This week on the podcast, writer and historian Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft joins us to talk about Meat Planet: Artificial Flesh and the Future of Food, his new book on the quest to generate meat in the lab—a substance sometimes called “cultured meat”—and what it means to imagine that this is the future of food.

The topics of Ben's books, essays, and criticism range from the history of philosophy to contemporary food culture, with stops along the way for coffee and the history of the café, the history of colleges and universities, and laboratory-grown meat and the future of food.

Links:

Meat Planet: Artificial Flesh and the Future of Food -- https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520379008/meat-planet

Ben's website -- https://benwurgaft.org/

Family life is never easy. Even more so with twelve children, six of whom develop schizophrenia.

In Hidden Valley Road, Robert Kolker details the lives of the Galvins, America's "most mentally ill family."

Part drama, part medical mystery, Hidden Valley Road examines the trials of the Galvins and the scientists keen on uncovering the cause of schizophrenia.

We had the privilege of having Aidan Simardone guest host this episode. If you enjoy their chat, keep an eye out for his forthcoming review!

Links:

Author: http://robertkolker.com/

Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Hidden-Valley-Road-Inside-American/dp/0735274479/ref=asc_df_0735274479/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=459299159758&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2589666453663461515&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9000793&hvtargid=pla-1359432133142&psc=1

In honour of Pride Month, this week we're speaking with Toronto Sun columnist Sue-Ann Levy about her 30+ year career in journalism.

A self-described "disturber," Sue-Ann is best known for her investigative reporting asking politicians tough questions and unearthing corruption. In 2016, she released her first book, Underdog (link below), an autobiography tracing her journey through Toronto city politics.

You can follow her on Twitter @SueAnnLevy to see what she has in store following an already illustrious journalism career.

Links:

Final Column: https://t.co/HPNsTf9kOV?amp=1

Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Underdog-Confessions-Right-Wing-Jewish-Muckraker/dp/0771048009