About this episode

The episode discusses the rise in raw milk consumption and the political implications surrounding its legalization.

Once widely banned, raw milk consumption is on the rise and states are repealing their bans. No one’s happier about that than the far right. How did we get here? NOTE: In the retelling of Pasteur’s early pasteurization, Aubrey misspoke! The culprit wasn’t lactic yeast, it was lactic acid bacteria. Sorry for the slip up! Support us: Hear bonus episodes on PatreonWatch Aubrey's documentaryBuy Aubrey's bookListen to Mike's other podcastGet Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and moreLinks! Milk...

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Hosts: Aubrey Gordon, Michael Hobbes

Topics covered

• raw milk
• health
• food safety
• history of pasteurization
• politics of food

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Organizations: Patreon, Mike's other podcast, Maintenance Phase

Books & works: Aubrey's documentary, Aubrey's book

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