557. The Hajj Begins, States Move to Ban Food Dyes and Additives, and a Conversation with Nicholas Enrich on Dismantling USAID: What it Means, Part 3
About this episode
Dani Nierenberg interviews Nicholas Enrich about the impacts of dismantling USAID and discusses various food-related issues.
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Nicholas Enrich for Part 3 of Food Tank's series exploring the far-reaching impacts of dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development. Enrich is a former civil servant who worked at the U.S. Agency for International Development under four administrations and the author of the new book Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID. During their conversation, they talk about why he released a series of whistleblower memos to expose the administration's actions, the generational impacts of dismantling the agency, and advice for civil servants trying to speak out against unethical or illegal behavior in their own offices. Plus, U.S. states move to ban food dyes and additives, Thailand's THAIFEX expo highlights the global shift away from ultra-processed foods, U.S.-Mexico trade disputes continue to drive up tomato prices, a federal decision threatens to remove bison from public lands in Montana, and the Hajj brings people and culinary traditions together. While you're listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You…
People in this episode
Host: Dani Nierenberg
Guest: Nicholas Enrich
Topics covered
- USAID
- food dyes
- whistleblowing
- Hajj
- food policy
- trade disputes
- bison conservation
Keywords
- USAID
- food dyes
- Nicholas Enrich
- Hajj
- whistleblower
- food policy
- trade disputes
- bison
- Montana
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: U.S. Agency for International Development, Trump Administration
Books & works: Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID
Places: Montana, Thailand
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