{"podcast":{"title":"History for Foos","slug":"history-for-foos-5697413","podcast_index_feed_id":5697413,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6278521/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/history-for-foos--6278521","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3f85ff60d6efd30c7849de996a0e6fba.jpg","author":"FELIPE ESPARZA","episode_count":133,"summary":"Comedians Felipe Esparza and Butch Escobar are NOT history experts. Actually, they barely passed history in high school... But they like talking about and diving into different subjects... and they're willing to learn - and share what they've learned. Some topics are just 1 episode, others take up several episodes. If you didn't learn this stuff in skoo, don't be a foo and check out this podcast!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-13T22:18:18.676225+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-for-foos-5697413"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 111 - Banana Wars","slug":"ep-111-banana-wars","published_at":"2026-04-12T17:01:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-for-foos-5697413/ep-111-banana-wars","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-for-foos-5697413","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-111-banana-wars--71274111","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71274111/hff111.mp3","summary":"Felipe Esparza and Butch Escobar blend wild childhood stories with a deep dive into the shady history of the banana industry. From getting bullied (and becoming the bully) to hustling fruit on the streets, they connect personal struggles to the rise of banana empires, corruption, and power plays that shaped entire countries—all with hilarious, unfiltered commentary. Follow Felipe - https://www.instagram.com/felipeesparzacomedian/?hl=en Follow Butch - https://www.instagram.com/butchescobar/?hl=en Hear about Felipe's tour dates, new merch drops & more by signing up @ http://felipesworld.com Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, known for his stand-up specials, “They’re Not Gonna Laugh at You”, “Translate This”, and his latest dual-release on Netflix, “Bad Decisions/Malas Decisiones” (2 different performances in two languages), his recurring appearances on Netflix’s “Gentefied”, NBC’s “Superstore” and Adultswim’s “The Eric Andre Show”, as well as winning “Last Comic Standing” (2010), and his popular podcast called “What’s Up Fool?”. Felipe continues to sell out live stand-up shows in comedy clubs and theaters around the country.","meta_description":"Felipe Esparza and Butch Escobar blend wild childhood stories with a deep dive into the shady history of the banana industry. From getting bullied (and be…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4922,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/history-for-foos-5697413/episodes/ep-111-banana-wars/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-for-foos-5697413/ep-111-banana-wars.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}