Laura & Mel do their first listener-requested topic (thanks, Tina!) and discuss race, class, and socioeconomic status in relation to meat processing plants, specifically in North Carolina.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_Trilogy_(book)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithfield_Foods#Lawsuits

https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/employees-nc-smithfield-plant-afraid-go-work-after-co-workers-test-positive/Q5TXJMI2WFC6HNC2GMSCCF6MEM/

https://thefern.org/2019/12/rural-north-carolinians-won-multimillion-dollar-judgments-against-the-worlds-largest-hog-producer-will-those-cases-now-be-overturned/

***TRIGGER WARNING*** CONTENT IN THIS LINK INCLUDES ANIMAL CRUELTY AND MEAT PROCESSING

https://youtu.be/QqXxwYEkF1s

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