How corn conquered the food chain...
How corn conquered the food chain

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"What should we have for dinner?". Welcome to The Omnivore's Dilemma, a podcast dedicated to exploring this seemingly simple question that has somehow evolved into a complicated source of cultural anxiety and confusion. As omnivores, humans can eat almost anything nature has to offer, but this vast flexibility brings with it the stress of figuring out which foods will nourish us and which might sicken us—a predicament known as the "omnivore's dilemma".

In this series, we play the role of ecological detectives, tracing the food we eat all the way from the earth to the plate. Each season, we journey deep into one of the three principal food chains that sustain us today: the industrial, the organic, and the hunter-gatherer.

What you'll discover in our episodes:

  • The Industrial Food Chain: ... 
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How corn conquered the food chainThe Omnivores Dilemma A Natural History of Four Meals (Michael Pollan)
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