Empire of Corn: From Cornucopia to Corporate Commodity
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Corn: that most American of grains. These days corn is feed, fuel and ubiquitous sweetener, the biggest of business and some say the core of an industrial food system that's unhealthy for people, livestock and soils. Join us as we trace corn's origins back to Mesoamerica and conduct a forensic exam on the hybridized, genetically modified corn we know today.
Timing and Cues
Cue Sheet for ?Empire of Corn: From Cornucopia to Corporate Commodity? (MMP222)
Accumulated Segment
Running Time Cues Time
00:00-14:20 Segment A conversation with Aaron Open: corn shucking
Woolf Close: ?Salvador.? 0:14:20
14:20-15:20 Break 1 (music fill with announcement) 0:01:00
15:20-29:00 Segment B conversation with Ricardo Open: ?We??
Salvador Close: ?network.? 0:13:40
29:00-29:01 1 second of silence (Stations airing only 1st half hour break away here.) 0:00:01
29:01-31:01 Break 2 (music fill with announcement) 0:02:00
31:01-31:02 1 second of silence 0:00:01
31:02-31:23 Billboard (coming up on A W of P) Open: music fades in
Close: ?twinkie.? 0:00:21
31:23-42:04 Segment C conversation with Mark Open: ?But first??
Muller Close: ?twinkie.? 0:10:41
42:04-43:04 Break 3 (music fill with announcement) 0:01:00
43:04-54:04 Segment D conversation with Steve Open: ?Ah, yes??
Ettinger Close: ?listening.? 0:11:00
54:04-55:00 Music, Credits, Closing Music Open: music then credits
Close: music fades out 0:00:56
55:00 End of full program (outcue: music fades out at 55:00)
Music in this program: open- ?Mr. Farmer? by The Wowz, Null Music; welcome- ?A United Earth I? by Alan Stivell and Yousou N?Dour, Putumayo World Music; break 1- ?When I Have a Farm? by Natalia Zuckerman, Talisman Records; break 2- ?Mr. Farmer? by The Wowz, Null Music; bottom of the hour billboard- ?A United Earth I? by Alan Stivell and Yousou N?Dour, Putumayo World Music; break 3- ?Wonderful Land? by The Shadows, Eagle Records; close and credits- ?Mr. Farmer? by The Wowz, Null Records. Distribution: WFMT Radio Network, Chicago. Marketing: Creative PR, Los Angeles. Funding: W.K.Kellogg Foundation.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length | Find on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Mr. Farmer" | The Wowz | Null Music | 00:00 | find now | ||
| "Mr. Farmer" | The Wowz | Null Music | 00:00 | find now |
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