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It's the splendid table from APM American Public Media.

Thank you. table from APM American Public Media. I'm Lynne Rosedo Casper, and today it's how politics and one man took down in nation's foods.

It's hard to imagine Spanish food being awful, but it was pretty close, and that wasn't

very long ago. I mean, today we've got those glorious tapas and the paillas and the hams. I mean,

Spain has even birthed a brand new way of cooking. But roll back just four decades, and you had a

ruler named Franco who squashed Spain's

traditions with this political agenda. Well, we're going to learn how Spain's food regained its

soul with food expert Claudia Rodin. Stay with us for this and a lot more this hour on the

splendid table. and a lot more this hour on the Splendid Table.

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This week's Splendid Table is a repeat of an earlier broadcast.

This is the Splendid Table from APM American Public Media,

the show for people who love to eat.

I'm Lynn Rossetto-Casper.

Thank you. to eat. I'm Lynn Rosetta-Castor. For all the supposed laziness of summer, I think it's when we get restless, when we want to strike out for places we've never been and taste new tastes.

But we've got those yearnings covered this hour, at least the eating portion of them.

Peter John Lindbergh leaves town for a living. He's a travel writer and among his gigs is that of Editor at Large for Travel and Leisure Magazine. Hey, Peter,

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