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Jun 2024
38m 23s

The Potato Show

NHPR
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Consider the potato.  The typical potato is not all that pretty. They can be beige and lumpy, dusty and speckled, and on top of that, they even sprout alien-like tentacles. Further, no one really knows what to make of the potato. Is it a vegetable, or so starchy that we should really consider it a grain?  It’s time for answers. The Outside/In team ventures i ... Show More
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