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Listen "#35 Sour Sunshine: Rituals of the Star Fruit"
Episode Synopsis
Native to Southeast Asia and steeped in folklore, politics, and paradox, the star fruit (carambola) reveals its five-pointed layers: from colonial trade routes to modern wellness trends, from Filipino political insults to Vietnamese folktales, from ancestral remedies to neurotoxic caution.
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