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Podcast: Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
Episode: Why Hot Sauce Can Explain the US Election
Description: Here we are days from the US election, so I thought to myself let's have a US focused episode that explains US culture and American politics and why Trump is facing such an uphill battle by talking about....hot sauce. Now, it's been widely reported--and I'm being completely serious here--that this is Hillary Clinton's favorite condiment. And full disclosure: I too love everything spicy. But it is also true that more Americans like spicy food than at any time in the history of this country.  On the line with me to discuss the political and cultural implications of Am...