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FREAKONOMICS: You Eat What You Are

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“Americans are in the midst of a food paradox: we have access to more and better and cheaper food than ever before but at the same time, we are surrounded by junk food and a rise in obesity and heart disease. In this hour-long episode of Freakonomics Radio, host Stephen Dubner talks about our massive but balky food network with economist Tyler Cowen, who argues that agribusiness and commercialization are not nearly the villains that your foodie friends might have you think.”

An Economical Approach To Finding Good Food Anywhere

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When dining out, it can be hard to find a consistently good meal at a reasonable price. You may find great dishes here and there, but not all the time, unless you always return to your favorite restaurants. Turns out, applying some basic economics to where you go and what you eat could help your success rate. Tyler Cowen shares six rules for dining out and finding a good meal on Seattle’s KUOW.

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EconTalk: Cowen on Food

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Tyler Cowen of George Mason U. and author of An Economist Gets Lunch, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about food, the economics of food, and his new book. In this wide-ranging conversation, Cowen explains why American food was once a wasteland, the environmental impacts of plastic and buying local, why to stay away from fancy restaurants in the central city, and why he spent a month shopping only at an Asian supermarket while living in Northern Virginia.

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