Poultry Slam 1997

Humans have turned chicken and turkey into what we want them to be, which means that chickens and turkeys are a mirror of ourselves. Prologue: Host Ira Glass reads from a letter Benjamin Franklin wrote, and discusses it with Jack Hitt. (5 minutes) Chicken Diva: Jack Hitt reports on one woman's opera about Chicken Little. (15 minutes) Headless Chicken In Topless Bar: Ira with Lloyd Natoff, on killing chickens. (9 minutes) Duck Warrior: Michael Lewis on duck hunting. (7 minutes) Trying To Respect A Chicken: Ira with chicken photographer Tamara Staples. (20 minutes)