CONSPIRACY THEORY: The Banana Wars

2026-06-01 · 40 min · episode 70 · 12 entities

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Link in episode "CONSPIRACY THEORY: The Banana Wars": https://youtube.com/@Conspiracytheoriescultscrimes

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mentioned History website

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Link in episode "CONSPIRACY THEORY: The Banana Wars": https://youtube.com/@Conspiracytheoriescultscrimes
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Link in episode "CONSPIRACY THEORY: The Banana Wars": https://youtube.com/@Conspiracytheoriescultscrimes

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In 1954, the CIA orchestrated a covert coup that removed Guatemala's democratically elected president, Jacobo Árbenz, at the behest of Cold War anxieties and the United Fruit Company's political influence. What looked like a communist threat to Washington was, in reality, a land reform program that dared to challenge American corporate power in Central America. In this episode, Vanessa untangles how Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes intersect in Operation PBSUCCESS, a blueprint for covert intervention whose consequences destabilized the region for decades. Head over to our Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes YouTube channel to WATCH our video episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Conspiracytheoriescultscrimes If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes to never miss a case! For Ad-free listening subscribe to Crime House+ on Apple Podcasts. Conspiracy Theories, Cults and Crimes is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios 🎧 Need More to Binge? Listen to other Crime House Originals Clues, Crimes Of…, Serial Killers & Murderous Minds, Crime House 24/7, Murder True Crime Stories and more wherever you get your podcasts! Follow me on Social Instagram: @Crimehouse TikTok: @Crimehouse Facebook: @crimehousestudios X: @crimehousemedia YouTube: @crimehousestudios