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Historias Unknown

Historias Unknown

By: Carmen & Cristina
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 Obscure Latin American history, capitalism and corruption. Each week, your hosts (and twins) Carmen and Cristina, will tell each other a story about Latino/Latine history, capitalism or corruption and sometimes all three. Episodes every Thursday.

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  • The Shady History of Nestle in Latin America Part Two

    The Shady History of Nestle in Latin America Part Two
    Jul 31 2025
    In the 1970s, the Nestle infant formula controversy came to light. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the infant formula "scandal" (as in babies died), due to shady marketing practices. A lot of these infant deaths happened in Latin America and the rest of the global south. But first, the history of Nestle, starting with Henri Nestle and a bit about the history of formula. But these practices did not really come to an end. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/Want ad free episodes? And weekly bonus episodes? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcastBy joining, you can help Historias Unknown donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org thata has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increeaing ICE raids in LA country, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramFollow on social media:Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknownMusic Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by NeffexSources: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2019-06-13/baby-formula-companies-targeted-low-income-moms-in peru#:~:text=LIMA%2C%20Peru%20%E2%80%94%20Producers%20of%20baby,according%20to%20a%20new%20study.https://www.just-food.com/news/nestle-accused-of-double-standards-over-sugar-in-baby-formula-cereals/?cf-viewhttps://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/mexico-coffee-farmers-accuse-nestl%C3%A9-of-a-ruthless-purchasing-policy-they-cant-afford-basic-needs-response-from-nestl%C3%A9/https://www.ecchr.eu/en/case/nestle-precedent-case-murder-of-trade-unionist-romero-in-colombia/https://www.parents.com/nestle-s-sugar-scandal-troubles-black-and-brown-parents-8637024https://stories.publiceye.ch/nestle-babies/https://stories.publiceye.ch/nestle-coffee/https://www.4c-services.org/about/what-is-4c/https://stories.publiceye.ch/modern-slavery-coffee/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.
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    56 mins
  • The Shady History of Nestle in Latin America (and the global south) Part One

    The Shady History of Nestle in Latin America (and the global south) Part One
    Jul 24 2025
    In the 1970s, the Nestle infant formula controversy came to light. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the infant formula "scandal" (as in babies died), due to shady marketing practices. A lot of these infant deaths happened in Latin America and the rest of the global south. But first, the history of Nestle, starting with Henri Nestle and a bit about the history of formula. Part two will include how these practices have continued in Peru and more.If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/Want ad free episodes? And weekly bonus episodes? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcastBy joining, you can help Historias Unknown donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org thata has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increeaing ICE raids in LA country, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramFollow on social media:Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknownMusic Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by NeffexSources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_of_Nestl%C3%A9#Baby_formula_marketinghttps://utopia.org/guide/crime-controversy-nestles-5-biggest-scandals-explainedhttps://voxdev.org/topic/health/deadly-toll-marketing-infant-formula-low-and-middle-income-countrieshttps://globalcapitalism.history.ox.ac.uk/files/case12-nestlescorporatereputationpdf-1https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/feb/01/nestle-under-fire-for-marketing-claims-on-baby-milk-formulashttps://bhr.stern.nyu.edu/quick-take/why-global-companies-need-to-do-more-than-merely-comply-with-local-law/http://archive.babymilkaction.org/pdfs/babykiller.pdfhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-05-19-mn-2981-story.htmlhttps://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/mgt4880nestle/2013/04/20/nestle-the-baby-killer/https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/nestle-baby-milk-scandal-food-industry-standardshttps://www.contemporarypediatrics.com/view/concise-history-infant-formula-twists-and-turns-includedhttps://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/06/magazine/the-controversy-over-infant-formula.html?pagewanted=allhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9#Baby_formula_marketinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Nestl%C3%A9https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justus_von_Liebig#Major_worksBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.
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    42 mins
  • A Brief History of Los Chicago Boys in Chile (and Latin America)

    A Brief History of Los Chicago Boys in Chile (and Latin America)
    Jul 17 2025
    On September 11, 1973, a coup overthrew the democratically elected Chilean president, Salvador Allende. This marked the beginning of the Pinochet dictatorship and up to that date, Los Chicago Boys wrote out the 500 page plan that became known as the brick. The economic plan for the new regime. Then throughout the dictatorship, Pinochet elevated Chicago boys to higher positons. But who were they, how did it start? In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the Chicago Boys, the School of Chicago and their ties to right wing dictatorships in Latin America.

    If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/

    Want ad free episodes? And weekly bonus episodes? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast

    Follow on social media:

    Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/

    Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown

    Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex

    Sources:

    The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Boys
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_school_of_economics
    https://www.promarket.org/2021/09/12/chicago-boys-chile-friedman-neoliberalism/
    https://americasquarterly.org/article/fifty-years-on-the-chicago-boys-remain-difficult-to-discuss/
    https://thebeautifultruth.org/the-basics/what-is-the-friedman-doctrine/
    https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2014/09/basics.htm
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Friedman
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_therapy_(economics)

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    45 mins
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