Todayโs Monday Media Review eases us gently into a new week.
Weโre going to revisit some of these themes in heavier ways later on, but for nowโฆ letโs just enjoy a nice podcast about pasta, shall we?
https://open.substack.com/pub/mlclark/p/when-even-simple-histories-get-it
whaaat
โ In the early 1900s, the fascists come to power, and they need to figure out how to feed a growing population. They also want to unite the people under one nationalist identity. They decide the solution to both problems is pasta because itโs cheap and easy to make, and itโs already a staple in some parts of the country. So the fascist government builds pasta factories in regions where there were none before, including in Rome.โ
holy moly!