Andrew Mitchell is a history professor at Grove City College, a small liberal arts college in western PA where he teaches a recurring and popular history class on “Food and Feasting”. Grove City is one of only a handful of colleges in the country that do not accept federal funds!Thanks to the sponsor of today’s show, Cards of History. You can click here to get your own sets of the Cards of History with a special 10% discount!

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