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Candy Jail
by candy jail
A show about the commercialization of food. Each episode explores a different consequence that arises from a food system that is designed first and foremost, to make money.
Episodes
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7. The Protestant Work Ethic and Single Servings ft. Marin Toscano
Single serving foods help to promote our culture's work obsessed tendencies. Prepared foods like freezer meals and single serving "meal replacement bars" take us away from one another, and reinforce the idea that work is more important than meal sharing. This model for food production also…
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6.The Plastic Lobby ft. Sharon Lerner
I'm joined by investigate reporter Sharon Lerner to discuss the ways that the plastics industry pulls the wool over our eyes in order to keep plastic production growing. We discuss the soft power of so-called recycling in forming a public acceptance of plastic use. Sharon breaks down the ways…
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5. Why is Everything Covered in Plastic ft Jan Dell
Plastic surrounds us, but how has it come to dominate our food in the manner that it has? This week, we speak to Jan Dell, the founder of The Last Beach Clean Up, about the ways that the oil and gas industry are tied to the food industry. When decisions involving corporations this big are made,...
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4. Local Rescue ft. Kathy Stanley
In episode 3, we delved into the way that overproduced food is made to circumvent the public in a systematic fashion. On today's show, we see how that overproduction manifests on a local level. The question of how to distribute waste and excess is a logistical challenge that is foisted on small...
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3. The Paywall ft. Josh Lohnes
Today’s episode focuses on the systematic "paywall" that the food industry has created in order to keep their excess food hidden. Overproduction is a feature of our food system, but keeping that food inaccessible is how price points remain high and continuing growing. How do corporations manage…
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2. Efficiency as a Virtue ft.Jesse LeCavalier
Professor Jesse LeCavalier joins the show to discuss the relentless pursuit of efficiency that has become of a feature of supermarkets since Walmart introduced radical changes to the industry. We learn about the ways that Walmart's architecture is informed by its commitment to efficiency at all...
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1. The Origins of the Supermarket ft. Raj Patel
Today’s show will cover the origins of the supermarket, and will trace how its invention opened the door for consumerism. Guest Raj Patel explains how Clarence Saunders and his supermarket, Piggly Wiggly, set the stage for food to radically transform. We discuss Raj's book Stuffed and Starved…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A show about the commercialization of food. Each episode explores a different consequence that arises from a food system that is designed first and foremost, to make money.
HOSTED BY
candy jail
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A show about the commercialization of food. Each episode explores a different consequence that arises from a food system that is designed first and foremost, to make money.
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