World-Ranked Wisconsin Pokemon Player Talks About His Craft; Food Labels And Food Waste

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Pokemon Go players at a festival in Chicago
Tina Kellock, center, of Phoenix, Arizona, smiles with family and friends as they participate at the Pokemon GO Fest 2019 in Chicago’s Grant Park Thursday, June 13, 2019. Amr Alfiky/AP Photo 

One of the world’s best Pokemon card players is from Wisconsin. We talk to him about his love of the game Then, a food policy expert joins us to talk about how food expiration dates can lead to waste.

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Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Keegan Kyle Producer
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Caleb Gedemer Guest
  • Norbert Lance Weston Wilson Guest

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