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Podcast: What Doesn't Kill You
Episode: Episode 155: Labor and Drought with Lauren Markham
Description: Water and labor are two extremely important topics currently being discussed in the United States, and no state is discussing these issues more than California. Writer and reporter Lauren Markham discusses, with host Katy Keiffer, how the drought in California is effecting migrant workers. Her recent article for the Food & Environmental Reporting Network (FERN) and Pacific Standard focused on the intersection of the recent migration influx and the California drought. How do workers cope with the extreme conditions? How will producers keep these workers safe? How will we as a country protect and support immigrants who flee political violence...