EP 30: Tiny Tales: Hair Extensions (DON’T LOOT TEMPLES, People!)

 Hello Hello Hello! Happy July everyone! Coming to you with a tiny tale on the human hair trade industry is your scary godmothers. Join us as we take a very quick look at the crimes that spring from the root of the hair trade in India.

Our snack to try was the THINK! Protein Bars in the S'mores Flavor.

Be an informed consumer! Check sources below!
Books: Waste of a Nation: Garbage and Growth in India & Entanglement: The Secret Lives of Hair  
Documentaries: https://www.greatlengths.com/en-us/beyond-hair-expectations
Sources:
https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/thieves-are-breaking-temples-south-india-steal-human-hair-worth-several-crores-53113
https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/crime-thieves-steal-bags-of-human-hair-from-indian-temple/h5z631v
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/hair-donated-by-devotees-stolen-from-andhra-temple-4382741/
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/neither-gold-nor-cash-burglars-loot-800-kg-hair-worth-rs-45-lakh-from-tn-temple/story-SSMwHE00mBFIHAUvl6FknJ.html
Bags of human hair worth Rs 10 lakh stolen from temple in AP | Latest News India - Hindustan Times
Someone Just Stole 1,000 Kilograms of Human Hair from a Train (vice.com)
Hair Thieves - The Borgen Project
Jayalalithaa recovered completely, but still in ICCU, says Apollo Hospitals' Prathap Reddy (indiatimes.com)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jun/25/india.theobserver
https://www.sapiens.org/culture/human-hair-pickers/
Indian sacrifices keep the West supplied with hair extensions (thenationalnews.com)
Hair thieves striking fear in India - BBC News
More hair-attack reports pour in | Ahmedabad News - Times of India (indiatimes.com)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-23707452
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/06/200036/human-hair-extensions-ethical-sourcing

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