84: Three-Point Hitch and Global Thai Program

This week we deep dive into how an obsessive Irish mechanic changed the world of tractors after a handshake deal with Henry Ford and how in the early 2000s, the Thai government embarked on a mission of gastrodiplomacy by helping Thai restaurants proliferate around the world. A listener voice memo tells the story of an old Serbo-Romanian woman who poisoned people in hundreds. SUMMER 2025 T-Shirt Drop: Ken Allen has had Kenough (ENDS AUG 29th!!) https://www.bonfire.com/500-open-tabs-ken-allen/ Episode Tabs: The Life and Legacy of Harry Ferguson https://www.ulstertransportmuseum.org/guest-blog/life-and-legacy-harry-ferguson You Think You Understand Thai Culture Because You Eat at Thai Restaurants? Think Again https://www.foodandwine.com/why-are-there-so-many-thai-restaurants-7104115 Listener Tabs: Nettle Eaters Chomp in Revived World Championships https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6152l8z20o Baba Anujka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Anujka Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a SUPPORT THE SHOW by adding theTab For a Cause extension: tabforanimals.org/opentabs and help end suffering for animals trapped on factory farms today! Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.