Michael Pollan

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Referenced during a discussion about plant domestication and the origins of corn. The speaker mentions Michael Pollan's book that discusses how plants like marijuana, potatoes, apples, and tulips have 'conquered the world' by appealing to humans, and the concept that we think we're using these plants but they're actually using us.

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Dan discusses how this book influenced his decision to start hunting. He mentions it was the first book to make him think about an animal's life before eating it, and references a chapter where Pollan hunts pigs in California. This reading led Dan to call his friend Mo and say he wanted to kill an animal.

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A listener named Brian writes in referencing Michael Pollan's book 'Second Nature' and specifically quotes from the essay 'The Idea of a Garden' within that book. The discussion is about wilderness management and the concept that wilderness lands require human intervention to maintain their character. The listener quotes Pollan writing about how 'if we want wilderness here, we will have to choose which wilderness we want.'

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Nicole mentions 'I read like some Michael Pollan in college and I got into different kinds of food movements' when discussing what influenced her thinking about where food comes from before she got into hunting. While no specific book title is mentioned, Michael Pollan is known for books about food systems and agriculture.