Most heists target gold, jewels or cash. This one targeted illegal seeds. As the British established their sprawling empire across the subcontinent and beyond, they encountered a formidable adversary — malaria. There was a cure — the bark of the Andean cinchona tree. The only problem? The Dutch and the French were also looking to corner the market in cinchona. And the trees themselves were under threat.
This week on 99pi, we feature a story from Stuff the British Stole, a co-production of ABC Australia and CBC Podcasts. So "grab a gin and tonic and come with us to hear how a botanical empire took off — and gave birth to a quintessential cocktail."
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Model Organism
Full Spectrum
A Field Guide to Water
War, Famine, Pestilence, and Design
The Book of Tasty and Healthy Food
The Lows of High Tech
Hanko
Stuff the British Stole
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Katie Mingle's Right to Roam
Flag Days: The Red, the Black & the Green
Flag Days: Good Luck, True South
The Clinch
Pipe Dreams
Matters of Time
Tanz Tanz Revolution
Abandoned Ships
Curb Cuts (Repeat)
La Brega in Levittown
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