Fire on the Prairie -- Eric Schlosser, Code Pink's Medea Benjamin, Stencil Pirate Josh MacPhee

September 13, 2004Show Summary

Eric Schlosser, award-winning author of Fast Food Nation and Reefer Madness, discusses the food industry during a recent visit to Chicago’s Green City Market. Hear a cab ride conversation with Jessica Clark and Code Pink member Medea Benjamin the day after Benjamin was thrown out of the Republican National Convention. Also, Aaron Sarver discusses the politics and art of stencil making with artist Josh MacPhee, author of the recently published book Stencil Pirates.

About Fire on the Prairie

Fire on the Prairie is a radio forum exploring politics and ideas with progressive writers, thinkers and activists, sponsored by In These Times. Fire on the Prairie features interviews, commentary and reporting on local and national issues, including foreign policy, labor, activism, the environment and the media.

From October 2003 to July 2006 Aaron Sarver and Emily Udell produced and hosted the half-hour monthly show, which aired on WLUW, WHPK and WMXM in Chicago. The broadcast version of the show is currently on hiatus, but interviews will continue to be added to the site.