In his just released book Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry, author Austin Frerick tells the story of the corporate titans who own most of our food and how that impacts the rest of us. On his publication day, Frerick joins host Bert Zipperer to talk about the companies, people, and policies behind the food industry. We also hear from a number of listeners with questions about the rapid changes in the food market.

Austin Frerick will be at Leopold’s (1301 Regent St, Madison) on Tuesday, April 2nd at 6pm for a book talk and signing in collaboration with the Wisconsin Farmer Union.

Austin Frerick is an expert on agricultural and antitrust policy. He is a Fellow of the Thurman Arnold Project at Yale University. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Common Good Iowa and the Socially Responsible Agriculture Project. In 2022, The Advocate named him a “Champion of Pride.” He has advised presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Pete Buttigieg on agricultural policy, and served as Co-Chair of the Biden campaign’s Agriculture Antitrust Policy Committee in 2020.

His writing has featured in Vox, The American Conservative, Buzzfeed News, Fast Company, and Forbes, among many other publications.

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