It wasn't about Bananas in 1954...

About this episode

Courtney discusses the 1954 Guatemalan coup and the United States' involvement in it.

Courtney tells Jennifer about the 1954 Guatemalan coup and how the United States’ was involved…Spoiler alert…They weren’t great. Let’s be honest, 2026 is shaping up to be a real doozy…why not start it out with an informational podcast about the history of United States corruption? Remember, knowledge is power and reading is resistance. Tune in to learn how the United States used bananas as an excuse 72 years ago and how they’re using cocaine as an excuse now. Get full access to @milf4books with Court & Jen at milf4books.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Hosts: Courtney, Jennifer

Topics covered

• Guatemalan coup
• US involvement
• historical corruption
• knowledge as power
• reading as resistance

Keywords

• Guatemalan coup
• United States
• corruption
• bananas
• cocaine
• history
• knowledge
• resistance

Mentioned in this episode

Products: bananas, cocaine

Places: Guatemala, United States

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