50. Is the history of sugar all sweet?

12/06/21 • 19 min

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Following the origins of sugar takes us around the world, through 10,000 years of sweet but sticky history. Sugar was like oil or gold for a while - so in-demand that people in power got greedy and the powerless suffered as slavery expanded.

On the sweeter side, listen out for Dad’s best bad Dad jokes yet! Do let us know (via Facebook/Twitter/Instagram) why it is particularly Norwegians who like to put sugar on their pillow – and listen all the way to the outtakes for bonus jokes!

How are some questions to see how well you understood today’s episode:

Which country near Australia is where we think sugar cane first grew?
Which Persian leader discovered sugar in India and then kept how it was made a secret?
Who took sugar to America in the 1590s?
Who invented marzipan?
Explain what impact sugar had on slavery
Why do you think Olaudah Equiano is famous?

Read industry reviews of Dad’s World War II novels, A Chance Kill and The Slightest Chance, at paulletters.com. Available on Kindle, as well as in paperback. Dad’s first wartime novel, A Chance Kill, is a love-story/thriller based on real events in Poland, Paris, London and Prague. The Slightest Chance follows the remarkable true story of the only escape from Japanese imprisonment by a Western woman during World War II.

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How are some questions to see how well you understood today’s episode:

Which country near Australia is where we think sugar cane first grew?
Which Persian leader discovered sugar in India and then kept how it was made a secret?
Who took sugar to America in the 1590s?
Who invented marzipan?
Explain what impact sugar had on slavery
Why do you think Olaudah Equiano is famous?

Please rate and review us wherever you get podcasts. And share our podcast on social media and recommend it to friends – that's how we'll keep going.

Podcast cover art by Molly Austin

All instrumental music is from https://filmmusic.io and composed by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Veterans Day Special Re-release

Why poppies? What’s the Last Post? [HINT: it’s nothing to do with sending mail before Christmas!] Why keep remembering a battle your side loses? What does ANZAC mean?

This re-release of a special extended episode is a lot more serious than our usual fun-filled shows, but there’s lots to learn for kids and adults! We talk to veterans about Veterans Day/Remembrance Day/ANZAC Day.

We go to an ANZAC service in Australia, where World War One is particularly remembered. Then we go to Hong Kong, which was invaded during World War Two, so remembrance there focuses on that era. We then return to Australia for our interview with Major Matina Jewell.

If you know a teacher who could use this episode, please share it with them – and with any other friends.

We are grateful to Lindisfarne Anglican College for allowing us to visit their ANZAC assembly, and thanks go to their special guest, Major Matina Jewell (retired). Recurring at points throughout this episode is the sound of Lindisfarne’s School Marching Band, led by Mr. Dale Norton. And thank you, retired Sergeant Kelvin Fawcett.

LISTEN HERE

Questions for after you’ve listened:

1. What does A-N-Z-A-C – ANZAC -- stand for?

2. Why is November 11 an important date for remembering people from wars?

3. What happened at Gallipoli in WWI?

4. What is the Last Post?

5. Which country is the Menin Gate in?

6. What colour are poppies?

7. Who wrote the poem ‘In Flanders Fields’?

8. Why is it important to remember people who died in wars?

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51. The Best Dad (and Me) Jokes Ever!

Dad & Me Love History presents a New Year Special Episode, where we go back through the archives and play you highlights from our original recordings of Dad (& Me) jokes, from Ancient Romans to African Moors to the invention of cars! This includes some previously unpublished material.

Read industry reviews of Dad’s World War II novels, A Chance Kill and The Slightest Chance, at paulletters.com. Available as e-books, as well as in paperback. Dad’s first wartime novel, A Chance Kill, is a love-story/thriller based on real events in Poland, Paris, London and Prague. The Slightest Chance follows the remarkable true story of the only escape from Japanese imprisonment by a Western woman during World War II.

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All instrumental music is from https://filmmusic.io and composed by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)