Early Upload: A 1970s History of Food

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I had so much fun working on this one. This video is dedicated to my mother, Tamara Arevia, for her birthday this Friday <3 It's available early for Patreon members until then. Enjoy!

Sources & Further Reading

Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops (Gael Fashingbauer Cooper & Brian Bellmont)

How America Eats: A Social History of U.S. Food and Culture (Jennifer Jensen Wallach)

American Cuisine & How We Got Here (Paul Freedman)

The Times of The Seventies (New York Times)

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