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Episode 30: Nauru

Episode 30: Nauru

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In an episode unofficially titled "Blood, Sweat and Phosphate", Kate learns about Nauru, the world's hunger for Phosphate, and what happens when you mine an entire island nation while also trying to use it as a strategic base in WWII.

Coconut Mousse recipe: https://www.internationalcuisine.com/nauru-coconut-mousse/

Great Frigate Bird picture: https://everywherewild.com/great-frigatebird-vs-magnificent-frigatebird/

Anthem versions assessed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jtrp7fyBHs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGqCed8rfPM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOud3DpsDE0

Main sources used:
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/dark-history-nauru/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-15433901

https://www.britannica.com/place/Nauru/History

https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/5104011.pdf

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/24/australia-signs-deal-with-nauru-to-keep-asylum-seeker-detention-centre-open-indefinitely

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