Eric Schlosser is one of America’s foremost investigative journalists, writing about everything from the prison system to nuclear weapons, exploring the hidden systems underpinning modern life.
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25 years ago, he set out to investigate the economic model behind one of America’s most recognisable industries: a system built on low-paid workers, dangerous conditions and the exploitation of migrant labour.
He joins Oli Dugmore to discuss America’s complicated relationship with McDonald’s, the rise of fast food as both a cultural symbol and an economic system, and how Britain seeks to replicate this.
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