{"id":366265,"date":"2026-07-31T19:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-the-humble-banana-triggered-a-cia-backed-coup\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T19:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:00:24","slug":"why-the-humble-banana-triggered-a-cia-backed-coup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-the-humble-banana-triggered-a-cia-backed-coup\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the humble banana triggered a CIA-backed coup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/fb8Ud7H2V_I\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why the humble banana triggered a CIA-backed coup\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fb8Ud7H2V_I\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Listen to Stuff Matters and subscribe for members-only content: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/stuff-matters<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll never think about a banana or look at your AirPods in the same way after this episode. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the podcast crossover the world has been waiting for. 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