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April 29, 2016
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Sound Bites: Young Baltimore Activist Wins Goldman Environmental Prize | America’s Wasteful Obsession With Bottled Water | Recipe: Spaghetti Aglio e Olio

April 28, 2016 - Segment 2 - We host our newest edition of Sound Bites, our series about our food and our world. We interview with Destiny Watford, a young activist from Baltimore who won the Goldman Prize, learn about America's growing obsession with bottled water, and hear a simple pasta recipe.
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April 22, 2016
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Baltimore Mayoral Candidates Forum For Ex-Offenders, Part 1

April 22, 2016 - Segment 3 - We host the first part of a broadcast of the Baltimore Mayoral Forum for Ex-Offenders, which took place Wednesday, April 14, at Douglas Memorial Community Church. Candidates who participated included: Sheila Dixon, Elizabeth Embry, Joshua Harris, DeRay McKesson, State Senator Catherine Pugh, Councilman Carl Stokes, and David Warnock.
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April 22, 2016
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Sound Bites: How Environmental Legislation Fared In The 2016 Maryland General Assembly | Pollinator Protection In MD | New Baltimore City Sustainability Plan | Recipe: Passover With Michael Twitty

April 21, 2016 - Segment 2 - On Sound Bites, we take a look at how agricultural and environmental legislation fared in the 2016 Maryland General Assembly, we learn how Maryland could become the first state to pass restrictions on consumer use of neonicotinoids, we hear about the new Baltimore city-wide sustainability plan, and get a Passover recipe.
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April 22, 2016
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Luminous Intervention At The Tubman House In Baltimore

April 19, 2016 - Segment 4 - We are joined by Talib Saber, Program Associate for the Friend of a Friend program, talking about the Tubman House. We discuss the Luminous Intervention Project with him and its involvement with the Tubman House.
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April 22, 2016
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Timothy Wilson, Community Advocate & Friend Of Freddie Gray, Reflects On Sandtown-Winchester A Year Later

April 19, 2016 - Segment 3 - We reflect upon the anniversary of his death and of the Baltimore Uprising. With: Ralikh Hayes, organizer with Bmore Bloc; and Timothy Wilson, co-Director at On Our Shoulders and Vice Chairman of the Criminal Justice Committee at the NAACP of Baltimore.
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April 22, 2016
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Ralikh Hayes Reflects On The Year Since Freddie Gray’s Death & The Uprising

April 19, 2016 - Segment 2 - Today is the one-year anniversary of the death of Freddie Gray. Producer Stefanie Mavronis brings us a conversation with Ralikh Hayes, organizer with Bmore Bloc, about the anniversary of Gray's death and of the Baltimore Uprising.
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April 14, 2016
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Update: The Tubman House Project With Dominque Stevenson

April 13, 2016 - Segment 1 - We host an update on the construction of the Tubman House in Sandtown with Dominique Stevenson. Dominique is a Program Director for the American Friends Service Committee and co-author of Marshall Law: The Life and Times of a Baltimore Black Panther.
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April 12, 2016
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RaceBrave: New and Selected Works

April 11, 2016 - Segment 1 - Dr. Karsonya "Kaye" Wise Whitehead, Assistant Professor of Communication and Affiliate Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies at Loyola University Maryland, joins us to talk about her new book, RaceBrave: New and Selected Works.
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April 8, 2016
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One Sandtown Pastor’s Protest To Get Out the Vote

April 8, 2016 - Segment 4 - Marc met Elder CW Harris in Sandtown to talk about his plan to live on the roof of 1947 Pennsylvania Avenue until 514 people from his beloved community vote in Maryland's upcoming primary election, and what this past year in Sandtown has been like since Freddie Gray's arrest and death.
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April 8, 2016
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Discussion with Luminous Intervention

April 8, 2016 - Segment 3 - We host a discussion with members of the Luminous Intervention Project who hosted a project during Light City Baltimore. During the festival the group presented projection based collages, highlighting issues surrounding Baltimore City’s government: police violence, education and recreation, and housing.
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April 8, 2016
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Baltimore Uprising, One Year Later: Paul Rucker on History, Art, and the Uprising

April 8th, 2016 - Segment 2 - We play a segment of our project: Baltimore Uprising, One Year Later, we talk with cellist, artist, and Baker Artist Award recipient Paul Rucker about history, art, and the Uprising.
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April 7, 2016
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Sound Bites: The Color Of Food | How Race & Agriculture Intersect

April 7, 2016 - Segment 3 - On Sound Bites, we discuss Natasha Bowens' 'The Color of Food: Stories of Race, Resilience and Farming' and discuss the ways that race intersects with agriculture and our food movement.
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April 7, 2016
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Baltimore Uprising, One Year Later: Kim Chase On Growing Up In West Baltimore

April 7, 2016 - Segment 1 - We begin the show with the next installment of our series Baltimore Uprising, One Year Later. We look back at the 1968 unrest in Baltimore following the death of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. With: Kim Chase, Business Manager for WEAA.
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April 7, 2016
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Baltimore Uprising, One Year Later: Looking Back at 1968

April 5, 2016 - Segment 5 - It's our latest installment of our month-long series, Baltimore Uprising, One Year Later. Today's installment is called Looking Back at 1968.
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April 7, 2016
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Police Accountability Legislation in Maryland

April 5, 2016 - Segment 2 - The Maryland General Assembly is winding down, and we hear an update on the state of legislation on police accountability before the state legislature. With: Dayvon Love, Director of Research and Public Policy for Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle.
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April 5, 2016
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The Comparison & Contrast of MLK and The Baltimore Uprising

April 4, 2016 - Segment 2 - Marc reflects upon, contrast and compare the 1968 Baltimore riots following the death of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the 2015 Baltimore Uprising. With: Dominique Stevenson and Marshall "Eddie" Conway.
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April 1, 2016
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Sound Bites: Fairfield Incinerator Permit Expires | Phosphorus Regulation In Maryland | Food Educator Jennifer Crisp

March 31, 2016 - Segment 2 - On our newest episode of Sound Bites, we discuss the proposed Fairfield Incinerator in Curtis Bay, the Maryland Department of Agriculture's announcement earlier this month that 82% of farm fields will not be impacted by new environmental regulations, and we talk to food educator and documentary producer Jennifer Crisp.
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March 25, 2016
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Sound Bites: Impact Of Sewage Pollution In Baltimore’s Harbor | Detroit Black Community Food Security Network | Recipe: Palestinian Easter Kaik With Dates

March 24, 2016 - Hour 2 - On Sound Bites, we get an update on the state of sewage pollution in the Baltimore Harbor. Then, we talk with Malik Yakini, Executive Director of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network, and get a Palestinian Easter recipe from Laila El-Haddad.
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March 18, 2016
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Sound Bites: Sandtown–Building a Model for Food and Jobs

March 17, 2016 - Segment 3 - In a special archive edition of Sound Bites, we hear a rebroadcast of a Good Food Gathering town hall meeting called Sandtown: Building a Model for Food and Jobs.
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March 14, 2016
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Sound Bites: Institutional Food Procurement | SCOTUS and Chesapeake Bay | A Vegan Poem

March 10, 2016 - Segment 3 - On our latest segment of Sound Bites, we discuss institutional food procurement, a Supreme Court ruling about the Chesapeake Bay, and hear a poem about veganism.
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March 3, 2016
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Sound Bites: Baltimore Ecosystem Study

March 3, 2016 - Segment 2 - In our latest edition of Sound Bites, our series about our food and our world, we speak with participants from the Baltimore Ecosystem Study, a consortium of long-term research projects examining Baltimore's ecosystem.
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February 27, 2016
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Sound Bites: Afroculinaria’s Michael Twitty | Building The Black Yield Institute For Black Food Sovereignty

February 25, 2016 - Hour 2 - On our newest edition of Sound Bites - our series about our food and our world - we begin the hour with my conversation with Michael Twitty, culinary historian of African and African American foodways. We close the show with Eric Jackson, Servant-Director of the Black Yield Institute, who tells us about Black food sovereignty.
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February 18, 2016
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Sound Bites: Backlash Against Chicken House Construction | Labor Conditions in Poultry Plants | Recipe: Catalina Byrd

February 18, 2016 - Segment 2 - On our newest episode of Sound Bites we discuss organizing on the Eastern Shore against the construction of chicken houses, a report on labor conditions in poultry processing plants, and hear a recipe from Catalina Byrd.
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February 11, 2016
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Sound Bites: United Nations Comments On Curtis Bay Incinerator | Salisbury Teacher On Protecting Perdue’s Chickens

February 11, 2016 - Segment 3 - On our newest edition of Sound Bites, we look at the health implications of the proposed Curtis Bay Incinerator and discuss concerns animal rights activists have with Perdue.
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February 4, 2016
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Sound Bites: “If There Are No New Farmers, Who Will Grow Our Food?”

February 4, 2016 - Segment 2 - Today on Sound Bites we discuss an article called "If There Are No New Farmers, Who Will Grow Our Food?" and speak with a panel of young farmers.
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January 28, 2016
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Sound Bites: Community Impacts of Industrial Poultry Operations On The Eastern Shore

January 28, 2016 - Hour 2 - On our newest edition of Sound Bites, we look at Community Impacts of Industrial Poultry Operations. Last week I took a trip to Exmore, Virginia, a small town south of Chincoteague on Virginia's Eastern Shore, where I moderated a forum for the Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore, exploring community impacts of industrial poultry operations.
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January 24, 2016
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Sound Bites: Maryland Legislators Debate Poultry Litter & Farmer’s Rights | What Are Food Policy Councils?

January 21, 2016 - Segment 2 - On Sound Bites, we reflect upon two agricultural issues before the Maryland General Assembly: The Poultry Litter Management Act and the Farmer's Rights Act. And we look at Food Policy Councils - what they are, and why they are important.
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January 19, 2016
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Sound Bites: How We Define Organic Food | When Cultural Food Becomes Trendy

January 14, 2015 - Segment 3 - We play the latest episode of our series on our food and our world, Sound Bites, where we discuss definitions of organic food and discuss "how it feels when white people shame your food, then make it trendy."
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January 8, 2016
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Sound Bites: Environment & Upcoming Legislative Session | Remembering Life & Work of Cultural Anthropologist Sidney Mintz

January 7, 2016 - Segment 2 - In our latest edition of Sound Bites, we discuss environmental legislation that will be addressed in the 2016 Maryland General Assembly and have a special tribute to the life and work of renowned cultural anthropologist Dr. Sidney Mintz, known as the Father of Food Anthropology.
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January 1, 2016
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Sound Bites: Building a Model for Food and Jobs in Sandtown-Winchester

December 31, 2015 - Segment 2 - On this week’s Sound Bites, we bring you the first part of our Good Food Gathering town hall meeting, titled Sandtown: Building a Model for Food and Jobs. The town hall took place at Jubilee Arts, located in the Sandtown Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, which was at the center of the Baltimore Uprising.
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December 21, 2015
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Sound Bites: Fairfield Incinerator Protest Ends In Arrests | Environmental Justice In Maryland

December 17, 2015 - Segment 2 - On our newest edition of Sound Bites, we check in on a protest against the proposed Fairfield trash incinerator in South Baltimore. And we hear from the Maryland Environmental Law Clinic about their recent report on environmental justice in Maryland.
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December 11, 2015
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Sound Bites: Fairfield Incinerator | The Chesapeake Bay and Agricultural Pollution

December 10, 2015 - Segment 3 - On our newest edition of Sound Bites, our series on food and our world, we begin with an update on the status of the Fairfield incinerator project. We then look at a report called The Chesapeake Bay and Agricultural Pollution: The Problem, Possible Solutions, and the Need for Verification.
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December 8, 2015
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Sound Bites: Building A Resilient, Renewable Rural Region On Maryland’s Eastern Shore

December 3, 2015 - Segment 3 - On our newest edition of Sound Bites, our series about our food, our environment, and our world, we listen to a panel discussion I moderated two weeks ago at the 16th Eastern Shore Planning Conference in Easton, Maryland. The theme of this year's conference was "Powering Our Renewable Energy Future," and the conversation was titled "Getting the Right Mix: A Conversation on a Resilient, Renewable Rural Region."
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November 22, 2015
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Sound Bites: Brassica Fest 2015 | Eating Wildly: Foraging for Life, Love , and the Perfect Meal by Ava Chin

November 19, 2015 - Segment 2 - Brassica fest is here, and for our newest episode of Sound Bites, Marc and his guest's preview the celebration of this beneficial plant. We also revisit Marc's discussion with writer and forager Ava Chin.
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November 12, 2015
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Sound Bites: Future of Food in Baltimore, Part 2 | Fast Food Chains Move To Antibiotic-Free Meat

November 12, 2015 - Segment 3 - This week on Sound Bites, we look at the community work being done in Baltimore to rebuild the food system and discuss recent announcements by fast food chains to stop serving meat from animals raised with antibiotics.
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November 9, 2015
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Sound Bites: The Future Of Food In Baltimore, Part 1

November 5, 2015 - Segment 3 - Marc moderates a discussion on the Future of Food in Baltimore at the Second Annual Town Creek Foundation Stakeholder Meeting. The panel of guests include: the Rev. Dr. Heber Brown, Sache Jones, and Kurt Sommer.
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October 30, 2015
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Sound Bites: You Aren’t Dangerous Until You Can Speak Powerfully | Perdue Farms Buys Niman Ranch

October 29, 2015 - Segment 2 - We begin with a conversation Marc moderated earlier this week at the University of Maryland, called "You Aren't Dangerous Until You Can Speak Powerfully." Then we discuss the announcement last month that Perdue Farms bought Niman Ranch.
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October 26, 2015
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The Baltimore Uprising & Food Sovereignty

October 22, 2015 - Segment 3 - Our show concludes with a ruminative glance at the correlation between food insecurity in Baltimore and what has come to be known as the Baltimore Uprising, the demonstrations and violence that occurred after the death of Freddie Gray.
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October 26, 2015
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Natasha Bowens On ‘The Color of Food: Stories of Race, Resilience and Farming’

October 22, 2015 - Segment 1 - We begin with an excerpt from Marc's August interview with author and photographer Natasha Bowens, about her book The Color of Food: Stories of Race, Resilience and Farming.
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October 19, 2015
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Sound Bites: Black Urban Growers Conference 2015 | Jazz for Water, Preserving Gunpowder State Parks Streams and Wetlands

October 15, 2015 - Segment 4 - Marc continues exploring African American and urban farmers in leading systemic change in our food system.
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October 12, 2015
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Sound Bites: A Game of Chicken? (Part 3) | Centro Ashé Herbs & Education

October 8, 2015 - Segment 3 - We begin with the final segment of a recent town hall on the Eastern Shore: A Game of Chicken? And we learn about Centro Ashé, a community rooted herbal education program in Southern Maryland.
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October 4, 2015
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Sound Bites: A Game of Chicken? Pt. 2 | Future Harvest’s Young Farmer Training Program

October 1, 2015 - Segment 2 - On our latest episode of Sound Bites, we begin with a recent town hall where we discuss poultry industry expansion and then we look at the Future Harvest-CASA Young Farmer Training Program.
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September 28, 2015
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Sound Bites: A Game Of Chicken – Poultry Industry Expansion, Community Health & Local Control In Delmarva (Part 1)

September 24, 2015 - Segment 3 - We listen to the first part of a town hall meeting I moderated: "A Game of Chicken?" We discussed poultry industry expansion, community health and local control, and hear how concerned residents in the Delmarva region are organizing to keep their rural communities and local waterways healthy.
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September 18, 2015
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Sound Bites: Fermentation With Sandor Ellix Katz | EPA Cannot Approve Pesticide Linked To Honeybee Death | Spotlight On Farm To Chef

September 17, 2015 - Segment 2 - On the newest edition of Sound Bites, we begin with a segment on fermentation with Sandor Ellix Katz, examine a recent Federal Court decision, ruling that the EPA cannot approve a pesticide that has been documented in the deaths of honey bees, and look at Farm to Chef, a local culinary competition that benefits Days of Taste.
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September 10, 2015
Ngau lam is Cantonese braised beef brisket, made with at least seven spices. (Photo Credit: Ruth Tam via Washington Post)
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Sound Bites: How We Define Organic Food | When Cultural Food Becomes “Trendy”

September 10, 2015 - Segment 2 - Join us for our newest episode of Sound Bites, where we look at organic food and talk to the author of the Washington Post article, "How it feels when white people shame your culture's food - then make it trendy."
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