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December 5, 1997

Poultry Slam 1997

Humans have turned chicken and turkey into what we want them to be, which means that chickens and turkeys are a mirror of ourselves.
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Eva Ekeblad

Prologue

Host Ira Glass reads from a letter Benjamin Franklin wrote, and discusses it with Jack Hitt. (5 minutes)

By

Ira Glass
Act One

Chicken Diva

Jack Hitt reports on one woman's opera about Chicken Little. (15 minutes)

By

Jack Hitt
Act Two

Headless Chicken In Topless Bar

Ira with Lloyd Natoff, on killing chickens. (9 minutes)

By

Ira Glass
Act Three

Duck Warrior

Michael Lewis on duck hunting. (7 minutes)

By

Michael Lewis
Act Four

Trying To Respect A Chicken

Ira with chicken photographer Tamara Staples. (20 minutes)

By

Ira Glass

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