Moo-Dunnit: How Beef Replaced Bison on the American Plainsand Plate

Published: Sept. 15, 2020, 6:57 p.m.

Saddle up, folks: Today\u2019s episode involves the cowboys' lullabies and meat riots that helped make beef an American birthright. With the help of Joshua Specht, author of Red Meat Republic, we tell the story of how and why the 30 million bison that roamed the Plains were replaced with 30 million cows. You'll never look at a Porterhouse steak\u2014the first cut of beef invented in America\u2014the same way again.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices