/benefits-avocados-production-bad-people-planet-27107/ Olivia's Sources: "American Utopias" https://www.britannica.com/story/american-utopias "5 19th-Century Utopian Communities in the United States" https://www.history.com/news/5-19th-century-utopian-communities-in-the-united-states "Fruitlands (transcendental center)" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruitlands_(transcendental_center) "Fruitlands: The Alcott Family and Their Search for Utopia" https://orionmagazine.org/review/fruitlands-the-alcott-family-and-their-search-for-utopia/ "Fruitlands" https://www.americanheritage.com/fruitlands The Fruitlands Museum website: https://fruitlands.thetrustees.org/about,museum-history