EPISODE · Apr 6, 2020 · 39 MIN
Chocolate
from Acid Pop Podcast · host Acid Pop
This week we indulge our sweet tooth talking about chocolate. Join us as we discuss everything that goes into the making of chocolate including bugs, child slavery, and a surprising number of people who drowned in it. Sources: https://nowtoronto.com/news/chocolate-child-labour-slavery-hersheys/ https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-americas/history-of-chocolate https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-brief-history-of-chocolate-21860917/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/5782944/Man-dies-after-falling-into-vat-of-chocolate.html https://www.newsweek.com/refugees-nearly-drown-vat-chocolate-318670 https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/the-worlds-most-expensive-chocolate-bar-is-now-685 https://www.popsci.com/chocolate-theobromine-toxic-amount/ https://www.nbcnews.com/healthmain/chocolate-allergies-linked-cockroach-parts-628784 https://winstonchurchill.org/resources/in-the-media/churchill-in-the-news/death-by-chocolate-plot-to-kill-churchill/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/819288/worldwide-chocolate-consumption-by-country/ https://summitdentalhealth.net/dark-chocolate-is-good-for-your-teeth/ https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/wellness/news/a36300/cough-cure-chocolate/ https://www.chocolatemonthclub.com/chocolate-glossary https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2017/07/05/snorting-chocolate-is-now-apparently-a-thing-but-why-would-you-do-it/#29bdeb63f900 https://www.inverse.com/article/39406-legal-lean-coco-loko-chocolate-snuff-fda https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cocoa-childlabor/made-with-child-labor-major-chocolate-companies-flunk-scorecard-idUSKBN1WP34L https://achnews.org/2019/06/19/hersheys-nestle-and-mars-are-still-using-child-labor-on-cocoa-farms/ https://www.organicauthority.com/buzz-news/5-chocolate-brands-child-labor https://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/storage/app/media/pdfs/Christiana-Edmunds.pdf https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-07-25-0207250407-story.html
What this episode covers
This week we indulge our sweet tooth talking about chocolate. Join us as we discuss everything that goes into the making of chocolate including bugs, child slavery, and a surprising number of people who drowned in it. Sources: https://nowtoronto.com/news/chocolate-child-labour-slavery-hersheys/ https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-americas/history-of-chocolate https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-brief-history-of-chocolate-21860917/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/5782944/Man-dies-after-falling-into-vat-of-chocolate.html https://www.newsweek.com/refugees-nearly-drown-vat-chocolate-318670 https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/the-worlds-most-expensive-chocolate-bar-is-now-685 https://www.popsci.com/chocolate-theobromine-toxic-amount/ https://www.nbcnews.com/healthmain/chocolate-allergies-linked-cockroach-parts-628784 https://winstonchurchill.org/resources/in-the-media/churchill-in-the-news/death-by-chocolate-plot-to-kill-churchill/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/819288/worldwide-chocolate-consumption-by-country/ https://summitdentalhealth.net/dark-chocolate-is-good-for-your-teeth/ https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/wellness/news/a36300/cough-cure-chocolate/ https://www.chocolatemonthclub.com/chocolate-glossary https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2017/07/05/snorting-chocolate-is-now-apparently-a-thing-but-why-would-you-do-it/#29bdeb63f900 https://www.inverse.com/article/39406-legal-lean-coco-loko-chocolate-snuff-fda https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cocoa-childlabor/made-with-child-labor-major-chocolate-companies-flunk-scorecard-idUSKBN1WP34L https://achnews.org/2019/06/19/hersheys-nestle-and-mars-are-still-using-child-labor-on-cocoa-farms/ https://www.organicauthority.com/buzz-news/5-chocolate-brands-child-labor https://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/storage/app/media/pdfs/Christiana-Edmunds.pdf https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-07-25-0207250407-story.html
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