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(Fred Froehlich)
There are 222,000 fast food restaurants now raking in an unprecedented $125 billion a year. Ruth Reichl is joined by special guest Marion Nestle, author of Food Politics and Safe Food, to discuss how the fast food industry will ultimately impact our American culture -- and the world’s. T.H. Breen looks into the origins of the American Revolution and explains how consumerism sparked the conflict. Harold Holzer on the speech that many claim earned Abraham Lincoln the presidency, delivered in New York in February 1860 Lincoln at Cooper Union. Plus, biologist Dr. Lenny Guarente on anti-aging drugs and his search for the Fountain of Youth.
Ruth Reichl and Marion Nestle
There are 222,000 fast food restaurants now raking in an unprecedented $125 billion a year. Ruth Reichl is joined by special guest Marion Nestle, author of Food Politics and Safe Food, to discuss how the fast food industry will ultimately impact our American culture -- and the world's.
T.H. Breen
T.H. Breen, author of The Marketplace of Revolution, looks into the origins of the American Revolution and explains how consumerism sparked the conflict.
Music: Early American Roots Hesperus “The Dancing Master” and “Apollo’s Banquet” and “Southern Harmony”
Music: Early American Roots Hesperus “The Dancing Master” and “Apollo’s Banquet” and “Southern Harmony”
Harold Holzer
Harold Holzer discusses the speech that many claim earned Abraham Lincoln the presidency, delivered in New York in February 1860 Lincoln at Cooper Union.
Music: Honor to our Soldiers: Music of The Civil War "Vida Galop" and "My Heart’s With My Nora"
Events: Sam Waterston delivers ...
Music: Honor to our Soldiers: Music of The Civil War "Vida Galop" and "My Heart’s With My Nora"
Events: Sam Waterston delivers ...
The Next Frontier: Dr. Lenny Guarente
MIT biology professor Dr. Lenny Guarente has spent years searching inside the human body for the secret to slowing the aging process. » Visit "The Next Frontier" pages for bios, links and a slideshow
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