Does a Jell-O vegetable salad sound appetizing to you? Our guest takes us through the advertising and promotional cookbooks that drove food products from big corporations from the shelves to the kitchen table. And we learn about the state of negotiations over border security as the deadline for a second government shutdown approaches.
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Lawmakers Negotiate Border Security On Capitol Hill
Lawmakers are negotiating border security funding this week. Unless a deal is struck and signed into law by Friday, we’ll face our second federal government shutdown of 2019. We get the latest on the negotiations with a political scientist.
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How Corporations And Advertising Shaped 20th Century America's Culinary Culture
Jell-O casseroles. Ham banana rolls. Sauerkraut cake. They may sound gross now, but dishes like these shaped and dominated American cuisine for the better part of a century. That’s according to our guest this hour, who looks at how corporations have used advertising and cookbooks to sell 20th century America on everything from pineapples to SPAM…and how those actions are still impacting our food landscape today.
Episode Credits
- Kate Archer Kent Host
- Jana Rose Schleis Producer
- Chris Malina Producer
- Susan Johnson Guest
- Christina Ward Guest
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