Cherry Picking with Alexia Benn
Welcome to Cherry Picking, a political podcast recorded on lək̓ʷəŋən territory. Initially, this show was created by host Alexia Benn as a coping mechanism to find joy while completing the final year of her undergrad. Uniquely messy, at times particularly niche, and consistently caught within the contradictions of life, Cherry Picking now seeks to analyze, interrogate, and assess private and public policy through the consumption and gossip of mainstream media, acknowledging profit incentives lurking in the political sphere. From municipal politics, RCMP expenditures, anarchist and Marxist theory, environmental policy, and Indigenous governance, facts, feelings and ideas meet in the ether, given a chance to air themselves out. Always professionally unbiased, and always driven by the utmost care and consideration for human life, with a goal of accessibility. What does the acid rain which falls from the sky whisper to us? How do we listen? What will we do? Tune in most Wednesdays, sometimes with guests!
Cherry Picking with Alexia Benn
Monocultures & Monopolies
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Alexia
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Episode 4
Today on Episode 4 of Cherry Picking with Alexia Benn, we dip our toes into the world of modern agriculture production.
Food is how we fuel our bodies to get us where we need to go and do what we need to do. However, humans are more disconnected now than ever before from the food we eat. What is the impact of the way we grow food, fund, and fuel our agricultural production on the climate? How much money is lost annually in Canada due to poor management of consumable goods? Who benefits from the way our food systems have been set up, and more importantly, who doesn't? Grab a snack, sit down, and enjoy today's episode. The answers might surprise you.
Cheers,
Alexia
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