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The Business of Food with Steve Alexander

The Business of Food with Steve Alexander

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Steve Alexander reports on the agriculture industry with stories of how what we eat goes from farm to plate and profiles of the people and companies who make it all happen.WGN Radio, All Rights Reserved Economía Política y Gobierno
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  • Her doctor told her to lose weight. She did, and found a new career

    Her doctor told her to lose weight. She did, and found a new career
    Apr 6 2026
    https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8079514/8079514_2026-04-06-160814.64kmono.mp3 When Danielle Marshall’s doctor told her she was on the verge of pre-diabetes, it got her attention. Her parents were diabetic and she had seen the difficulties they endured. She took her doctor’s advice to lose weight to heart, began exercising regularly and juicing — as in grinding veggies and fruit into juices that […]
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  • 24/7 daylight? It could happen

    24/7 daylight? It could happen
    Mar 12 2026
    https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8030357/8030357_2026-03-12-172957.64kmono.mp3 When an email from Northwestern University landed in my inbox, I thought I was reading a very early April Fools joke, or maybe something from The Onion. “I thought it was a joke, too,” says Dr. Fred Turek, a professor in the Departments of Neurobiology and Neurology, and director of the Center on Sleep […]
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  • Turning Midwest field corn into paint, adhesives, and diapers

    Turning Midwest field corn into paint, adhesives, and diapers
    Jan 30 2026
    https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7945359/7945359_2026-01-30-153359.64kmono.mp3 There’s a company in Chicago’s Medical District that has figured out how to replace petroleum in the manufacture of many everyday items, from house paint to bandages to diapers. In the audio clip above, Justin Brown, the CEO of Låkril Technologies, tells how its proprietary technology converts low-cost lactic acid (from renewable sugars like […]
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