Hungry: Avocado Toast, Instagram Influencers, and Our Search for Connection and Meaning
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Cathy catches up with Eve Turow Paul, the author Hungry: Avocado Toast, Instagram Influencers, and Our Search for Connection and Meaning. Eve has been on the show before to discuss her previous book, A Taste of Generation Yum, and she follows up her research on millennial food trends with her new book, which explores how social media and other technology affects our desires.
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