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Today we're going abroad to explore how food is changing with our industrial economy and

its destabilizing pollution.

We'll explore the impacts of climate disruption on the foods we love, chocolate, wine, beer, bread, and other sensual pleasures.

What are farmers and food companies doing to give people more healthy and tasty choices for the food they put on their kitchen table?

We also will talk about food security in the United States and elsewhere, and whether GMOs can help feed a hot and crowded

world of 9 billion people. We're pleased to be joined by three food experts. John Foley is an

environmental and agricultural expert, who is executive director of the California Academy of Sciences.

He's the author of more than 130 scientific articles, and in 2014, he authored a cover story for a National Geographic on the Future of Food.

Simran Saiti is a journalist and journalism educator.

She's a former environmental correspondent for NBC News and former anchor of the PBS Quest series on Science and Sustainability.

She's the author of the book Bread, Wine, and Chocolate,

The Slow Loss of Foods We Love.

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