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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    How the military has shaped the way we eat

    We look at the secret military history of food and how wartime innovation led to junk food and snacks that never spoil.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 27, 2018 • 1 min read

    We look at the secret military history of food and how wartime innovation led to junk food and snacks that never spoil.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Gina Pollack

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Anastacia Marx de Salcedo

      food writer, and author of “Combat-Ready Kitchen: How the U.S. Military Shapes the Way You Eat”

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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    The impact of adding a citizenship question to the U.S. Census
    1. 0:00California pushes back against sanctuary laws
    2. 7:21How changing the Census affects representation and federal funding
    3. 15:04Arizona man allegedly runs international doping ring
    4. 23:36Fabric maker loses his family business to global trade
    5. 38:01How the military has shaped the way we eatYou’re reading this
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