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Joshua Specht

Joshua Specht

Assistant Professor
Department of History

jspecht@nd.edu

Website

  • History of meat in the U.S.
  • History of food
  • History of American Business / capitalism
  • Environmental history
  • Settlement of American West

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Gastro Pod

Moo-Dunnit: How Beef Replaced Bison on the American Plains—and Plate

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Associated Press

Associated Press

Worker Shortage Concerns Loom in Immigrant-Heavy Meatpacking
USA Today

USA Today

Coronavirus live updates: Trump says he won't 'close the country' if there's a new wave; Alaska reopens; Memorial Day travel will be 'weak'
USA Today

USA Today

Cheap chicken, beef came at a cost. How American meat plants bred coronavirus hot spots.
Slate

Slate

How Cheap Meat Became an “Essential” American Value
Business Insider

Business Insider

'It's life or death': Worker unrest, a shifting America, and internal tensions amid the coronavirus outbreak could forever change McDonald's

The Baffler

Cash Cows
USA Today

USA Today

Where's the beef ... and the chicken: Should we worry about a meat shortage?
Time

Time

COVID-19 Meat Shortages Could Last for Months. Here's What to Know Before Your Next Grocery Shopping Trip
Daily Mail

Daily Mail

'They're playing Russian Roulette with the food chain': Food industry officials are slammed by experts as 100 safety inspectors test positive for COVID-19 amid meat processing plants becoming hotspots
Associated Press

Associated Press

Stopping virus a huge challenge at crowded US meat plants
USA Today

USA Today

Coronavirus in meat packing plants could force choice: worker health or meat in stores
Bloomberg

Bloomberg

Agriculture Secretary Says ‘Plenty of Food’ Despite Disruptions
Joshua Specht

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