Introducing: Beak Capitalism, presented by Odd Lots

In this limited series, Odd Lots explains some of the thorniest issues facing the US economy through the medium of … chicken. Chicken occupies a unique position in the US diet, but issues facing the poultry industry illustrate wider points about the development of the US economy and the decisions being made about how it's structured and who benefits from it. So why has the chicken industry evolved in the way that it has? What’s been driving the price increases in eggs and meat? And what does it all say about things like inflation, the labor market and the nature of American capitalism? Check out Beak Capitalism on Odd Lots starting Friday, November 15th, 2024 wherever you get your podcasts. Become a Bloomberg.com subscriber using our special intro offer at bloomberg.com/podcastoffer. You’ll get episodes of this podcast ad-free and exclusive access to our daily Odd Lots newsletter. Already a subscriber? Connect your account on the Bloomberg channel page in Apple Podcasts to listen ad-free. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Speaker names marked ? are inferred from speaking time and the show’s known hosts — they are not voice-verified.

• 0:00Speaker 00

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• 0:15Speaker 01

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• 0:42Tracy Alloway?

  Wings, nuggets, eggs, no matter the form, Americans love their chicken. And the last few years have been wild ones for the industry. And we can't forget the chicken sandwich wars.

• 0:53Speaker 03

  I ate so many chicken sandwiches during that war. I was the real casualty.

• 0:57Joe Weisenthal?

  The chicken industry is one of the largest and most complex supply chains that America has. These birds are big business and we wanted to get to the bottom of it. Everything is being chickenized.

• 1:07Tracy Alloway?

  Welcome to Beat Capitalism, brought to you by Odd Lots. In this special three-part series from Bloomberg Podcasts, we are going to examine some of the thorniest issues facing the US economy through the medium of this humble bird. Examine, get it?

• 1:23Joe Weisenthal?

  So there's going to be chicken puns.

• 1:25Tracy Alloway?

  There are definitely going to be chicken puns. We're going to be asking why the chicken industry has evolved the way that it has? And what does it say about the American economy that so many consumers are flocking to poultry? There's another one for you.

• 1:39Joe Weisenthal?

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• 1:58Speaker 05

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