Fertilizer (Brown Gold)

15/03/2024 36 min Episodio 125
Fertilizer (Brown Gold)

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Episode Synopsis

As people prep their gardens for spring, we explore the history of fertilizer and how this poop based resource has been a source of conflict for centuries.
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Music: 
Intro and Outro Derived from:
"Barroom Ballet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Transition Music:
"A Gentleman" by Podington Bear
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_fertilizer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Pacific
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_soil#:~:text=the%20local%20markets%22.-,Mexico%20and%20Central%20America,feces%20to%20fertilize%20their%20crops.
https://daily.jstor.org/a-history-of-human-waste-as-fertilizer/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuse_of_human_excreta
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/03/23/your-poop-could-be-a-literal-goldmine-of-precious-metals/