{"podcast":{"title":"The HC Commodities Podcast","slug":"the-hc-commodities-podcast-1242341","podcast_index_feed_id":1242341,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/QXaWSc4o","website_url":"https://www.hcgroup.global/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/bc8f2a4b-bd5a-4f0e-ad64-7fa59698e65d/a85833c2-463c-48a7-b364-5972dd671c12/3000x3000/hc_podcast_logo_300th_anniversary_post_event.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Paul Chapman, HC Group","episode_count":340,"summary":"Each day, around the world, we have fascinating one-on-one conversations with our connections in the commodities sector. Our collaborators are uniquely informed, creative and inspirational in their fields. We want to provide our community a seat alongside us, listening in to these conversations in that special way podcasting provides as we tackle topical and people related issues with the leaders and leading minds in our sector. Visit www.hcgroup.global more information on us and our services. To connect with our host Paul Chapman, you can find him at www.linkedin.com/in/paulchapmanhc/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T10:20:01.321788+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hc-commodities-podcast-1242341"},"episode":{"title":"Spice: The Commodities that Shaped the Modern World with Roger Crowley","slug":"spice-the-commodities-that-shaped-the-modern-world-with-roger-crowley","published_at":"2026-03-25T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hc-commodities-podcast-1242341/spice-the-commodities-that-shaped-the-modern-world-with-roger-crowley","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hc-commodities-podcast-1242341","url":"https://www.hcgroup.global/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/911da7df-97ee-4074-95b8-cb7db4fd953e/f16f4497-1462-46a1-9e27-57c332c5c121/episodes/audio/group/5e4597ae-e854-4336-82f4-f0d4f6b9a876/group-item/5da8acfa-a614-4cbb-8326-d9fdfa6b96fb/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=QXaWSc4o","summary":"500 years ago another group of commodities flowed through the Strait of Hormuz, making those that controlled that vital trade route fabulously wealthy. Those commodities were the spices: nutmeg and cloves. Grown only in two tiny islands in modern day Indonesia and the Philippines, they were worth their weight in gold. Then in 1512 the Portuguese upended that global trade and in so doing created the modern world and the blueprint for how commodity traders operate today (minus the cannons). Joining us is award winning historian Roger Crowley to discuss his latest book: Spice: The 16th-Century Contest that Shaped the Modern World.","meta_description":"500 years ago another group of commodities flowed through the Strait of Hormuz, making those that controlled that vital trade route fabulously wealthy. Th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2639,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-hc-commodities-podcast-1242341/episodes/spice-the-commodities-that-shaped-the-modern-world-with-roger-crowley/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hc-commodities-podcast-1242341/spice-the-commodities-that-shaped-the-modern-world-with-roger-crowley.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}