0:08 – The economics of G.M.’s US manufacturing closures and Trump backlash

Ralph Nader (@RalphNader) is a consumer advocate, lawyer. Nader is a four-time candidate for President of the United States. As the Green Party nominee in 1996 and 2000, and as an independent candidate in 2004 and 2008. His latest book is How the Rats Reformed the Congress – a fable about rats that invade Congress and astonishingly trigger a peoples’ political revolt.

0:34 – For the latest developments on Michael Cohen pleading guilty, and Paul Manafort double dealing against Mueller, we’re joined by Ken White (@Popehat), former federal prosecutor, criminal defense attorney, and First Amendment Litigator at Brown White & Osborn LLP in Los Angeles. His podcast “Make No Law” explores the history of the First Amendment.

1:08 – Marion Nestle (@marionnestle) is a professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University. Her latest book is Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat.

Is chocolate heart-healthy? Does yogurt prevent type 2 diabetes? Do pomegranates help cheat death? News headlines bombard us with such amazing claims. They are reported as science, and have dramatic effects on what we eat. Yet, as food expert Marion Nestle explains, these studies are more about marketing than science; they are often paid for by the companies and trade associations that sell those foods. Whether it’s a Coca-Cola-backed study hailing light exercise as a calorie neutralizer, claims for beef as a health food, or a report from investigators paid by a blueberry trade group concluding that this fruit prevents erectile dysfunction, every corner of the food industry knows how to turn conflicted research into big profit. As Nestle argues, it’s time to put public health first. Written with unmatched rigor and insight, Unsavory Truth reveals how the food industry manipulates nutrition science—and suggests what we can do about it.

*Production note: last week we had a technical problem and failed to play part two of this interview. So this is a re-broadcast of the complete interview.