Host Jenna Liut interviews author Benjamin Lorr to talk about his new book, “The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket,” which delves into what it takes to get food onto grocery store shelves and who suffers the consequences of our increasing demand for cheap food and efficiency. Lorr pulls back the curtain on a notoriously secretive industry, interviewing people at every level – from the founder of Trader Joes to truck drivers transporting products to trafficked migrants in Myanmar and Thailand at the bottom of the commodity chain. This book is an absolute must read for anyone interested in our food system.
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Episode 40: Chipotle Unwrapped
Episode 39: Not That Kind of Round Up
Episode 38: The Kids Menu
Episode 37: Pet Food
Episode 36: Product of Mexico
Episode 35: How Sweet It Is with Dr. Robert Lustig
Episode 34: USDA Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden
Episode 33: Waste Not Want Not
Episode 32: On the Books: Interview with Author Leanne Brown
Episode 31: The Cost of Eating Healthy
Episode 30: Steak a Claim: Environmental and Animal Welfare Labeling
Episode 29: Phrased and Confused: Demystifying Food Labeling
Episode 28: Get Schooled: Your Guide to Child Nutrition Reauthorization
Episode 27: California Drought & LAFPC with Paula Daniels
Episode 26: Feeding Navajo Nation
Episode 25: Kosher: Private Regulation in the Age of Industrial Food
Episode 24: The Biggest Discrimination Case in Ag History
Episode 23: The Non
Episode 22: Revolutionizing The Meals on Wheels Model
Episode 21: Designing Healthier Cities
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