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The price of pork
Last month, the Chicago Tribune began to publish the findings of a nine-month deep dive into the Illinois pork industry. In recent years, hundreds of new industrial hog operations have popped up across Illinois, which is the fourth largest pork-producing state in the nation.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readLast month, the Chicago Tribune began to publish the findings of a nine-month deep dive into the Illinois pork industry. In recent years, hundreds of new industrial hog operations have popped up across Illinois, which is the fourth largest pork-producing state in the nation. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Jackson headed up the Tribune's investigation, "The Price of Pork." Spoiler alert: Do not listen to this segment over a meal! We guarantee you will lose your appetite.
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The full episode
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The price of pork, giant marrow and an Asian fried chicken crawl- 0:30The giant veg specialist
- 8:18Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast
- 19:47Tomato time!
- 27:53The price of porkYou’re reading this
- 40:37Rice craft
- 50:53An Asian fried chicken crawl through LA
The full episode
4 of 6The price of pork, giant marrow and an Asian fried chicken crawl- 0:30The giant veg specialist
- 8:18Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast
- 19:47Tomato time!
- 27:53The price of porkYou’re reading this
- 40:37Rice craft
- 50:53An Asian fried chicken crawl through LA