006 - The Spice Race: How Nutmeg Shaped Empires and Sparked Genocide copertina

006 - The Spice Race: How Nutmeg Shaped Empires and Sparked Genocide

006 - The Spice Race: How Nutmeg Shaped Empires and Sparked Genocide

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In the 17th century, a handful of nutmeg was worth more than its weight in gold. This episode tracks the bloody scramble for the Banda Islands, the world's only source of the spice. The Dutch East India Company waged a war of extermination to create a monopoly, reshaping global trade and finance. You'll hear how commodity lust led to one of colonialism's earliest atrocities, and how a single flavoring agent funded stock exchanges, built navies, and justified unspeakable violence. It's a stark lesson in how appetite can build and destroy worlds.
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