Peak Sand (classic)

Planet Money

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4.6 • 29.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2022

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Sand. It's in buildings, windows, your cell phone. But there isn't enough in the world for everyone. And that's created a dangerous black market.

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0:00.0	This is Planet Money from NPR.
0:03.4	Hey, it's everyone's Alice.
0:07.2	Today we have a Planet Money Classic episode for you from 2018.
0:12.2	It is a heist story that involves an unexpected treasure.
0:17.4	There's this rustic little beach town in northern Jamaica.
0:24.0	One reggae bar on the beach with a tin roof.
0:26.9	When the tropical rain comes out of nowhere, everyone runs into this bar.
0:31.8	A self-described rustaman is in their singing reggae, calling everyone girlfriend.
0:36.9	Girlfriend.
0:37.9	From the very first time I blessed my eyes on you girl.
0:43.2	It's not the kind of beach town that tourists walk to.
0:46.0	This is a local beach.
0:47.7	Okay, it's called Silver Sands.
0:51.7	It's because it's white glyphrine sand against blue waters.
0:59.9	Sandra James loves this water.
1:02.3	Oh, leave on the beach, water girl.
1:05.0	The waves just calmed you.
1:08.5	But Sandra feels protective very specifically of that white glistening sand because everyone
1:17.3	seems to want it.
1:19.0	It happens a lot in this area.
1:21.4	Sand, theft.
1:23.4	Sand theft.
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