Welcome to the first episode of Global Goods, the podcast series produced by the students of Philosophical international and economic studies of university of Cafoscari.
In this episode you will be introduced to the podcast by Professor Delogu Giulia who will provide you with more information on the nature of the podcast.
I wish you a good listening.
Voce e testo di Giulia Delogu

A great source of potassium and an iconic fruit, but there is so much more than a slippery banana peal.
An intersiting background full of curiosity for one of the most recognizable fruit in existance.
What you will find under the banana tree? You will know if you listen to this episode of GLOBAL GOODS.
Voce e testo di Giusy Ferraro

Native of the American continent, the Corn was brought to Europe by the Spaniards, and quickly spread across Europe.
Even now many typical dishes include Corn, an example is polenta, but how much do you know about Corn?
In this episode of Global Goods we are going to explore the complex story of corn discoverig many curiosities about this food.
Welcome to Global Goods.
Testo e voce di Anna Franceschi

Everyone in 2025 own a pair of jeans, and everyone know the material that this very popular cloth is made of, the denim.
But it's history it is quite more complicated, born in the United States the denim has passed trought many phases, and today it hides an obsure secret tainted in blue and red, in pollution and third world countries.
The past and the present of denim, you will discover this and more in this episode of GLOBAL GOODS.
Testo e voce di Leonardo Malvestio

Everyday we use chocolate, we drink it hot in the cold winter, we eat it in bars, there are artisan of chocolate, museums, sculptures and more.
But this is just the surface, of a true global goods, for us common, but with a secret and hide side.
In this episode of global goods we will venture in the jungles of precolombian mesoamerica and we will arrive in our times, to face the hidden side of chocolate.
This and more in this episode of GLOBAL GOODS.
Voce e testo di Axelle Liotard

Aluminum, a light and common material in our life, do you really know the the history of this metal?
In this episode you will learn many curiosities on the story of this global good, that we use in everyday life.
From ancients times to modernity, from rare material to commodity, aluminum has quite a story to tell.
 This and more in this episode of GLOBAL GOODS.
Voce e testo di Morgane Bonato.

A Little sip of english gin, the Carribean rum, a bottle of Russian vodka, the histoy of man is full of many distinct tipes of liquor.
How much do you know about them? When and where this commodities were born?
How they were perceived in past and how are they perceveid now?
You will discorve this and more in this episode of GLOBAL GOODS.
Voce e testo di David Curca

When you look out a window, what do you see?
A beautiful natural landscape? A crowded metropolis? A clear blue sky?
The thing you probablly don't notice is the window itself, and the material that made you see everything glass.
For our eyes it is quite common, but it is not. You will know more on the history of this particular gloobal goods, in one of its main place of lavoration, Venice.
This and more in this episode GLOBAL GOODS.
Voce e testo di Marta Castagna

The great coral reef in Australia is beautifull isn't it?
Today we are aware of the true nauture of coral and of its importance in nature.
But for a long time this reality was more obscure and coral fascinated nobles and merchants all along the world.
Stories of merchants, biologists, travelers and more  in this episode of GLOBAL GOODS.
Voce e testo di Francesca Mancuso