Episode 171: Austin Frerick Takes On The Grocery Barons

The Checkout speaks with antitrust expert and author Austin Frerick on power, corruption and the need for radical change in the food industry.

Austin Frerick is an expert on agricultural and antitrust policy. He worked at the Open Markets Institute, the U.S. Department of Treasury, and the Congressional Research Service before becoming a Fellow at Yale University. He is a 7th generation Iowan and 1st generation college graduate, with degrees from Grinnell College and the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

https://www.austinfrerick.com/about

Buy Barons: https://bookshop.org/p/books/barons-money-power-and-the-corruption-of-america-s-food-industry-austin-frerick/20880383?ean=9781642832693

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