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EPISODE · Apr 15, 2026 · 7 MIN

Fringey Mini - Old story, older meat

from Journey to the Fringe

In this fringey mini, we dive into a 2015 Reuters report about Chinese authorities seizing nearly half a billion dollars’ worth of smuggled meat — including cuts old enough to have lived through disco, the Cold War, and several generations of freezers. We unpack how a black‑market meat pipeline even happens, why anyone would risk their life for 40‑year‑old beef, and what this says about global food systems, supply chains, and human decision‑making at its most questionable. It’s a story that starts weird, gets weirder, and ends with us asking the only reasonable questions: who exactly was planning to eat this? what's a donkey fox? and is it more appealing than woolly mammoth meat?Article: China seizes $483 million of smuggled meat, some 40 years old: China Daily | Reuters

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