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Fast Food Nation

10 min read 14 min listen Narrated by Sophie
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What’s it about?

An exposé of the fast food industry's hidden costs: from exploited workers and industrialized meat to engineered flavors and manipulative marketing that reshaped America.

You’ll learn

  • How fast food standardized the American meal
  • The hidden dangers of industrialized meat
  • Why fast food jobs are designed to be disposable
  • How flavor chemistry tricks your taste buds