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LGM Podcast: Bacon Saves the Day

By Erik Loomis

In podcast

On October 4, 2021

For the latest LGM podcast, I interview J.L. Anderson of Mount Royal University about his recent book Capitalist Pigs: Pigs, Pork, and Power in America. This is a great overview of the role of pigs in American history, including a good discussion at the end...

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Who’s Ready for Some Pork Sashimi?

By Erik Loomis

On May 30, 2016

Hmmm.... Since the popularization of beef tartare in the 1950s and sushi in the 1980s, raw animal products have been a widely accepted luxury item in the US. But historically,.

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Imperialist Food Coverage

By Erik Loomis

On December 26, 2014

I know The Economist has its roots in the British imperialist world. And I also know that the Chinese eat enough pork to play a not small role in global.

Food Royalty

By Erik Loomis

In General

On November 14, 2014

We've discussed the 1935 Idaho Potato Queen here in the past. But she didn't exist in a vacuum. Food related royalty has long been a thing in the U.S. They still are too. I once attended the Yamboree in Gilmer, Texas. There was a Yam...

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