This week we welcome Austin Frerick, author of the book Barons : Money, Power, and Corruption of America's Food Industry.Join us as we take an up-close look at the practices that have crowned many "Barons" of industry and examine, "Just how corrupt IS America's food industry?" The answers may shock you.Hosts : AJ Richards & Brooke EnceFollow AJ on Instagram @a.j_richardsFollow Brooke on Instagram @brookeenceGuest : Austin FrerickFollow Austin on Instagram @austinfrerickPurchase your copy of Barons : Money, Power, and Corruption of America's Food IndustryProducer : Brooks MeadowsFollow Brooks on Instagram @brooksmeadowsA Serious Fun ProductionFollow Serious Fun Media on Instagram @seriousfunmediawww.seriousfun.ioTalent Donors:-Intro, Producer, and Outro music provided by Nate Baumgardner

What happens when a lie is buried so deeply into our culture that people simply agree to let the lie exist?? Is it possible that cattle are a solution to healing the planet instead of a problem? How do we address corruption at the highest levels of the food supply chain? We discuss this and much more with Jim Mundorf of Lonesome Lands. Follow Jim on Instagram @lonesomelands Hosts : AJ Richards & Brooke EnceFollow AJ on Instagram @a.j_richardsFollow Brooke on Instagram @brookeenceProducer : Brooks MeadowsFollow Brooks on Instagram @brooksmeadowsA Serious Fun ProductionFollow Serious Fun Media on Instagram @seriousfunmediawww.seriousfun.ioTalent Donors:-Intro, Producer, and Outro music provided by Nate Baumgardner

This week we're joined by Bill Bullard, CEO of R-Calf USA. If this interview highlights anything, it's the importance of standing up for our food sovereignty and getting actively involved in preserving it.Vote with your dollars by heading to https://www.r-calfusa.com/ and donate directly.If you believe you have a right to know where your beef is from, head over to https://labelourbeef.com/ and find your congressmen to email!Hosts : AJ Richards & Brooke EnceFollow AJ on Instagram @a.j_richardsFollow Brooke on Instagram @brookeenceProducer : Brooks MeadowsFollow Brooks on Instagram @brooksmeadowsA Serious Fun ProductionFollow Serious Fun Media on Instagram @seriousfunmediawww.seriousfun.ioTalent Donors:-Intro, Producer, and Outro music provided by Nate Baumgardner

This episode goes out to our dedicated producers. You know who you are!! And if you don't, listen in and you may get a shoutout.Hosts : AJ Richards & Brooke EnceFollow AJ on Instagram @a.j_richardsFollow Brooke on Instagram @brookeenceProducer : Brooks MeadowsFollow Brooks on Instagram @brooksmeadowsA Serious Fun ProductionFollow Serious Fun Media on Instagram @seriousfunmediawww.seriousfun.ioTalent Donors:-Intro, Producer, and Outro music provided by Nate Baumgardner-Clip donation by Lyss Wallace

This week we're catching up about the recent Soil Health Conference in Utah. Expect some tangents, rants, and a good time.Hosts : AJ Richards & Brooke EnceFollow AJ on Instagram @a.j_richardsFollow Brooke on Instagram @brookeenceProducer : Brooks MeadowsFollow Brooks on Instagram @brooksmeadowsA Serious Fun ProductionFollow Serious Fun Media on Instagram @seriousfunmediawww.seriousfun.ioTalent Donors:-Intro, Producer, and Outro music provided by Nate Baumgardner

AJ, a veteran, directly addresses some red flags being raised in the US right now. Buckle Up.Hosts : AJ Richards & Brooke EnceFollow AJ on Instagram @a.j_richardsFollow Brooke on Instagram @brookeenceProducer : Brooks MeadowsFollow Brooks on Instagram @brooksmeadowsA Serious Fun ProductionFollow Serious Fun Media on Instagram @seriousfunmediawww.seriousfun.ioTalent Donors:-Intro, Producer, and Outro music provided by Nate BaumgardnerClip List Link

We got a Country Potluck of topics and clips for AJ & Brooke on todays' show. Let's have some fun!Hosts : AJ Richards & Brooke EnceFollow AJ on Instagram @a.j_richardsFollow Brooke on Instagram @brookeenceProducer : Brooks MeadowsFollow Brooks on Instagram @brooksmeadowsA Serious Fun ProductionFollow Serious Fun Media on Instagram @seriousfunmediawww.seriousfun.ioTreasure Donors:-Morgan H. ($50)Talent Donors:-Intro, Producer, and Outro music provided by Nate Baumgardner-"Rogue Money" by Man Like Kweks ("Bop or Flop?")Clip List Link

This week we're asking WTF?! to the World Economic Forum and trying to understand how they expect to rebuild trust by doubling down on the propaganda machine. We're happy to be a wrench in that system.Hosts : AJ Richards & Brooke EnceFollow AJ on Instagram @a.j_richardsFollow Brooke on Instagram @brookeenceProducer : Brooks MeadowsFollow Brooks on Instagram @brooksmeadowsA Serious Fun ProductionFollow Serious Fun Media on Instagram @seriousfunmediawww.seriousfun.ioTreasure Donors:-Utah Beef Producers ($250)Talent Donors:-Intro, Producer, and Outro music provided by Nate Baumgardner-"Land of the Living" by Adam Kirkup ("Bop or Flop?")Clip List Link

In this powerful and thought provoking episode, we dive into AJ's "If I Were the Devil" video inspired by Paul Harvey's speech by the same name. There ARE people out there doing the Devil's work, and they could* be destroying our food supply.Hosts : AJ Richards & Brooke EnceFollow AJ on Instagram @a.j_richardsFollow Brooke on Instagram @brookeenceProducer : Brooks MeadowsFollow Brooks on Instagram @brooksmeadowsA Serious Fun ProductionFollow Serious Fun Media on Instagram @seriousfunmediawww.seriousfun.ioTreasure Donors:-Utah Beef Producers ($250)Talent Donors:-Intro, Producer, and Outro music provided by Nate Baumgardner-"God Candle" by Richard ("Bop or Flop?")

In this episode, we're deconstructing the covert ties between processed foods, corporate interests, and mental health, all to fulfill our mission to help you "shake the hand that feeds you."Hosts : AJ Richards & Brooke EnceFollow AJ on Instagram @a.j_richardsFollow Brooke on Instagram @brookeenceProducer : Brooks MeadowsFollow Brooks on Instagram @brooksmeadowsA Serious Fun ProductionFollow Serious Fun Media on Instagram @seriousfunmediawww.seriousfun.ioTreasure Donors:-Utah Beef Producers ($250)-Morgan H. ($50)Talent Donors:-Intro, Producer, and Outro music provided by Nate Baumgardner-"Cast Away" by Ryan Fonda ("Bop or Flop?")