Friday, October 24th, 2008

Food and The President

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There's a been lot of attention paid this election season to energy policy -- but what about food policy, and agricultural issues? How will our grocery stores, farm stands and dinner tables fare in the next administration? In this segment, Ira talks with author Michael Pollan about what the next president needs to know about food and agriculture. Pollan recently wrote an open letter in the New York Times to the next "farmer-in-chief."

Guests

Michael Pollan
Author, "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto" (Penguin Press HC, 2008)
Contributing Writer, The New York Times Magazine
Knight Professor of Journalism, University of California
Berkeley, California

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Segment produced by:Annette Heist

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