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Jan 2025
19m 40s

75. Butchers

Freakonomics Network & Zachary Crockett
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Before beef ends up at your favorite steakhouse, it passes through the hands of a trained specialist with an encyclopedic knowledge of bovine anatomy. Zachary Crockett chews the fat. 
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