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What to do to stick it to the powers that be? Send your message through something they really care about: cake.

In Buenos Aires, local tour guides Madi Lang and Juan Palacios introduce me to priest's balls and little cannons, the pastries laced with the sweet taste of 1880s trade union protests.

There are a few swears and saucy references in this episode.

FURTHER INFORMATION:

How Argentina's Baked Goods Reveal Its Political Past.
“Organizers even declared July 27 to be the “International Wife Cake Day”, spreading e-flyers on Facebook to encourage fellow Hongkongers to head north and taste the Yuen Long specialty… Though the campaign was outwardly facetious, one could surmise the more serious mission of the “day trip”: to express political discontent.”
This made me laugh and laugh last autumn: a pub renamed itself The Three Bellends in anger at the British government.
A quick UK protest bill explainer and the details of the problems with it.
About those beautifully crafted banners you see on protest marches in Britain.
Loved this headline: “Winnipeg casserole rally attracts dozens”.
Protest cakes in the USA.
Haggard Hawks on ganache.
Garibaldi/squashed fly biscuits.
‘Fuck Boris’ bread.

For another Allusionist in Argentina, listen to Survival part 1: Second Home, about Welsh Patagonia - a fascinating place and story. Also! I wrote a little thing about my feelings regarding the word ‘tourist’ which you can hear now on Anthems podcast.

YOUR RANDOMLY SELECTED WORD FROM THE DICTIONARY:
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CREDITS:

Madi Lang and Juan Palacios are tour guides in Buenos Aires, so if you ever want an entertaining walking tour of the city, find them at baculturalconcierge.com.
This episode was produced by me, Helen Zaltzman. Thanks to Erin Wade, Ian Steadman, Paul Anthony Jones, Caetano Galindo and Carolyn Wright.
The original Allusionist music is by Martin Austwick. Download his songs at palebirdmusic.com and hear more of his composition on the science podcast for kids Maddie’s Sound Explorers.
Find the show at twitter.com/allusionistshow, facebook.com/allusionistshow, twitter.com/helenzaltzman and instagram.com/allusionistshow, and let me know which cake you’d rename for a cause.
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Back in a couple of weeks with a new episode - HZ.