What to do to stick it to the powers that be? Send your message through something they really care about: cake.

In Buenos Aires, local tour guides Madi Lang and Juan Palacios introduce me to priest's balls and little cannons, the pastries laced with the sweet taste of 1880s trade union protests.

There are a few swears and saucy references in this episode.

Find more information about the topics in this episode at theallusionist.org/cake-sword. 

The music is by Martin Austwick. Hear Martin’s own songs at palebirdmusic.com or search for Pale Bird on Bandcamp and Spotify, and he’s @martinaustwick on Twitter and Instagram. 

The Allusionist's online home is theallusionist.org. Support the show by becoming a patron at patreon.com/allusionist. Stay in touch at twitter.com/allusionistshow, facebook.com/allusionists how and instagram.com/allusionistshow.

What to do to stick it to the powers that be? Send your message through something they really care about: cake.
In Buenos Aires, local tour guides Madi Lang and Juan Palacios introduce me to priest's balls and little cannons, the pastries laced with the sweet taste of 1880s trade union protests.
There are a few swears and saucy references in this episode.
Find more information about the topics in this episode at<a href="theallusionist.org/cake-sword"> theallusionist.org/cake-sword</a>.&nbsp;
The music is by Martin Austwick. Hear Martin&rsquo;s own songs at <a href="http://palebirdmusic.com">palebirdmusic.com </a>or search for Pale Bird on Bandcamp and Spotify, and he&rsquo;s @martinaustwick on Twitter and Instagram.&nbsp;
The Allusionist's online home is <a href="http://theallusionist.org/">theallusionist.org</a>. Support the show by becoming a patron at <a href="http://patreon.com/allusionist">patreon.com/allusionist</a>. Stay in touch at <a href="http://twitter.com/allusionistshow">twitter.com/allusionistshow</a>, <a href="http://facebook.com/allusionistshow">facebook.com/allusionists how</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/allusionistshow">instagram.com/allusionistshow</a>.

Adventures in language with Helen Zaltzman. TheAllusionist.org

Adventures in language with Helen Zaltzman

The Allusionist

Adventures in language with Helen Zaltzman. Find all the episodes, plus transcripts, a bunch of links to more information about every topic and guest, and listings for live shows and other Allusionist events, at the show's forever home TheAllusionist.org

Adventures in language with Helen Zaltzman. Find all the episodes, plus transcripts, a bunch of links to more information about every topic and guest, and listings for live shows and other Allusionist events, at the show's forever home TheAllusionist.org

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