Grocery prices are becoming a regular talking point in this election cycle. This hour is all about the grocery store. We talk about how items get on the shelves, the unique business model of Trader Joe's, and the factors that impact grocery prices. Plus, a look at the appeal of Costco.

GUESTS: 
Benjamin Lorr: Author of The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket. His first book was Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga
Abha Bhattarai: Economics correspondent for The Washington Post
Ben Ryder Howe: Contributor to The New York Times and author of My Korean Deli: Risking It All for a Convenience Store

Grocery prices are becoming a regular talking point in this election cycle. This hour is all about the grocery store. We talk about how items get on the shelves, the unique business model of Trader Joe's, and the factors that impact grocery prices. Plus, a look at the appeal of Costco.
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li>Benjamin Lorr: Author of <a href="https://www.benjaminlorr.net/book/the-secret-life-of-groceries/">The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket</a>. His first book was <a href="https://www.benjaminlorr.net/book/hell-bent/">Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga</a></li>
<li>Abha Bhattarai: Economics correspondent for <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/abha-bhattarai/">The Washington Post</a></li>
<li>Ben Ryder Howe: Contributor to The New York Times and author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/My-Korean-Deli-Risking-Convenience/dp/B008SLEODC">My Korean Deli: Risking It All for a Convenience Store</a></li>
</ul>

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From the cereal aisle to the ballot box, how groceries shape our lives

This hour we took your calls about anything you wanted to talk about.

This hour we took your calls about anything you wanted to talk about.

All calls: A cargo transportation idea, early voting, football superstition, and more 

Four days left. Four (4!) days until Election Day. We’re feeling the stress, the anxiety. And we’re guessing you are too.

In one of our show meetings, we got to talking about the benefits of, uh, smoothing out your brain a bit in times like these.

So this hour, we gather a number of folks you know from The Nose and talk about ways to quiet your mind over these last few days, bits of culture you can consume — from The Great British Bake Off to Love Is Blind, from horror movies to Jane Austen to giving fantasy football a try — to get your brain a break over the weekend.

For the full list of shows and movies and books and everything else recommended in this show and in the prep leading up to it — it’s a long list! — subscribe to The Noseletter before November 2.

GUESTS:
Jim Chapdelaine: An Emmy-winning musician and a patient advocate for people with rare cancers
Taneisha Duggan: Associate producer at Octopus Theatricals
Sam Hadelman: Works in music public relations and hosts The Sam Hadelman Show at Radio Free Brooklyn
Shawn Murray: A stand-up comedian and writer and the host of the Nobody Asked Shawn podcast
Carolyn Paine: An actress, comedian, and dancer; she is founder, director, and choreographer of CONNetic Dance
Lindsay Lee Wallace: Writes about culture, health care and health equity, and other stuff, too
Tracy Wu Fastenberg: Development officer at Connecticut Children’s
Bill Yousman: Professor of media studies at Sacred Heart University

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Colin McEnroe and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.

Four days left. Four (4!) days until Election Day. We’re feeling the stress, the anxiety. And we’re guessing you are too.
In one of our show meetings, we got to talking about the benefits of, uh, <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/no-thoughts-head-empty-meme/" data-cms-ai="0">smoothing out your brain</a> a bit in times like these.
So this hour, we gather a number of folks you know from The Nose and talk about ways to quiet your mind over these last few days, bits of culture you can consume — from The Great British Bake Off to Love Is Blind, from horror movies to Jane Austen to giving fantasy football a try — to get your brain a break over the weekend.
For the full list of shows and movies and books and everything else recommended in this show and in the prep leading up to it — it’s a long list! — <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/newsletters" data-cms-ai="0">subscribe to The Noseletter</a> before November 2.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Jim Chapdelaine: An Emmy-winning musician and a patient advocate for people with rare cancers</li>
<li>Taneisha Duggan: Associate producer at Octopus Theatricals</li>
<li>Sam Hadelman: Works in music public relations and hosts The Sam Hadelman Show at Radio Free Brooklyn</li>
<li>Shawn Murray: A stand-up comedian and writer and the host of the Nobody Asked Shawn podcast</li>
<li>Carolyn Paine: An actress, comedian, and dancer; she is founder, director, and choreographer of CONNetic Dance</li>
<li>Lindsay Lee Wallace: Writes about culture, health care and health equity, and other stuff, too</li>
<li>Tracy Wu Fastenberg: Development officer at Connecticut Children’s</li>
<li>Bill Yousman: Professor of media studies at Sacred Heart University</li>
</ul>
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Colin McEnroe and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.

The Nose helps you get through this last weekend before Election Day

This hour we talk with experts in ballot design about how to put together a ballot that's accessible to everyone, and all of the things to keep in mind, from font size to the length of candidate's names. Plus, a look at the evolution of ballots throughout history.

GUESTS: 
Whitney Quesenbery: Executive Director of the Center for Civic Design
Alicia Cheng: Head of Design at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and author of This is What Democracy Looked Like: A Visual History of the Printed Ballot

This hour we talk with experts in ballot design about how to put together a ballot that's accessible to everyone, and all of the things to keep in mind, from font size to the length of candidate's names. Plus, a look at the evolution of ballots throughout history.
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li>Whitney Quesenbery: Executive Director of the <a href="https://civicdesign.org/">Center for Civic Design</a></li>
<li>Alicia Cheng: Head of Design at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and author of <a href="https://papress.com/products/this-is-what-democracy-looked-like-a-visual-history-of-the-printed-ballot">This is What Democracy Looked Like: A Visual History of the Printed Ballot</a></li>
</ul>

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