This week we deep dive into how an obsessive Irish mechanic changed the world of tractors after a handshake deal with Henry Ford and how in the early 2000s, the Thai government embarked on a mission of gastrodiplomacy by helping Thai restaurants proliferate around the world. A listener voice memo tells the story of an old Serbo-Romanian woman who poisoned people in hundreds.
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Episode Tabs:
The Life and Legacy of Harry Ferguson
https://www.ulstertransportmuseum.org/guest-blog/life-and-legacy-harry-ferguson
You Think You Understand Thai Culture Because You Eat at Thai Restaurants? Think Again
https://www.foodandwine.com/why-are-there-so-many-thai-restaurants-7104115
Listener Tabs:
Nettle Eaters Chomp in Revived World Championships
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6152l8z20o
Baba Anujka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Anujka
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