Your Bananas were Bought with Blood

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Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale athttps://www.stamps.com/JohnnyHarris Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the show!I will never be able to look at bananas the same way again. The history behind this fruit is filled with government coups, propaganda, and predatory corporations.This is the story of how US imperialism gave us crappy bananas - and why the ones in your kitchen might be doomed.Read more in a great book by Dan Koeppel: “Banana: The Fate of the Fruit that Changed the World https://bookshop.org/books/banana-the-fate-of-the-fruit-that-changed-the-world/9780452290082.Big thanks to Mark Whalen for his research on the topic.Thanks to https://www.instagram.com/centralamericandisruption/ who covers the ramifications of this history.And thank you to Anderson’s Tropical Fruit Farm in Florida for shipping us the Gros Michel Bananas!I launched a Patreon. If you want to support my videos, head here: https://www.patreon.com/johnnyharrisFor anyone who likes smarter travel, Iz and I started a company: https://brighttrip.com/?ref=5Tom Fox made the music for this video, and he can make music for you too: https://tfbeats.com/Gear that I use to make my videos: https://www.izharris.com/gear-guide Second channel for my travel company: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWFkHS5sxINqWeW5t6_bymQI made a super in depth course on how to learn a new language: https://brighttrip.com/course/language/Subscribe to my channel: https://goo.gl/1U8Zy7My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnny.harris/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyHarris Tom Fox made the music for this video: https://tfbeats.com/I also get music from Artlist: https://bit.ly/2XfAE6CAnd Music Bed http://share.mscbd.fm/johnnywharrisI make all my maps using this After Effects Plugin: https://aescripts.com/geolayers/?aff=77Iz's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/iz-harrisWe sell our drone prints: https://backdropstock.com/collections/iz-harrisAnd we send an email once a month with a Spotify playlist. Sign up if that sounds cool: https://www.izharris.com/newsletterGear I use: https://www.izharris.com/gear-guideCamera: https://geni.us/paP3AFavorite Lens: https://geni.us/B9e6LQSecond Favorite Lens: https://geni.us/rOGF6Travel Tripod: https://geni.us/qAVFPDrone: https://geni.us/QMoloszJohnny Harris is a filmmaker and journalist. He currently is based in Washington, DC, reporting on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe. Johnny's visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. He holds a BA in international relations from Brigham Young University and an MA in international peace and conflict resolution from American University.Vox: https://www.vox.com/authors/johnny-harrisSpotlight: http://byupoliticalscienceblog.com/2016/03/09/alumnus-spotlight-johnny-harris/XYNTEO Interview: https://xynteo.com/insights/latest/power-storytelling-johnny-harrisBonnier Talk: https://vimeo.com/232416596 Neiman Lab: https://tinyurl.com/ybjbvb7hEmmy Nomination: https://tinyurl.com/y9gjgel2 Storytelling Tips: http://chase.be/blog/5-storytelling-tips-by-johnny-harris/Craig Adams Podcast: https://bit.ly/3dgXtNDSo Money Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/ycjbl4p5