Yes, We Have No Bananas (Encore)

Yes, We Have No Bananas (Encore)

In the late 19th century, bananas, a fruit that had been popular for thousands of years, suddenly became a mass-market sensation. However, just a few decades after it was popularized, the industry had to completely change what was grown due to a pestilence. As a result, the bananas that most people eat today are very different than the bananas that everyone ate before the second world war. Learn more about bananas, and why your grandparents didn’t eat the same kind, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Newspapers.com Newspapers.com is like a time machine. Dive into their extensive online archives to explore history as it happened. With over 800 million digitized newspaper pages spanning three centuries, Newspapers.com provides an unparalleled gateway to the past, with papers from the US, UK, Canada, Australia and beyond. Use the code “EverythingEverywhere” at checkout to get 20% off a publisher extra subscription at newspapers.com. Noom Noom is not just another diet or fitness app. It’s a comprehensive lifestyle program designed to empower you to make lasting changes and achieve your health goals. With Noom, you’ll embark on a personalized journey that considers your unique needs, preferences, and challenges. Their innovative approach combines cutting-edge technology with the support of a dedicated team of experts, including registered dietitians, nutritionists, and behavior change specialists. Noom’s changing how the world thinks about weight loss. Go to noom.com to sign up for your trial today! Rocket Money Rocket Money is a personal finance app that finds and cancels your unwanted subscriptions, monitors your spending, and helps you lower your bills—all in one place. It will quickly and easily find your subscriptions for you –and for any you don’t want to pay for anymore, just hit “cancel,” and Rocket Money will cancel it for you. It’s that easy. Stop throwing your money away. Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expenses the easy way – by going to RocketMoney.com/daily Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Marginal Revolution (Encore)

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23 Jun 202412min

The French Foreign Legion

The French Foreign Legion

A popular topic of films has been the French Foreign Legion.  The French Foreign Legion was supposed to be an organization where someone could get a new identity and a new start on life, even if they ...

22 Jun 202414min

The Domestication of Cats (Encore)

The Domestication of Cats (Encore)

Dogs and cats are both domesticated, four-legged, fur-bearing mammals.  Beyond that, they really don’t have much in common. One of the things that they don’t have in common is how they wound up in the...

21 Jun 202413min

The History of Skyscrapers

The History of Skyscrapers

If you were to pick a single visible icon to represent the 20th century, it would probably be the skyscraper.  Skyscrapers didn’t really even exist before the 20th century, but by the end of the centu...

20 Jun 202414min

The Moon

The Moon

About 384,400 km or 238,900 miles above the surface of the Earth is our planet's only natural satellite, The Moon.  Every culture and civilization on the planet has had the moon play a role in its leg...

19 Jun 202414min

Phillip II of Macedon

Phillip II of Macedon

Alexander the Great was one of the most famous people from the ancient world.  He defeated a vastly larger Persian Empire and conquered everything from Egypt to India.  Yet, what Alexander achieved wo...

18 Jun 202414min

Charles Ponzi and His Scheme (Encore)

Charles Ponzi and His Scheme (Encore)

In January 1920, an Italian American businessman in Boston started a new company. In order to raise money, he took $100 investments from 18 people and offered them a fabulous return on their money in ...

17 Jun 202414min

The Danube River

The Danube River

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