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Show #586: Jan 17, 2016

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The price city people pay for animal protein is going through the roof. And so we ask, “Can livestock be raised in the city?” Topics include the emerging trend of raising animals for food in the city; which animals are most conducive to be

Show #734: FUNNY MONEY VRS FARMER MONEY Jan 17, 2016

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There is no “fed” in the Federal Reserve System. There are only private banks which loan the public funny money that the public must pay back, with interest, using real money. This web of debt leads us to ask…

Show #939: EAT LOCAL, FIRST! Jan 17, 2016

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Think Local First, a business membership organizaton of Santa Cruz County, California, is conducting an Eat Local First Festival to celebrate local farmers, processors, restaurateurs, and foodies. This effort leads us to ask…

Show #1007 : Jan 17, 2016

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Topics include a look at the various factors that give farmland its value; how inflationary and deflationary economies affect the value of farmland; and the different ways to invest in farmland. Guests: Chuck Allen of Keller Williams and Randy Dickhut

Show #774: AGENT ORANGE CORN Jan 17, 2016

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So much Monsanto herbicide was applied to so many Monsanto GE crops that weeds became resistant. Dow Chemical’s solution to the resistance is “Agent Orange Corn,” which leads us to ask…

Show #571: TABASCO ROAD Jan 17, 2016

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Peppers, salt and vinegar. That is not all there is in that little red bottle of Tabasco Sauce, there's also 140 years of American history and we're going to pour it out! Topics include the two versions of how Tabasco Sauce was invented; why only the M

Show #561: Strawberry-Flavored Prozac Jan 17, 2016

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The anti-depressant drug Prozac is now available in a strawberry-flavored liquid to better serve the 8,000,000,000 U.S. school children that now take psychiatric drugs. This leads us to ask, “What are we feeding our children?” Topics includ

Show #759: POPPING PILLS FOR PEACE Jan 17, 2016

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Depressed, anxious, and can’t sleep, oh my! Though modern times are making us thoroughly distraught, a prescription for happy pills will help us find peace. This leads us to ask…

Show #984: A BILLION POUNDS OF POISON Jan 17, 2016

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Topics include why agriculture uses pesticides to produce food; the extent to which agriculture has come to rely on pesticides; and whether those pesticides are safe. Guests:Andre Leu, President of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture

Show #574: COFFEE BREAK Jan 17, 2016

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Many of the big issues of the day– globalization, immigration, women’s rights, pollution, self-determination– are associated with the production of coffee. And so we pause to ask, “What’s in your cup?” Topics includ

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