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Big Sugar Episode 1: Welcome to Blood, Sweat and Tears

Big Sugar Episode 1: Welcome to Blood, Sweat and Tears

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Big Sugar Episode 1: Welcome to Blood, Sweat and Tears

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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Jun 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Meet Victor and Selvin, who initially feel lucky to travel from Jamaica to Florida to cut sugarcane. The experiences of cane cutters like them lead two ambitious journalists to try and uncover the devastating truth about the labor supporting the American sugar industry.See omny.fm/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jun 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (27)

Come explore the secretive, multi-billion dollar sugar industry and the epic court battle that exposes how sugar is grown, cultivated and sold. Big Sugar is a deep dive into the inner workings of the industry. Hear firsthand from the workers, lawyers and journalists exposing the lies, exploitation and ultimately the truth. We travel from the Oval Office to the nightclubs of Havana to the sugarcane fields of Florida. This is a story of our time, an untold story that focuses on human rights, lobbying, nutrition and the environment. Hosted by Celeste Headlee.