Recap
In this episode we learn about the history of nutmeg and the Banda Islands in Indonesia. Per usual, white people show up and ruin everything. Unlike most of our stories, however, there’s a somewhat happy ending.
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BANDA NAIRA, MALUKU, INDONESIA – 1994/10/01: Banda Naira locals dress up and set off in a traditional “Kora Kora” war canoe to greet a small cruise liner that has come to visit the quiet, but historically rich Spice Islands. Centuries ago the Portuguese, Dutch and British colonial powers fought wars over the aromatic wealth of these tiny islands.. (Photo by Peter Charlesworth/LightRocket via Getty Images)