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Mini-Episode 38: The Other White Meat
🕑 Added 2025-08-11 16:30:31 +0000 UTC1809, New Zealand. This story has it all. British sailors. Maori warriors. A major cultural misunderstanding. Revenge. And cannibalism.
1809, New Zealand. This story has it all. British sailors. Maori warriors. A major cultural misunderstanding. Revenge. And cannibalism.
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Travis N
extra fun fact: the word taboo comes from the Polynesian word tapu, meaning sacred or forbidden (usually meaning forbidden in the sense of a place or object only used for ceremonial purposes)
Travis N
I've been living in New Zealand the last 8 years and talking about this more violent side of Maori history is VERY taboo in modern NZ and will get you immediately labeled an extreme right-wing racist. Great to get your "terrible person" perspective on it :D Would love to hear more stories from this time, you don't hear much about this history when you live there
AnaR737
Wowโฆ.๐ฑ all the ingredients are truly there.
AnaR737
I know. How can you not listenโฆ.๐
Kristian Castaneda
Just as NZ is on the mind watching temura Morrison on War Chief. Looking forward to listening to this!
Michael McCoy
Gd, can this guy write a lead or what! ๐๐
TrashPandasRock
Excellent!
