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Fruit d'État

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United Fruit Company
CIA
Guatemala
Guatemalan Coup
1954 Guatemalan Coup
Sam Zemuri
Guatemalan Civil War
Jacobo Árbenz
Arevalo

The Unbelievable Story of the 1954 CIA-Sponsored Guatemalan Coup.An original podcast docuseries featuring New York Times bestselling author Stephen Kinzer.Forget oil. In 1954, it was all about bananas.Against the backdrop of the Cold War, US corporate interests and the fear of communism in Latin America set the stage for one of the most disastrous regime change operations in CIA history, plunging ... more

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Episode 5. The political instability caused by the 1954 CIA-sponsored coup leads to a 36-year-long civil war that ends in genocide.

Forget oil. In 1954, it was all about bananas.

Against the backdrop of the Cold War, US corporate interests and the ... more

Episode 4. With the blessing of President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon, CIA director Allen Dulles officially launches Operation Success, a plan to overthrow the democratically elected government of Jacobo Arbenz in Guatemala and replace him wi... more

Episode 3. A propaganda campaign designed by Sigmund Freud’s nephew, Edward Bernays, paints Guatemala as a communist stronghold in desperate need to be liberated, a narrative the American people are all too receptive to in the 1950s.

Forget oil. In ... more

Episode 2. Newly elected Jacobo Árbenz threatens the margins of United Fruit Company’s CEO: Sam, the Banana Man, the uncrowned king of Central America.

Forget oil. In 1954, it was all about bananas.

Against the backdrop of the Cold War, US corporat... more

Episode 1. The Guatemalan spring of 1944 ushers in hope, with the election of Juan José Arévalo, the country’s first democratically elected President.

Forget oil. In 1954, it was all about bananas.

Against the backdrop of the Cold War, US corporate... more

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Stephen Kinzer
New York Times bestselling author and historian featured in excerpts
Author of Bitter Fruit
Episode: 5. Aftermath of a Bloody Bloodless Coup
Tommie Sue Montgomery
Author, professor and researcher of politics and Latin American studies
Independent scholar/author
Episode: 5. Aftermath of a Bloody Bloodless Coup
Rachel Nolan
Journalist, historian and professor
Independent researcher
Episode: 5. Aftermath of a Bloody Bloodless Coup
Richard Nuccio
Author and professor, former senior advisor in Western Hemisphere affairs
Clinton administration advisory
Episode: 5. Aftermath of a Bloody Bloodless Coup
Joseph Wippl
Professor and author
Boston University
Episode: 5. Aftermath of a Bloody Bloodless Coup

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Todd Bjurstrom
Narrator and host of Fruit d'État

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A history-focused docuseries that traces a pivotal CIA-backed coup in the 1950s Central America through archival narration, interviews with historians, and firsthand policy perspectives. Episodes examine how United Fruit Company interests, Cold War anxieties, and U.S. foreign policy converged to topple a democratically elected government, unleash long-lasting civil conflict, and reshape regional politics. Noteworthy strengths include vivid storytelling that blends biographical threads (business magnates, operatives, and diplomats) with geopolitical analysis, and recurring emphasis on the human costs of intervention. The show likely appeals to listeners who enjoy rigorous historical context, critical examinations of power and propaganda, and... more

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