Planet Palm: The Hidden System Behind Cheap Consumption
This episode explores Planet Palm by Jocelyn C. Zuckerman as an investigation into the hidden infrastructure of modern consumption.
Palm oil appears to be a simple agricultural commodity. Viewed structurally, it reveals a network of incentives connecting global trade, industrial food production, environmental transformation, public health, and political institutions. The episode examines how systems optimized for efficiency and scale can generate consequences far beyond the point of production.
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