Bonus episode from English Learning for Curious Minds: The Great Maple Syrup Heist
Today, Stephen introduces a bonus episode from the podcast English Learning for Curious Minds.You can listen to all episodes by searching in your podcast app for English Learning for Curious Minds or go to www.leonardoenglish.comThe transcript for this episode is here.--------------------------------------------------------------------------Discover the incredible story of The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Robbery, where cunning criminals stole $18 million worth of maple syrup.In this episode, we'll learn about the surprising details of this sticky crime and the unusual fight between the free market and government regulation in the world of Canadian maple syrup.Maple syrup: liquid gold from maple treesQuebec's maple syrup market dominanceFPAQ's role in regulating syrup productionQuotas and the strategic maple syrup reserveThe emergence of a maple syrup black marketConvicted fraudster Avik Caron and his planCoordination among thieves to steal maple syrupThe execution of the year-long theft operationDiscovery and investigation of the $18 million theft
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