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Episode 280: Big Chicken, History of How Antibiotics Changed Modern Agriculture

Episode 280: Big Chicken, History of How Antibiotics Changed Modern Agriculture

FromA Taste of the Past


Episode 280: Big Chicken, History of How Antibiotics Changed Modern Agriculture

FromA Taste of the Past

ratings:
Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Sep 14, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Award winning journalist Maryn McKenna reveals the fascinating history of chicken in her new book, Big Chicken. She talks with us about chicken's rise in popularity through the routine use of antibiotics, a practice that would transform agriculture, change the world's eating habits, and contribute to the deadly rise of drug-resistant infections around the globe.
Released:
Sep 14, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Linda Pelaccio, a culinary historian, takes a weekly journey through the history of food on A Taste of the Past. Tune in for interviews with authors, scholars and culinary chroniclers who discuss food culture from ancient Mesopotamia and Rome to the grazing tables and deli counters of today. Each week Linda explores the lively link between food cultures of the present and past.