COMING SOON:
Fruit d’État

The Unbelievable Story of the 1954
CIA-Sponsored Guatemalan Coup

An original podcast docuseries featuring
New York Times bestselling author Stephen Kinzer.

Forget oil. In 1954, it was all about bananas.

Against the backdrop of the Cold War, US corporate interests and the fear of communism in Latin America set the stage for one of the most disastrous regime change operations in CIA history, plunging a promising democracy into the bloodiest civil war in the history of the continent.

Episodes

Ep. 1

Growing Pains
The Guatemalan spring of 1944 ushers in hope, with the election of Juan José Arévalo.

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Ep. 2

The Banana Man
Jacobo Árbenz threatens the profits of the United Fruit Company and its CEO.

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Ep. 3

Actors & Publicists
American propaganda paints Guatemala as a communist stronghold.

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Ep. 4

Operation Success
President Eisenhower green-lights Allen Dulles plan to overthrow Jacobo Árbenz.

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Ep. 5

A Bloody Bloodless Coup
Guatemala is plunged into a brutal 36-year-long civil war that ends in genocide.

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Italian Translation
We’re working on an Italian translation of Fruit d’État. Stay tuned.

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