{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68de580c52ddd4d4572281cb/6a04433c8ef9368973693274?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Eric Schlosser's 25 year fight against the fast food industry","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68de580c52ddd4d4572281cb/1778663960655-60798420-e7f1-4a36-854b-48d1f983af92.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Eric Schlosser is one of America’s foremost investigative journalists, writing about everything from the prison system to nuclear weapons, exploring the hidden systems underpinning modern life. </p><p><br></p><p>25 years ago, he set out to investigate the economic model behind one of America’s most recognisable industries: a system built on low-paid workers, dangerous conditions and the exploitation of migrant labour.</p><p><br></p><p>He joins Oli Dugmore to discuss America’s complicated relationship with McDonald's, the rise of fast food as both a cultural symbol and an economic system, and how Britain seeks to replicate this.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"New Statesman"}