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112: Ladies and Germs
Act Four

You Gonna Eat That?

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Reporter, author and apple farmer Frank Browning on how irrational fear of germs means that you aren't going to get good apple cider in your local supermarket this fall. (15 minutes)

By

Frank Browning

Song:

“Comfort Me With Apples” by India Adams

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