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EPISODE · May 14, 2026 · 9 MIN

Opium, Rubber, and Empire: The Cost of French Indochina

from 12 U/C West and World Podcast · host Jellypod

Explore the "Scramble for Africa" and the 350-year French conquest of Indochina, where state-sponsored opium addiction and forced labor funded a colonial empire. This episode examines the heavy human and cultural toll behind the massive infrastructure and industrial projects of 19th-century imperialism.

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Explore the "Scramble for Africa" and the 350-year French conquest of Indochina, where state-sponsored opium addiction and forced labor funded a colonial empire. This episode examines the heavy human and cultural toll behind the massive infrastructure and industrial projects of 19th-century imperialism.

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