#206 - Stacy Malkan: THE MERCHANTS OF POISON, Exposing Bill Gates, Pesticide Science Denial, Ghostwritten Scientific Papers, & The Root Of Evil

On this episode of The AUXORO Podcast, Stacy Malkan and Zach discuss Stacy's 100+ page report 'Merchants of Poison: How Monsanto Sold The World On A Toxic Pesticide,' science denial in the pesticide industry, how Monsanto (now owned by Bayer) manipulated the science around glyphosate (Roundup) and co-opted academia, the attacks Stacy and other journalists faced who exposed the pesticide industry, Bill Gates' harmful agricultural interventions in Africa, the "destructive pesticide treadmill," what makes a person truly evil, and more.

 

Guest Bio: Stacy Malkan is co-founder and managing editor of U.S. Right to Know, a nonprofit investigative research group working globally to expose corporate wrongdoing and government failures that threaten our health, environment and food system. She investigates and reports on pesticide and food industry PR and lobbying operations. Stacy recently wrote a report with Anna Lappé and Kendra Klein, Ph.D titled 'Merchants of Poison: How Monsanto Sold the World on a Toxic Pesticide.'

 

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Merchants Of Poison (Full Report): https://bit.ly/3Kzy7MS

US Right To Know: https://usrtk.org/

Bio: https://usrtk.org/stacy-malkan/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/safecosmetics

Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry: https://amzn.to/3zD6gow

 

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Past Guests On The Auxoro Podcast Include: Aubrey de Grey, Andy Weir, Eben Britton, Eric Jorgenson, Isabelle Boemeke, Houston Arriaga, Jerzy Gregorek, Chris Cooper, Gryffin, Elsa Diaz, Dave Robinson, Meghan Daum, FINNEAS, Chloé Valdary, Coleman Hughes, Maziar Ghaderi, YONAS, Ryan Michler, Ryan Meyer, Gavin Chops, Bren Orton, Zuby, Jason Khalipa, Ed Latimore, Jess Glynne, Noah Kahan, Kid Super, Deryck Whibley, and many more.