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How Big Food changed the way we eat
Manage episode 420840011 series 2542091
Today we’re talking about food. Specifically, Big Food. In his book, “Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry,” Austin Frerick, agricultural and antitrust policy fellow at Yale, argues the food system is the most consolidated sector in the United States. On the show today, Frerick explains how the American food system became so concentrated, how that’s inflated prices and eroded quality, and what we should do about it. Plus, Walmart’s role as king of grocery kings.
Then, we’ll get into why Boeing can’t keep up with SpaceX. And, an expert on youth mental health (and former guest on “Make Me Smart”) was wrong about how teens curate their social media feeds.
Here’s everything else we talked about today:
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- “What Is “Big Ag,” and Why Should You Be Worried About Them?” from Union of Concerned Scientists
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- “US Consumer Confidence Rises for First Time in Four Months” from Bloomberg
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- “What do Americans think about inflation?” from The Brookings Institution
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- “Boeing Prepared to Fly Crewed Space Taxi With Helium Leak” from Bloomberg
We love to hear from you. Send your questions and comments to makemesmart@marketplace.org or leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART.
586 episodes
Manage episode 420840011 series 2542091
Today we’re talking about food. Specifically, Big Food. In his book, “Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry,” Austin Frerick, agricultural and antitrust policy fellow at Yale, argues the food system is the most consolidated sector in the United States. On the show today, Frerick explains how the American food system became so concentrated, how that’s inflated prices and eroded quality, and what we should do about it. Plus, Walmart’s role as king of grocery kings.
Then, we’ll get into why Boeing can’t keep up with SpaceX. And, an expert on youth mental health (and former guest on “Make Me Smart”) was wrong about how teens curate their social media feeds.
Here’s everything else we talked about today:
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- “What Is “Big Ag,” and Why Should You Be Worried About Them?” from Union of Concerned Scientists
-
- “US Consumer Confidence Rises for First Time in Four Months” from Bloomberg
-
- “What do Americans think about inflation?” from The Brookings Institution
-
- “Boeing Prepared to Fly Crewed Space Taxi With Helium Leak” from Bloomberg
We love to hear from you. Send your questions and comments to makemesmart@marketplace.org or leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART.
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