WEBVTT - In the City: Listen Now: Beak Capitalism from Odd Lots

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, It's Francine Lackwell and I want to introduce you

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<v Speaker 1>to Beak Capitalism. It's a special limited series from our

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<v Speaker 1>friends over at the odd Lots podcast where hosts Joe

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<v Speaker 1>Eisenthal and Tracy Alloway explore the US economy through the

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<v Speaker 1>medium of chickens. From what really caused a spike in

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<v Speaker 1>egg and chicken prices to the chicken sandwich wars, who

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<v Speaker 1>actually invented the chicken nugget, the relationship between farmers and

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<v Speaker 1>their employers, concentration of market power, what it all says

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<v Speaker 1>about the nature of American capitalism, and so much more so.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're looking for something to binge this holiday season,

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<v Speaker 1>stay tuned to listen to the trailer of Big Capitalism,

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<v Speaker 1>then head on over to Odlot's podcasts to listen to

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<v Speaker 1>all three episodes out now wherever you get your podcasts.

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<v Speaker 2>Wings, nuggets, eggs. No matter the form, Americans love their chicken.

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<v Speaker 3>The chicken industry is one of the largest and most

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<v Speaker 3>complex supply chains that America has. These birds are big business,

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<v Speaker 3>and we wanted to get to the bottom of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to Beat Capitalism, brought to you by Oddlots. In

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<v Speaker 2>this special three part series from Bloomberg Podcast. We are

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<v Speaker 2>going to examine some of the thorniest issues facing the

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<v Speaker 2>US economy through the medium of this humble bird examine Get.

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<v Speaker 3>It So, there's going to be chicken puns.

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<v Speaker 2>There are definitely going to be chicken puns. We're going

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<v Speaker 2>to be asking why the chicken industry has evolved the

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<v Speaker 2>way that it has, and what does it say about

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<v Speaker 2>the American economy that so many consumers are flocking to poultry.

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<v Speaker 2>There's another one for you.

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<v Speaker 3>Listen to Beat Capitalism from Oddlots out now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,

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<v Speaker 3>or wherever you get your podcasts.