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Barons! You Thought the Age of the Robber Baron Was Over? Guess Again!

Barons! You Thought the Age of the Robber Baron Was Over? Guess Again!

Update: 2024-03-14

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Author Austin Frerick joins the show to talk about his new book: Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food System. An awesome journey through the biggest monopolies in the food biz, from grains, to hogs, to coffee, to grocery chains... Meet the unknown players making bank on the food system.

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Barons! You Thought the Age of the Robber Baron Was Over? Guess Again!

Barons! You Thought the Age of the Robber Baron Was Over? Guess Again!

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