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Historias Unknown
Hosted by Carmen & Cristina · EN
Obscure Latin American history, capitalism and corruption. Each week, your hosts (and twins) Carmen and Cristina, will tell each other a story about Latino/Latine history, capitalism or corruption and sometimes all three. Episodes every Thursday.
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A Brief History of Los Chicago Boys in Chile (and Latin America)
Jul 17, 202500:44:46Tap to summarizeOn September 11, 1973, a coup overthrew the democratically elected Chilean president, Salvador Allende. This marked the beginning of the Pinochet dictatorship and up to that date, Los Chicago Boys wrote out the 500 page plan that became known as the brick. The economic plan for the new regime. Then throughout the dictatorship, Pinochet elevated Chicago boys to higher positons. But who were they, how did it start? In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the Chicago Boys, the School of Chicago and their ties to right wing dictatorships in Latin America.If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/Want ad free episodes? And weekly bonus episodes? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcastFollow on social media:Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknownMusic Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by NeffexSources: The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Kleinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Boyshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_school_of_economicshttps://www.promarket.org/2021/09/12/chicago-boys-chile-friedman-neoliberalism/https://americasquarterly.org/article/fifty-years-on-the-chicago-boys-remain-difficult-to-discuss/https://thebeautifultruth.org/the-basics/what-is-the-friedman-doctrine/https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2014/09/basics.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Friedmanhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_therapy_(economics)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.
Transcribe →Bitter Cup of Coffee: Coffee & Capitalism in Guatemala and El Salvador
May 5, 2022Tap to summarizeFor many, coffee is a staple in every day life, but few know of the dark history involved in the creation of the coffee industry in the Americas. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the history of the coffee industry. A history that includes enslaved labor, stealing land from indigenous people and lots of blood.If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/Music credits- Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEXBossa In My Heart- SergeQuadradoShow notes: https://www.historiasunknown.com/blog/the-history-of-coffee-in-guatemala-and-el-salvador/Sources:Coffeeland One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug By Augustine Sedgewick · 2020https://theconversation.com/the-dark-side-of-coffee-an-unequal-social-and-environmental-exchange-46838https://fairworldproject.org/starbucks-has-a-slave-labor-problem/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decree_900\ https://edisciplinas.usp.br/pluginfile.php/4413555/mod_resource/content/1/TXT%2012%20William%20Gervase%20Clarence-Smith%2C%20Steven%20Topik%20-%20The%20Global%20Coffee%20Economy%20in%20Africa%2C%20Asia%2C%20and%20Latin%20America%2C%201500-1989%20%282003%29-211-228.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_coffee#Americashttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Matanzahttps://www.spectator.co.uk/article/would-you-kill-for-a-cup-of-coffeeMentioned in this episode: Roe v wade prerollFor more information visit: https://choice.crd.co/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.
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