In this week's episode we speak with the author of a new book, Processed, about the downside of sandwich ham and salami, fried bacon, hot dogs, pepperoni pizzas and the like. Speaking with GW deputy editor Greg Callaghan, Morris-Marr explains how a raft of scientific papers link the nitrites used in many processed meats to improve flavour and eliminate bacteria, with cancer. She explores, too, why so many of us ignore such warnings.

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Why Helen Garner trained her forensically observant eye on an Aussie rules team - and what she learnt from it
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You Am I's Tim Rogers on addiction and anxiety, playing footy and prowling the stage
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