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Bacon
Why your package of bacon hides its glorious fat
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Sep 14, 2016
The front of your package of super market bacon is a lie.
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My First Job
Sizzling summer nights: Working in a bacon factory
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Apr 27, 2015
One woman remembers her first job.
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Why it's hard to charge $40 for a pork chop
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Stacey Vanek Smith
Jan 21, 2014
Pork prices have been high, but people still crave bacon.
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High prices: When pigs fly
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Kai Ryssdal
Dec 26, 2013
It's been a busy year in the hog market and pork prices are way up.
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Final Note
A Father's Day gift for the dad who has (and eats) everything
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Kai Ryssdal
Jun 5, 2013
How does Oscar Meyer spell Father's Day? B-A-C-O-N
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Small Talk
Small talk: Bacon coffin, Beatles Wheelchair, Siri sued
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Mar 30, 2012
The news that didn't quite make the headlines. This week: a bacon-y coffin, what The Beatles have to do with wheelchairs, and is Siri worried about getting sued?
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The Punchline
Have it your way: The Burger King 'Meat Monster'
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Katharine Crnko
Apr 14, 2011
Burger King menus in Japan how have the distinct honor of hosting BK's newest sandwich, the Meat Monster. This lunch-time behemoth is made of tw...
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MID-DAY UPDATE: Berkshire loses an heir, Microsoft takes on Google
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Mar 31, 2011
Here are today's top headlines from the Marketplace Morning Report and around the web....
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