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“that's really what fashion ultimately is: a signal of how much access to information you have. Not just in the world of clothing. There’s fashions in management styles. There's fashions in academic topics. There's fashions in all kinds of things”

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"Rachel Laudan talks about the importance of grain, the spread of various styles of cooking, why French cooking has elite status, and the reach of McDonald's. The conversation concludes with a discussion of the appeal of local food."

Fantastic @EconTalker this week. Reminds me of one of my old favs (see next tweet):

"Postrel, author of The Fabric of Civilization, tells the fascinating story behind the clothes we wear and everything that has gone into producing them through history."