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Podcast: Why José Andrés is Fighting D.C.'s Foie Gras Ban

It's one of the biggest fights on an otherwise sleepy November ballot
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Dig into one of the biggest fights on D.C.’s otherwise sleepy November ballot: Initiative 86, which would ban the force-feeding of ducks and geese to produce foie gras. Celebrity chef José Andrés has come out against the measure, while Butterworth’s owner Bart Hutchins is responding with a $150 four-course foie gras tasting menu — complete with a foie gras “Twinkie.”

Then, Dream City hosts Cuneyt Dil and Tom Sherwood preview Election Day, the transition to a likely Janeese Lewis George administration and Robert White’s expected move to Congress — before turning to another big money question: whether D.C. should put $300 million toward expanding and roofing Audi Field.

The Dream City Podcast holds the powerful accountable and takes you inside D.C.’s business and political worlds. Along the way: Revelatory conversations with city officials, business leaders, and the best-sourced journalists in town. Dream City is supported by SpotlightDC.

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