Fresh Air, Eric Scholsser

Journalist Eric Schlosser is the guest on this archive edition of Fresh Air. Schlosser is the author of the best seller Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. In it he traces diverse consequences of fast food (the rise of franchises and the spread of obesity), its production and the growth of the secret flavor industry. Listen to the audio version of Fast Food Nation at audible.com. (Original Fresh Air broadcast date January 22, 2001)