Underground Aams Trade Part 2 (via America's Test Kitchen)

See Something Say Something

Ahmed Ali Akbar

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 550 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

This month, we're sharing with you part two Ahmed's reporting for America's Test Kitchen where he followed the Pakistani mango trade in the United States. The story first started on SSSS and eventually moved to ATK's PROOF podcast. Find more info on PROOF here: https://www.americastestkitchen.com/proof.

"In part two of this investigation, reporter Ahmed Ali Akbar explores the underbelly of the secretive mango distribution industry. He uncovers the historical and economic reasons that importing mangoes from Pakistan has been so difficult — from regulation to irradiation. And he finally traces product to supplier."

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0:00.0	Hey everyone.
0:02.0	Ahmend Mublsey here.
0:04.0	I work behind the scenes on See Something, Say Something.
0:06.0	Very excited for you to hear episode two of Ahmed's deep dive into the Pakistani
0:10.0	mango trade in the US.
0:11.0	If you haven't listened to the previous episode, part one of this story, go back and check it out.
0:16.0	The series was originally reported for America's Test Kitchens Proof podcast, which tells the unknown backstories of what we eat and drink. If you love these episodes, you will love Proof, so make
0:25.1	sure you subscribe. A few reminders for you before we start the show. First, we're working on a
0:30.2	collaboration called M-Train with Brick, that's B-R-I-C, which is an incredible organization focused
0:36.6	on cultural programming in New York.
0:39.1	M-Train is a six-part audio series that explores different facets of Muslim life, culture, and
0:43.5	diversity in New York City.
0:44.9	Those episodes will be out later this year, so stay tuned for that.
0:47.9	But in the meantime, and this is update number two, Ahmed will be doing a live show as part
0:52.4	of M-Train at the Brooklyn Podcast Festival on Thursday, January 23rd at 6.30 p.m.
0:58.3	It's free with RSVP, and there's a link with more info in the episode notes, so I hope we see you there.
1:03.4	Last but not least, make sure you support See Something, Say Something by joining our Patreon at patreon.com slash Ahmed Eliy Akbar.
1:10.5	This is the best way to help us continue to make the show, plus you get access to some cool
1:14.7	behind-the-scenes stuff.
1:16.1	Earlier this week, for example, supporters got access to last episode's script.
1:20.5	We're working on getting some merch, so patrons will get first dibs on that when it rolls out.
1:24.7	Okay, that's it from me.
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