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When Kate's friends found a chicken running down the street in Brooklyn, New York followed by a man yelling "Chicken soup! Chicken soup!", they knew they had to take her in. After several months living unappreciated in a punk house in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, they knew she couldn't stay. So Andrew took her in and soon fell in love with the remarkably affectionate bird. This story is just one of the many in this episode that hightlights the increasing presence of chickens in urban spaces. Radio Waves visits Declan Walsh, who raises chickens in Red Hook, Brooklyn and talk to Erika Shultz and Maggie Anderson who house them in Seattle, Washington. We also talk to Susan Orlean, who discusses the history of urban chicken raising and the industry that has built up around the recent fad.
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When Kate's friends found a chicken running down the street in Brooklyn, New York followed by a man yelling "Chicken soup! Chicken soup!", they knew they had to take her in. After several months living unappreciated in a punk house in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, they knew she couldn't stay. So Andrew took her in and soon fell in love with the remarkably affectionate bird. This story is just one of the many in this episode that hightlights the increasing presence of chickens in urban spaces. Radio Waves visits Declan Walsh, who raises chickens in Red Hook, Brooklyn and talk to Erika Shultz and Maggie Anderson who house them in Seattle, Washington. We also talk to Susan Orlean, who discusses the history of urban chicken raising and the industry that has built up around the recent fad.
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| What You Lose | Ben Matin | 00:00 | |||
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