Candy Culture
Candy isn’t just sugar — it’s how culture sells us ritual as branding, nostalgia as dopamine, and empire as a snack-size portion.By Chris A. Piazza | Antherra™
Length1h 22m
About this audiobook
Remember the rush of unwrapping a Skittle, that burst of color masking distant factories and exploited hands? Candy Culture unmasks how nostalgia fuels empire, climate wreckage, and engineered cravings in capitalism's grip. It invites you to trace the Candy Spiral in your own indulgences, spotting the hidden costs.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory, Business and Economics
Length1 hr 22 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 2, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Opening: Sugarcoated Culture
3The Candy Spiral Framework
4Chapter 1: The First Sweet Tooth
5Chapter 2: Sugar as Sacrifice
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6Chapter 3: The Candy Witch
7Chapter 4: Made to Disappear
8Bridge: The Aftertaste of Meaning
9Chapter 5: Sugarcraft as Statecraft
10Chapter 6: Penny Candy to Empires
11Chapter 7: Every Skittle is a Supply Chain
12Chapter 8: The Carbon Cost of Sweetness
13Bridge: The Bitter Aftertaste of Power
14Chapter 9: Dopamine on Demand
15Chapter 10: Wrappers as Seduction
16Chapter 11: Nostalgia is a Flavor
17Chapter 12: Holidays as Consumption Engines
18Bridge: Rituals of Sweetness, Signals of Seduction
19Chapter 13: Advertising the Sweet Life
20Chapter 14: Desire by Design
21Chapter 15: Desire Goes Digital
22Bridge: From Sweetness to Systems
23Chapter 16: The Industrial Sweet Tooth
24Chapter 17: The Candy Conglomerates
25Chapter 18: Sweetness and the State
26Chapter 19: The Bitter Cost of Sweetness
27Chapter 20: Candy Capitalism
28Aftertaste: Sweetness, Revisited
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