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Lunch: It's so much more than what we eat

A sad desk lunch.
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A sad desk lunch.

This hour: lunch — from the hungry judge effect to the sad desk lunch. We’ll look at the history of our mid-day meal, talk about school lunches, and get tips for packing lunch.

And we want to hear from you. Do you love lunch? Hate it? Eat the same lunch every day? Never eat lunch? Call us: 888-720-9677.

GUESTS: 

  • Megan Elias: Historian, Director of the Food Studies Program, Associate Professor at Boston University, and author of
  • Aviva Wittenberg: Author of
  • Erin Feinauer Whiting: Professor of Multicultural Education at Brigham Young University

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Colin McEnroe, Tess Terrible, and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

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Lily is the senior producer for The Colin McEnroe Show. She's also a producer of the podcast 'Generation Barney.' She first worked at ǻ as an intern in 2014. She has previously worked for WBUR, KUNC and as a producer for the New England News Collaborative's weekly show Next. Lily can be reached at ltyson@ctpublic.org.
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