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Show #694: ANOTHER AUTISM ANOMALY Jan 17, 2016

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The rate of autism among the general population, according to the CDC, is one in 166. The rate of autism among the population of Chicago’s Homefirst Health Services is zero. And so we ask…

Show #1004: Antidote to Autism? Jan 17, 2016

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Guest: Katherine Reid PhD, mother, biochemist and Executive Director of Un Blind My Mind

Show #670: CANNABIS CHAOS Jan 17, 2016

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It was a weed that became fashionable, and so was made illegal, and then medicinal, and is now, though still illegal, the nation’s most lucrative cash crop. This leads us to ask…

Show #686: IMMIGRATION REFORM II Jan 17, 2016

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They sneak across the border by the millions to work in our fields, thus you and I can eat cheap food. But our reliance on cheap labor leads us to ask…

Show #1010: The Story of Toystory Jan 17, 2016

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Topics include the story of Toystory, the bull that sired 500,000 calves; why farm animals are selected and how they are reproduced; and how the selection process has transformed the modern herd. Guest: Keith Helkes, Chief Operating Officer, Genex Coo

Show #581: WHICH WAY TO GROW? Jan 17, 2016

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One side says we must eliminate all of the natural elements that can harbor deadly E. coli 0157:H7. The other side says we must encourage those natural elements to grow healthier food. This leads us to ask: “Which way should we grow?” Top

Show #714: AMERICA'S FIRST CROP Jan 17, 2016

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Tobacco was America’s first cash crop, and in fact, was the object of trade long before there was an America. Then tobacco became the scourge of millions, which leads us to ask…

Show #555: Jan 17, 2016

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Once a favorite of just about everyone in America, the Blenheim apricot lost out in the race to industrialize our food chain. But a few years ago, one last tree was found in Silicon Valley, and now the race is on to “Eat it to save it!” Top

Show #957: KNEADING SOME DOUGH Jan 17, 2016

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Topics include why Stambler began baking bread in his backyard oven; how his avocation became a vocation targeted by the food safety police; and how his fight won the right for Californians to sell homemade foods. Guest: Mark Stambler of Pagnol Boula

Show #994: LIQUID STAFF OF LIFE Jan 17, 2016

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Topics include a consideration of beer as the liquid staff of life; the fragmentation of the commercial beer marketplace; and how beer can best be brewed at home. Guests: Amelia Slayton Loftus, Author, Sustainable Homebrewing