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International Year of the Potato

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The neglected spud is garnering some attention this year, dubbed “The International Year of the Potato” by the United Nations. We look at why the tuber deserves such recognition.

Guests:

John Reader, author of the forthcoming book "Propitious Esculent: The Potato in World History"

Tom Standage, business editor at The Economist and author of "A History of the World in Six Glasses"

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