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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are celebrating their 100th episode and 2 years of the podcast. Incredible, right?

This means that this isn’t just your regular old episode. To make this milestone extra special, they decided to switch things up and invited the incredible Bill Marler, the nation's leading foodborne illness attorney and regular guest on the podcast, to interview THEM!

Tune in for a very special episode and celebration.

In this episode:

💩 [01:16] How the idea for the episode came about

💩 [03:18] Bill’s appreciation for the Don’t Eat Poop! podcast

💩 [04:38] How Francine became a go-to voice in food safety

💩 [08:40] The two men who changed the trajectory of Francine’s career

💩 [11:40] How food safety went from just a job to a true passion for Matt

💩 [14:56] The importance of being able to fire or be fired by clients in food safety

💩 [17:46] The Don’t Eat Poop! Podcast origin story

💩 [19:00] How the podcast grew over the last 100 episodes

💩 [22:08] How Matt and Francine fell into interviewing guests

💩 [24:13] The hard but really important stories that need to be told

💩 [28:07] The letter from a widow of Boar’s Head Listeria liverwurst episode

💩 [30:48] The moment when Bill truly realized how important this work is

💩 [34:14] Food Safety News: its origin, incredible growth, and how it works

💩 [37:25] The future of Food Safety News

💩 [40:37] When Francine first got to write an article for Food Safety News

Disclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.

Resources from this episode

Catch up with past Bill Marler episodes:

• Episode 17
• Episode 18
• Bonus Episode
• Episode 92

Watch Bill Marler and Darin Detwiler’s Emmy award-winning documentary, Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food.

Listen to the episode where Matt and Francine get choked up by a Letter from a Widow of Boar’s Head Listeria Liverwurst | Episode 93.

Watch stories of foodborne illness victims represented by Marler Clark on their Vimeo channel.

Catch up with our Dr. Darin Detwiler episodes:

• The 1st interview on the podcast: Episode 13
• Episode 43
• Episode 81

Check out Francine’s episode on Hal King’s Food Safety Unwrapped podcast.

Noteworthy quotes from this episode

“ I'm very cognizant now of how I speak to people, what I say to people. And I know that it may change their path because those conversations very much changed my trajectory.” – Francine L Shaw

“ I think the ability to talk about food safety and the impacts on humans is just really important. And I think not only do you guys do that, but you also bring in perspective of the companies that are making mistakes and the companies that are doing a good job. I think the more people that talk about it, the more people will learn about it. It's a good thing. So, I thank you for you guys for doing this.” – Bill Marler

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