There Will Be Bananas
How one Brooklyn-born entrepreneur ruthlessly created the modern banana industry and the infamous banana republics.
An episode of the Throughline podcast, hosted by NPR, titled "There Will Be Bananas" was published on January 9, 2020 and runs 56 minutes.
January 9, 2020 ·56m · Throughline
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The banana is a staple of the American diet and has been for generations. But how did this exotic tropical fruit become so commonplace? How one Brooklyn-born entrepreneur ruthlessly created the modern banana industry and the infamous banana republics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode Description
The banana is a staple of the American diet and has been for generations. But how did this exotic tropical fruit become so commonplace? How one Brooklyn-born entrepreneur ruthlessly created the modern banana industry and the infamous banana republics.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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