26. Pre-Licked Hershey's Kisses: Hershey, Part 2

We're back for the chocolate-coated conclusion of our Hershey series! Picking back up at the turn of the 20th century, Nicole and Julia chronicle the Hershey Company's history through the Great Depression, two World Wars, and (spoilers) the death of its founder and beloved candy man Milton Hershey. They also ponder the ethics of extreme wealth, chocolate as patriotism, the Hershey Company's relationship with the US government, and (of course!) wacky marketing. Don't fill up on your Ration D starvation chocolate—this episode is CHOC-full (hehe) of cool cocoa trivia!

Our theme song is "Red Onions" by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: https://louiezong.bandcamp.com/album/vegetable-soul

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Links to Sources:

• The Hershey Story Museum, Hershey, PA

• The Emperors of Chocolate: Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars, by Joël Glenn Brenner

• Hershey, by Michael D'Antonio

• "Hershey's Kisses Chocolates," Hershey Community Archives

• "Ration D Bars," Hershey Community Archives

• Honeywell Kitchen Computer Advertisement, Neiman Marcus Catalog, scan courtesy of Wikimedia