Tuesday's Show

By Avishay Artsy on Tuesday, July 22, 2008.

Today on Word of Mouth, we’re stepping away from the live microphone to broadcast some of our favorite interviews from the past few months. Here’s a list of the segments in today’s show. Click on the links to listen to them and to find more information:

The Raw Milk Underground - Reporter Nathanael Johnson dives into the black-market network for unpasteurized milk

Following the Fortune Cookie - Jennifer 8. Lee's book "The Fortune Cookie Chronicles" explores how Chinese food became a global phenomenon

Slum Tours - NPR national correspondent Eric Weiner discusses the fine line in tourism where education ends and exploitation begins

Looking to Nature for Better Technology - BusinessWeek.com's Olga Kharif reports on using living organisms to build parts for computers, cell phones, batteries and light bulbs

(Photo by Dale C)

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