Freakonomics radio: The Most Interesting Fruit in the World (Ep. 375)

22/10/2025 41 min Temporada 4

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From Freakonomics radio:The banana used to be a luxury good. Now it’s the most popular fruit in the U.S. and elsewhere. But the production efficiencies that made it so cheap have also made it vulnerable to a deadly fungus that may wipe out the one variety most of us eat. Scientists do have a way to save it — but will Big Banana let them?