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Swollen Hands, Rampant Contagion, No Sick Days: Processing Chicken During a Pandemic

Swollen Hands, Rampant Contagion, No Sick Days: Processing Chicken During a Pandemic

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Swollen Hands, Rampant Contagion, No Sick Days: Processing Chicken During a Pandemic

FromBite

ratings:
Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Jun 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Meatpacking plants across the United States have become coronavirus hotspots—and workers at chicken plants are particularly vulnerable. Caitlin Esch, a senior producer at Marketplace, digs into the history behind chicken production in America and talks about what she’s learned over nearly a year of investigative reporting into labor conditions at poultry plants in the South. This episode of Bite is a collaboration with The Uncertain Hour, an investigative podcast from Marketplace’s Wealth and Poverty desk.
Released:
Jun 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Bite is a podcast for people who think hard about their food. Join acclaimed food and farming blogger Tom Philpott, Mother Jones editors Kiera Butler and Maddie Oatman, and a tantalizing guest list of writers, farmers, scientists, and chefs as they uncover the surprising stories behind what ends up on your plate. We'll help you digest the food news du jour, explore the politics and science of what you eat and why—and deliver plenty of tasty tidbits along the way.