Michael Pollan On The Drug We Use Every Day: Caffeine
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'Omnivore's Dilemma' author Michael Pollan talks about his audiobook, 'Caffeine: How Coffee and Tea Created the Modern World.' He describes caffeine as the world's most widely-used psychoactive drug. (Originally broadcast Feb. 2020) Also, jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews a new album from guitarist Jeff Parker.
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