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Blood Diamond / Blood Chocolate
FromPower Corrupts
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Length:
59 minutes
Released:
Jul 4, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Why are countries that are rich in natural resources so often poor and war-torn? You’ve probably heard of blood diamonds, but what about blood vanilla, blood microchips, or blood chocolate? How are rebels and terrorists funding themselves with watermelons and wheat? We crisscross the globe from Papua New Guinea to Madagascar to find out. ---- Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer and sound editor is George McDonagh.
Released:
Jul 4, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (47)
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