Campside Presents: Big Sugar

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Campside is proud to present 12 part series from our friends at Weekday Fun Production in association with Imagine Audio and hosted by Celeste Headlee. Big Sugar takes you deep inside the secretive, multi-billion dollar sugar industry and the epic court battle that exposes how one of the world's most valuable and addictive substances is grown, cultivated and sold. Hear firsthand from the workers, lawyers and journalists exposing the lies, exploitation and ultimately the truth. We travel from the Oval Office to the nightclubs of Havana to the sugarcane fields of Florida. Big Sugar is a deep dive into the inner workings of the industry.

This is a story of our time, an untold story that focuses on human rights, lobbying, nutrition and the environment.

Join us every Tuesday as episodes are released.

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Recent Episodes

OCT 21, 2025

Introducing So Your Parents Are Old

Here's an excerpt from Campside’s new podcast So Your Parents Are Old. Journalist Vanessa Grigoriadis talks to friends, experts, and celebrities about the chaos of dealing with aging parents. From Medicaid nightmares to emotional meltdowns in storage units, it’s a brutally honest, often hilarious look at one of life’s most disorienting stages. Come for the catharsis, stay for the gallows humor and unfiltered conversations. You'll hear comedian Lewis Black and many more. Find more episodes of So Your Parents Are Old here

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3 MIN

SEP 10, 2025

Introducing Origin Stories

Sharing a new podcast from Campside Media called Origin Stories, about the creative process and the craft of writing and reporting. Each episode drills down on a single work. What inspired it? How was it created, and why? What kind of challenges and hurdles cropped up along the way? And above all, what can the rest of us learn from the guest’s creative process? In this episode, Matt talks with Noah Hawley, the showrunner behind the new FX series Alien: Earth. You can listen to more episodes of Origin Stories at https://link.mgln.ai/whitedevil

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36 MIN

AUG 26, 2025

Big Sugar I Bonus - Forced Labor and a Government Ban

Charity Ryerson investigates human rights and environmental abuse allegations against multinational corporations everyday. But what she and her team found in Central Romana worker camps was like nothing they'd ever seen before. Has the sugar ban changed anything about how Big Sugar operates?

Big Sugar is a Weekday Fun Production in association with Imagine Audio. To connect with the team and gain access to behind the scenes content, join our community at joincampside.com

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17 MIN

AUG 19, 2025

Big Sugar I Bonus - Who Bears the Cost

Meet Kina Phillips, part of the grass roots effort in Florida to fight cane burning and encourage the sugar companies to embrace green-harvesting methods. Then, Celeste digs deeper into how the pending Farm Bill affects the cost of sugar.

Big Sugar is a Weekday Fun Production in association with Imagine Audio. To connect with the team and gain access to behind the scenes content, join our community at joincampside.com

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26 MIN

AUG 12, 2025

Big Sugar I Bonus - Black Snow Falls in Florida

Reporter Lulu Ramadan set out to cover the health effects of burning cane. Now, for the first time, there is data linking Florida residents’ respiratory illnesses to Big Sugar.

Big Sugar is a Weekday Fun Production in association with Imagine Audio.

To connect with the team and gain access to behind the scenes content, join our community at joincampside.com

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14 MIN