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Poultry Slam 1996
Originally aired 11.29.1996
In the midst of the five biggest poultry-consumption weeks of the year—the five weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, when Americans consume one-fourth of all the turkey they eat in a year—This American Life presents stories about turkeys, chickens, ducks, and fowl of all kinds.
When Danielle's family serves poultry at their dinner table, no one utters the word "chicken." Instead, it is always called "fish." Danielle explains why with the help of her friend "Duki." (16 minutes)
The first new episode of Chickenman since 1969. (8 minutes)
Julie Showalter, who grew up on a turkey farm, tells the story of the night 3,000 turkeys died. (10 minutes)
Writer David Sedaris tells of the giddiness he felt when he purchased a taxidermy's turkey head— attached to its foot. (2 1/2 minutes)
Michael Stumm on the uses of chickens in South African sangoma (witch doctor) culture. (19 minutes)
