The Dinner Party: Future foods and doping tips from the past

by The Madeleine Brand Show

44350 full — Some sustainable food industry experts predict algae farming could become the world's biggest cropping industry in the future. STR/AFP/Getty Images

Brendan Francis Newnam and Rico Gagliano join the show for their weekly segment, "The Dinner Party."

They discuss BBC's new list of future foods we may be eating. Lab grown beef anyone? As food prices rise and shortages abound we could all have to get a bit more creative in our food choices.

Plus, a look at the drugs athletes used in the days before steroids. Did you know athletes once used cocaine to get an edge?

About The Madeleine Brand Show

The Madeleine Brand Show, exclusively on 89.3 KPCC, 89.1 KUOR and 90.3 KVLA, captures the spirit of the West in a conversational, informal, witty style and examines the cultural issues people are buzzing about. Hosted by Madeleine Brand, and produced by Kristen Muller, Steve Proffitt and Sanden Totten, the show includes regular segments like Weird L.A. - highlighting a person, place or thing that you've never heard about, but probably should; Parenting on the Edge - a weekly discussion on the challenges and pitfalls of raising kids; as well as regular contributors like Luke Burbank, Rico Gagliano, Brendan Newnam and John Moe to help dissect culture, technology and business news.