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Michael Pollan speaks to overflow crowd

Michael Pollan just finished speaking to a crowd so large it required two overflow rooms at the Harold Washington Library.
In a conversation with journalist Bill Kurtis, Pollan talked about how the food industry managed to change conversations about eating less unhealthy foods into eating more healthy foods in the 1970s. Pollan said it’s happening [...]

Author Michael Pollan to speak at Harold Washington Library tonight

Michael Pollan, author of such foodie manifestos as The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food will be appearing at the Harold Washington Library’s Pritzker Auditorium at 6 p.m. tonight.
Pollan will sign books after the discussion. Admission is free and on a first-come, first-served basis.
Here’s Pollan’s recent appearance on The Colbert Report:

The Colbert Report
Mon [...]