Guest Highlight: Eric Schlosser
Eric Schlosser has been a correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly since 1996. The magazine offered him an assignment: writing about the New York City bomb squad after the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Other assignments followed, one of which was about America and its fast food industry. What began as a simple magazine article turned into an international bestseller. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All American Meal, was on the New York Times bestsellers list for nearly two years. His second New York Times bestseller, Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market, was also inspired by his earlier articles on the enforcement of marijuana laws in America and illegal immigration in California.
Eric Schlosser appearances on KPFK
Reporter and author of the book Fast Food Nation Eric Schlosser is on the show today to discuss the role fast-food plays in our culture. What’s really behind those fast food signs along the road? Eric reveals what he knows during this special fund drive show.