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Podcast: C-SPAN Bookshelf
Episode: BN: Benjamin Lorr, "The Secret Life of Groceries"
Description: As we begin the 2024 presidential campaign, we hear the word "inflation" in almost every candidate's speech. One issue that is always mentioned is the price of food. Benjamin Lorr spent several years travelling the United States and the world to investigate how the food supply chain works. His book is titled "The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket." He writes that: "Most people shop for groceries with clueless abandon."Â Â Â Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices