June 13, 2023 • 2 mins
Join host Celeste Headlee for a deep dive into the inner workings of the multi-billion dollar sugar industry.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Lies, exploitation, and the American dream turned nightmare. This is
Big Sugar, a deep dive into the inner workings of
the sugar industry. I'm Celeste Hedley, and in a new podcast,
I'm investigating a true crime story like no other about
the men who risked their lives to cut sugarcane. The
(00:22):
case lasted twenty five years, but the fight isn't over.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
It's like bearing witness to a crime. Welcome to ploot
certain tears.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
In Big Sugar from iHeartMedia, Imagine Audio and the teams
at Weekday Fun and Novel, I ask who really profits
from sugar. That's a big house. I mean it looks
like a hotel. They have boatloads of money. I'll unravel
a decades long fight to get justice. I felt ashamed
(00:53):
as an American.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
How is this even possible legally?
Speaker 2 (00:58):
If they were right, then these workers were owed tens
of millions of dollars next for wages.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
I'll find out what people will sacrifice to pursue truth
and justice. Boxes and boxes and boxes of records. His
life has sort of fallen apart. Along the way, I'll
discover the hidden cost of our sugar addiction.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
The black smoke is pouring out of one portion of
the field, which is actively on fire.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
They're using the Everglades as an industry toilet.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
You work, you like sleeve, You work, you like sleeve.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
And the links people will go to hide it.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
The sugar lobby is one of the most powerful lobbies
in the country.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Maybe it actually was a conspiracy.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
If you can get the president on the phone while
he is breaking up with his girlfriend, you've got a
lot of clout.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
Listen to Big Sugar starting June twentieth on the iHeartRadio app,
Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Lies, exploitation, and the American dream turned nightmare. This is
Big Sugar, a deep dive into the inner workings of
the sugar industry. I'm Celeste Hedley, and in a new podcast,
I'm investigating a true crime story like no other about
the men who risked their lives to cut sugarcane. The
(00:22):
case lasted twenty five years, but the fight isn't over.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
It's like bearing witness to a crime. Welcome to ploot
certain tears.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
In Big Sugar from iHeartMedia, Imagine Audio and the teams
at Weekday Fun and Novel, I ask who really profits
from sugar. That's a big house. I mean it looks
like a hotel. They have boatloads of money. I'll unravel
a decades long fight to get justice. I felt ashamed
(00:53):
as an American.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
How is this even possible legally?
Speaker 2 (00:58):
If they were right, then these workers were owed tens
of millions of dollars next for wages.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
I'll find out what people will sacrifice to pursue truth
and justice. Boxes and boxes and boxes of records. His
life has sort of fallen apart. Along the way, I'll
discover the hidden cost of our sugar addiction.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
The black smoke is pouring out of one portion of
the field, which is actively on fire.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
They're using the Everglades as an industry toilet.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
You work, you like sleeve, You work, you like sleeve.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
And the links people will go to hide it.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
The sugar lobby is one of the most powerful lobbies
in the country.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Maybe it actually was a conspiracy.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
If you can get the president on the phone while
he is breaking up with his girlfriend, you've got a
lot of clout.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
Listen to Big Sugar starting June twentieth on the iHeartRadio app,
Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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