1372: Milk | Skeptical Sunday

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Today we're talking about milk. Something I thought I Understood, actually, but you know, cow, white, cereal, occasional mustache done. And then one day a bunch of other milks milks showed up on the shelf, many of which don't come from cows. And all of which claim to be healthier, better for the planet, and morally superior to classic cow's milk. Meanwhile, half of America's dairy farms have disappeared. The industry is fighting the FDA over the definition of the word milk, and somehow what you pour into your coffee now says something about who you are. It's a culture war in your coffee. So how do we really know which milk to drink, from health to environment to what even counts as milk these days?

It's a bit Milky. Join joining me to dip into the creamy culture of coffee's best friend is writer and researcher Jessica Wynn. So h Jess, this is near and dear to my heart because I was in New York a couple weeks ago and I went to get coffee and they're like, What kind of milk did you want in there? And I was like, Oh, this is no longer the you know, two percent skim hole question. I mean this is there's There's a smorgasbord of options and I said, Which should I choose? And it was Brooklyn, right? So the barista was like, Well

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