The Politics of American Food

Why are groceries getting more expensive? How much are you willing to pay for groceries? Does America have the best food in the world? Why do Americans shop and eat the way that they do? Why do Americans pay more for some foods more than others? What does American food say about class? How many of today’s problems are rooted in food? Are groceries expensive? How does food preserve myths about American superiority? How much are you willing to pay for your favorite ‘ethnic food’? [American food, food history, hunger, Bobby Kennedy, Robert Kennedy Jr., history of American food, food prices, Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, MAGA, Project 2025, dystopian, Octavia Butler, Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen, Suzanne Collins, Brave New World, 1984, Soylent Green, the Population Bomb, Science fiction, The Jetsons, futurism, grocery prices, capitalism, Harvey Levenstein, processed foods, Eric Schlosser, Michael Pollan, food shortages, monocultures, Strait of Hormuz, Iran War, military food, Italian American food, immigration, Indigenous people, Indigenous americans, bison, buffalo, genocide, Santata, victorian child doritos, frozen dinners, grocery store, Kroger, Safeway, Publix, British children eat American food, British people try American food, FIFA, world cup, Nikita Khrushchev, USSR, Mamdani grocery store] 0:00-Intro 0:53- American Fruit Companies 11:35- Because of Country 19:37- Chili Queens & Nachos 22:36- Dining on Chinese 25:52- Eating European 38:10- Flavor (A Matter of Taste) 45:19- Grocery Stores 53:21- Housewives & Cake Mix 55:08-Imagining Future [Dystopian] Food 1:02:05- Judging Food 1:04:27- Keep Your Hands Off My Food (The Obama Story) 1:17:03- Locavores & Food Ethics 1:24:22- Making French American 1:28:46- No Such Thing As A Free Lunch 1:42:33- On Sugar 1:44:25- Protein Craze 1:46:56- Quelling Indigenous Power 1:51:16- Regulations are Cool (Necessary, Even) 2:01:18- Souvlaki, Gyros, & The Diner 2:03:23- The Status of Food 2:05:49- Under Trump 2:07:43- Virginia Ham, Broiled 2:08:53- Women Who Lunch 2:09:52- X-Mas Foodies 2:11:19- You're Invited To Dinner 2:13:35- Zero Fucks Left? Love the content? Support for $1/month on https://patreon.com/intelexualmedia Sources, essays, exclusive videos, a podcast, reading lists, and much more are available ON PATREON.