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 99: A Game of Chicken
Episode 98.5: For Hannah
Episode 98: Improving Our Food System, One Shipping Container At A Time
Episode 97: The Farm Bill: A Primer
Episode 96: Rethinking NAFTA
Episode 95: David v. Goliath
Episode 94: Saving Seeds (our palates & our food system)
Episode 93: To Be Or Not To Be
Episode 92: Food Relief Efforts in Houston
Episode 91: Chef Rick Moonen
Episode 90: EatingWell's American Food Heroes
Episode 89: The Future of Meat?
Episode 88: The Power of a Plant
Episode 87: "What's the Matter with Meat?" by Katy Keiffer
Episode 86: Satur Farms
Episode 85: Supermarket Sweep
Episode 84: Family Matters
Episode 83: The Secret Life of Bees
Episode 82: Real Food Revolution
Episode 81: Food Policy Councils
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