Episode 28, "Thinking About Farms," hosted by Warren Senders, features a long interview with NYT Bestselling author Michael Grunwald about his new book, "We Are Eating The Earth," which examines the problematic role of our farming and agriculture systems in climate change.  Grunwald's perspectives are interwoven with examples of music from all over the world on farming and agricultural themes. You'll never think of farms and farmers the same way ever again!

—— Music and Video ——
"Land Is Not Free"
Grant Livingston
July 14, 2025
Books & Books, Miami, FL
Michael Grunwald Interview
Recorded October 13, 2025
"Harvest For The World"
The Isley Brothers, 1976
Epic LP 144172
"Soybeans, The Farmer's Dream"
Travis Peck
Oklahoma Soybean Council
"Song to Encourage The Rice Sowers"
"Music for the Rice Harvest"
from
"The Music of the Dan"
UNESCO LP BM 30L 2301
"N'Guatu"
Oumou Sangare
from "Worotan"
World Circuit WCD 045
"The Garbage Song"
Composed by Bill Steele
George Ward and Campers
Camp Killooleet, 1970
Privately Issued LP
Film of Cattle
from "American Cowboy"
Courtesy Prelinger Film Archives
"Milk Bucket Boogie"
Composed by Reece Shipley & W.C. Murray
Performed by Red Foley
Decca 45 9-27981
Eritrean Milking Song
Afta Village, Zula District
Recorded by Jean Jenkins
Tangent Records TGM 102
"The Roast Beef of Old England"
Composed by Richard Leveridge
Performed by Charles MacDougall
and the London Early Opera
"Massa Music — Returning The Herd"
Recorded in Chad, April 16, 1966
Anthologie De La Musique Du Tchad,
Le Mayo-Kebbi Occidental
Ocora LP OCR 37
"Toupouri Music of the Milk-Drinkers Society"
Recorded in Chad, April 18, 1966
Anthologie De La Musique Du Tchad,
Le Mayo-Kebbi Occidental
Ocora LP OCR 37
Cattle Herders in Chad
Filmed by Watson Kintner, 1967
Courtesy of University of Pennsylvania
"Bruto Memo" (ft. Marco Brasil Filho)
Bruno & Barretto
(Léo Targino / Jota Lennon /
Rodolfo Alessi / Kleber Paraíba)
© 2018 Planos Produções Artísticas Ltda.
"BaAka Pygmy Music"
Recorded in Central African rainforest
Film and music courtesy Michelle Kisliuk
"Todor Todorka Dumaše"
Dafinka Stojaneva Paneva &
Niculina Kirova Nejkova
From "Two Girls Started To Sing —
Bulgarian Village Singing"
Recorded in Bulgaria 1978-1988
by Martha Forsyth
Rounder LP 1055
"Daddy Won't Sell The Farm"
performed by Montgomery Gentry
from "Tattoos and Scars" (1999)
Columbia CK 69156
"The BioFuel Song"
LiveBroadKast
from "Repayment"
© 2012 Canute Parks
"Eat That Chicken"
Composed and performed
by Charles Mingus
from "Oh Yeah"
Atlantic LP 1377
"You Are What You Eat"
Composed and performed by
Purly Rae Gates
©1991, P. Gates / BMI

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