Banana republic
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Sep 21, 2026
John GreenHOST
dollar diplomacy was probably more effective, but it seemed weak to many people in contrast to Roosevelt's strategy of send all the troops right now.
John GreenHOST
Thanks Thought Bubble, I wore my Banana Republic shirt just for this occasion.
John GreenHOST
So we've discussed Roosevelt and Taft's foreign policy, let's move on to Wilson, who was of course an isolationist.
John GreenHOST
No, Woodrow Wilson, okay.
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following the Spanish-American War of 1898, often supporting dictatorial governments that allowed US companies to control the trade in key commodities like coffee, sugar, and bananas.
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The origins of the term, Banana Republic.
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These geopolitical and economic circumstances were the background against which Guevara's political views evolved as a young man.
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Guevara's awareness of the poverty of Latin America was forged in his youth through direct experience of other countries.
speaker_14UNKNOWN
Goddammit.
speaker_14UNKNOWN
You think you're in some banana republic? All that scumbag money won't do you a bit of good here.
Robert DaviSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Very good.
Robert DaviSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But I think I'm gonna be home soon, eh?
Harry PickupPANELIST
Sanchez surely can't be that powerful in Colombia or, or something.
Harry PickupPANELIST
So-
Tom PickupHOST
Banana Republic
Harry PickupPANELIST
... yeah.
speaker_15SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
God damn it.
speaker_15SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You think you're in some banana republic? All that scumbag money won't do you a bit of good here.
speaker_15SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Very good.
speaker_15SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But I think I'm gonna be home soon, eh? Why,
Harry PickupHOST
If it was to say it was Colombia, it would feel a bit like, well, he can't quite...
Harry PickupHOST
Sanchez surely can't be that powerful in Colombia or something.
Harry PickupHOST
Banana Republic.
Harry PickupHOST
Yeah, yeah.
Ryan BridgeHOST
Have a listen.
Nicola WillisGUEST
Is this Banana Republic stuff, Catherine?
Catherine BairdSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It seriously is, you know.
Catherine BairdSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We're starting to look a bit like Venezuela.
Neville MehraGUEST
So we are not a search and rescue insurance, and we're also not evacuating you because of political unrest.
Neville MehraGUEST
There are some insurance products out there that are designed for, I don't know, Coca-Cola executive travels to Banana Republic country, suddenly the government goes down and everybody's rioting and he wants a private jet out of the country.
Neville MehraGUEST
That's not your audience and not what we offer, just to be clear.
Neville MehraGUEST
What we focus on is health.
Don McDonaldHOST
Not even close.
Don McDonaldHOST
And it's unlikely, unlikely, I can't say it's impossible, that, you know, we go Banana Republic and Argentinian bond on the rest of the world.
Tom CockHOST
You never gave me the rate.
Don McDonaldHOST
But I think it's unlikely.
Catherine BeardGUEST
In fact, it might increase costs, uh, because you have to remember we've got, uh, a very big country with a very small population, um, a lot of territory to cover, and if you're just duplicating systems, you're actually just adding costs into the system.
Ryan BridgeHOST
Is this banana republic stuff, Catherine?
Catherine BeardGUEST
It seriously is.
Catherine BeardGUEST
You know, we're starting to look a bit like Venezuela because you've got a lot of the political parties, uh, falling over themselves to make these sort of announcements.
Ryan BridgeHOST
Mm.
Mike HoskingGUEST
It's got a very, very third world f- feel about it.
Ryan BridgeHOST
Uh, Banana Republic.
Mike HoskingGUEST
Banana Republic about it.
Catherine BeardGUEST
In fact, it might increase costs because you have to remember we've got A very big country with a very small population, a lot of territory to cover, and if you're just duplicating systems, you're actually just adding cost into the system.
Ryan BridgeHOST
Is this Banana Republic stuff, Catherine?
Catherine BeardGUEST
It seriously is.
Catherine BeardGUEST
We're starting to look a bit like Venezuela because you've got a lot of the political parties falling over themselves to make these sort of announcements, and it's not just confined to supermarkets, frankly.
Catherine BeardGUEST
In fact, it might increase costs because you have to remember we've got a very big country with a very small population, a lot of territory to cover, and if you're just duplicating systems, you're actually just adding costs into the system.
Ryan BridgeHOST
Is this Banana Republic stuff, Catherine?
Catherine BeardGUEST
It seriously is.
Catherine BeardGUEST
We're starting to look a bit like Venezuela because you've got a lot of the political parties falling over themselves to make these sort of announcements.
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