Food, Farming and Farmland: Teresa Platt and Trent Examine Culture and Policy
Teresa explains how dining in France differs from the U.S.—with higher quality meals, longer lunches, and less dependence on fast food. Together, they explore what Americans have lost by eating too quickly and settling for convenience over quality.
The episode then shifts to global trade as Trent and Teresa break down U.S. soybean exports to China, questioning whether tariffs will drive China back to sourcing from Brazil, as happened during President Trump’s first term. Teresa also shares a personal story about her father’s fishing business and how government subsidies destroyed the industry. The conversation wraps up with a hard look at farmland ownership: while the Trump administration announced plans to stop Chinese nationals from buying U.S. farmland, the uncomfortable truth is that the U.S. government itself has now become the top buyer—proof that destructive government policies keep repeating.
