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Ronald McDonald has been abducted. A Finnish group known as the Food Liberation Army released a video with a statue of the fast-food icon bound and gagged, and a list of demands from McDonalds. Host Guy Raz speaks with FLA member Jani Leinonen.
http://www.npr.org/2011/02/12/133717056/Ronald-McDonald-Held-Hostage-By-Activists
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In Food Matters, Mark Bittman, one of the country’s foremost food writers, examines the role that meat consumption plays in global warming and discusses how government policy, big marketing, and global economics influence what we eat. The voice of the popular New York Times column ”The Minimalist” (now in its 11th year), Bittman is the bestselling author of several award-winning cookbooks, including the James Beard Award and the IACP/Julia Child Award winner How to Cook Everything.
From sciencemag.org: Chocolate shakes with nano-silica. Low-fat, full-flavored mayonnaise. What are the benefits and risks of using nanotechnology in food? The Science podcast examines the issue.
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Host Harry Kreisler welcomes writer Michael Pollan for a discussion of the agricultural industrial complex that dominates consumer choices about what to eat. He explores the origins, evolution and consequences of this system for the nation’s health and environment. He highlights the role of science, journalism, and politics in the development of a diet that emphasizes nutrition over food. Pollan also sketches a reform agenda and speculates on how a movement might change America’s eating habits. He also talks about science writing, the rewards of gardening, and how students might prepare for the future.
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The world’s rapidly expanding population has created elevated demand for food, but changes in climate and irrigation have made it increasingly difficult to boost production accordingly. Environmentalist Lester Brown explains why he believes "food is the new oil" and may lead to political upheaval.
http://www.npr.org/2011/05/18/136394365/food-shortages-the-hidden-driver-of-global-politics
Wadi Fukin is a Palestinian farming village in The Fukin Valley. In some ways, The Fukin Valley presents a hopeful vision for how water might actually help Israelis and Palestinians learn to live together cooperatively. But even here, water issues threaten the region’s future and provide an ever-present reminder of the conflicts of the past.
Israeli Water Expert
An Israeli and a Palestinian are working together to protect a unique system of water springs in the Fukin Valley. They live in two towns on opposite sides of the so-called "Green Line" that marks Israel’s 1967 border. And what Israel calls its separation barrier — and what Palestinians call a wall — will soon divide them.
Martin Sherman was a ministerial advisor in the government of Yitzhak Shamir in the early 1990s. He also served for seven years in a variety of roles related to national defense. He now teaches political science at Tel Aviv University and he was in Jerusalem.
Palestinian Water Authority
For a very different view on what the water challenges are in the region, we were joined by Dr. Shaddad Attili. He is head of the Palestinian Water Authority. He was in Ramallah. Israeli Water Expert
An Israeli and a Palestinian are working together to protect a unique system of water springs in the Fukin Valley. They live in two towns on opposite sides of the so-called "Green Line" that marks Israel’s 1967 border. And what Israel calls its separation barrier — and what Palestinians call a wall — will soon divide them.
Martin Sherman was a ministerial advisor in the government of Yitzhak Shamir in the early 1990s. He also served for seven years in a variety of roles related to national defense. He now teaches political science at Tel Aviv University and he was in Jerusalem.
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Launching this episode, we travel to Cuba - a country that has over the past 10 years become of increasing interest to those around the world interested in more ecological models of producing food.
Contrary to the more voluntary means through which some North Americans have adopted and supported more energy efficient and ecological food choices, in 1989, Cubans had little choice. As a result of the Soviet collapse, Cubans were plunged into a situation whereby conventional models of farming had to be abandoned for more organic models. …
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Broadcasting edible stories from local communities.
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Broadcasting edible stories from local communities.
Broadcasting edible stories from local communities.