
S11E14 - From Batawa To Port Sunlight: The Story of Company Towns
Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly
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When You're Under the Influence, I'm Terry O'Rily
Whenma on was recently looking for a new location to build a second headquarters for 50 thousand employees, it sent towns into a tizzy. When rich business men sponsored exploration in the nineteenth century, they expected landmarks to be named after them. Most of the names we see on maps to day were written over long standing indigenous place names. And while those companies no longer have the same grip on those towns, they are still home to badaonians, hertians and sun lighters.
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