Mark Essig's guest appearances

Mark Essig

The Sample Hour

ideacity On The Air

Bruce Duncan

Alan Alda

Wade Davis

Derek Riedle

Majed El Shafie

Doug Vakoch

Amy Lehman

Rick Smolan

Daniel Clarke

David Jenkins

Avery Broderick

Salim Ismail

Cam Battley

Jane Metcalfe

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

OwlTail

Our relationship with pork is a story of both love and loathing. These thoughts from pig historian Mark Essig could not ring more true as he guides so through the history of pigs and the pork industry from ancient times up until today. Mark, who begins his talk with the analogy of the three pigs, describes to the pork industry and explains our move away from consuming pork in certain cultures. He also encourages us to take a closer look at current pig farming and insight change into the practices to ensure this fairytale has a happy ending.

Mark Essig - Pork: Then & Now

Mark Essig is the author of Lesser Beasts: A Snout-to-Tail History of the Humble Pigand Edison &amp; the Electric Chair, which was named one of the year’s best science books by Discover Magazine. He has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Atlas Obscura, NPR.org, and Gravy, the magazine of the Southern Foodways Alliance. He has worked as reporter, editor, and copy editor at the Los Angeles Times community news division, the Long Beach Press-Telegram, and the Asheville Citizen-Times. He holds a Ph.D. in U.S. history from Cornell University and a bachelor’s degree in English and religious studies from the University of Virginia. He has taught history and American studies at Cornell and journalism at Warren Wilson College. A native of St. Louis, he lives in Asheville, North Carolina.  Download and listen to his audiobook for Free   Check out the Blackfork Farm websitewebsite.    If you are interested in hosting a workshop check out Hand Hewn Farm   Affiliates    Save 10% and get free shipping!    Save $100 off the Profitable Urban Farming Course by clicking     Or do the payment plan      Start your own podcast!   Download.

<a href="https://markessig.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mark Essig</a> is the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lesser-Beasts-Snout-Tail-History/dp/0465052746" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lesser Beasts: A Snout-to-Tail History of the Humble Pig</a>and Edison &amp; the Electric Chair, which was named one of the year’s best science books by Discover Magazine. He has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Atlas Obscura, <a href="http://NPR.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NPR.org</a>, and Gravy, the magazine of the Southern Foodways Alliance. He has worked as reporter, editor, and copy editor at the Los Angeles Times community news division, the Long Beach Press-Telegram, and the Asheville Citizen-Times. He holds a Ph.D. in U.S. history from Cornell University and a bachelor’s degree in English and religious studies from the University of Virginia. He has taught history and American studies at Cornell and journalism at Warren Wilson College. A native of St. Louis, he lives in Asheville, North Carolina.  Download and listen to his audiobook for <a href="http://www.audible.com/membergiving-lp?senderCustomerId=A1OQMHRFS45ED7&amp;action_code=MGPGBWS0903140001&amp;bp_ua=no&amp;externalId=PPHFD45PNFAPE&amp;source_code=MGPGBWS0903140001&amp;emailType=LANDING_VIEW&amp;context=membergiving" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Free</a> <a href="http://www.audible.com/membergiving-lp?senderCustomerId=A1OQMHRFS45ED7&amp;action_code=MGPGBWS0903140001&amp;bp_ua=no&amp;externalId=PPHFD45PNFAPE&amp;source_code=MGPGBWS0903140001&amp;emailType=LANDING_VIEW&amp;context=membergiving" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>  Check out the Blackfork Farm <a href="http://www.blackforkfarm.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>website.  <a href="http://www.blackforkfarm.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>  If you are interested in hosting a workshop check out <a href="http://www.handhewnfarm.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hand Hewn Farm</a> <a href="http://handhewnfarm.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>  Affiliates  <a href="https://newfarmsupply.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>  Save 10% and get free shipping!  <a href="http://www.naturesimagefarm.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>  Save $100 off the Profitable Urban Farming Course by clicking   <a href="https://profitableurbanfarming.com/membership-account/membership-checkout/?level=1&amp;discount_code=sample" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>  Or do the payment plan  <a href="http://profitableurbanfarming.com/?ref=10[" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>    Start your own podcast!  <a href="http://podcastblastoff.com/member/aff/go/thedrewsample/?i=6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <br/><a href="https://samplehour.com/audio/listen.php?f=385&amp;m=download" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download.</a>

TSH - 137 - Lesser Beasts: A Snout-To-Tail History of the Humble Pig - Mark Essig