330 - Fordlandia: Henry Ford's Failed Utopia (with Cass Paige)

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Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins & Dave Warneke

Fact, History, Facts, Comedy

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🗓️ 16 February 2022

⏱️ 106 minutes

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Summary

In the 1920s Henry Ford was one of the richest and most famous people in the world when he decided to set up the "perfect" city in the middle of the Amazon in Brazil. What could go wrong? Everything....

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/aug/19/lost-cities-10-fordlandia-failure-henry-ford-amazon

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/20/world/americas/deep-in-brazils-amazon-exploring-the-ruins-of-fords-fantasyland.html?auth=login-email&login=email

https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/books/review/Macintyre-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

https://www.damninteresting.com/the-ruins-of-fordlandia/

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105068620

https://www.amazon.com/Fordlandia-Henry-Fords-Forgotten-Jungle/dp/0312429622

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/henryford-antisemitism/

https://www.britannica.com/science/rubber-chemical-compound

https://www.al.com/living/2013/01/post_89.html

https://connecticuthistory.org/charles-goodyear-and-the-vulcanization-of-rubber/#:~:text=Even%20Goodyear's%20success%20was%20short,in%201860%2C%20%24200%2C000%20in%20debt.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, just a few letting you know that I'm doing a live book cheat podcast in Melbourne
0:05.3	this Saturday, December 10, 2022.
0:08.7	It's our Christmas special with special guests Nick Mason and Naomi Higgins.
0:13.1	Gonna be a lot of fun and you can get tickets at doogawonpod.com.
0:17.5	Place the code Christmas for 20% off.
0:31.7	Hello and welcome to another episode of doogawon.com.
0:34.9	My name is Dave Warnocky and there's always a few Matt Stewart.
0:38.2	Hey Dave, sorry I forgot where we were for a second.
0:42.8	I forgot that I wasn't just sitting and watching and enjoying.
0:46.8	Joining us this week is our friend Cass Payne.
0:50.1	Woo!
0:51.1	Wow, Cass, how are you?
0:52.4	I'm good, I'm ready to double my joy.
0:54.8	That's right, I mean we had you on the show last week.
0:57.5	We spoke about a horrific car accident.
1:00.0	Can we bring the joy again this week?
1:02.6	Yeah, well Cass, welcome back on the show.
1:06.2	You are playing for the Jack Potter prize which is double knowledge and yeah, well.
1:11.4	I'm feeling pretty confident I got to say.
1:13.1	I'm looking forward to seeing how you go before we get on to the game show.
1:17.2	Okay, my report this week, Dave, you were going to tell our dear listeners about like an
1:22.0	actual game show.
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