The Lewellings: On The Oregon Trail (Part 2)
What kind of person looks at the treacherous Oregon Trail and says, “You know what would make this even harder? Let’s drag 700 fruit trees with us”?In this episode, John and Patrick continue the epic ...
22 Juli 202553min
The Lewellings: Nurserymen Abolitionists (Part 1)
How did a quiet Quaker family from North Carolina - devout, disciplined, and disinclined to dance - go on to revolutionize the fruit industry of the American West? Who were the Lewellings, and how did...
15 Juli 202552min
The Sullivan Expedition: Genocide and War on Native Crops
In the shadow of revolution, a campaign of quiet devastation unfolded. While Washington’s Continental Army fought British redcoats along the eastern seaboard, a very different war was being waged in t...
8 Juli 202559min
The Fascist Origins of Organics
The rise of the organic movement is often remembered as a peaceful revolution - a return to the earth, to purity, to harmony with nature. But its true origins tell a far darker tale. Born not in the f...
1 Juli 202555min
Fruitful Flags (Livestream)
From the sun-soaked pineapple fields of Puerto Rico to the grapevines that shaped Puritan Connecticut, from Madrid’s legendary El Oso y el Madroño to Grenada’s fragrant nutmeg empire, symbols of fresh...
24 Juni 202549min
The History of Pineapples (Part 2)
The pineapple may have begun as a rare curiosity from the tropics, but by the 18th century, it had become a symbol of imperial power, elite refinement, and national rivalry. In this second and final p...
17 Juni 20251h 6min
The History of Pineapples (Part 1)
The pineapple - today a familiar tropical fruit, boxed in lunch kits and blended in cocktails - was once the most exotic and awe-inspiring delicacy known to Europeans. Its journey from the hands of In...
10 Juni 202556min
The History of U.S. Tariffs Through the Eyes of Fresh Produce
Tariffs might seem like dusty matters for economists, but their effects on fresh produce have been anything but dry. In this episode, John and Patrick trace the surprising - and at times surreal - imp...
3 Juni 202550min
