i have great admiration for convenient food to make things easier for them. >> that is michael moss, who wrote a very good accompaniments to "cooked,"michael's reporting. his book is terrific. in a way, they are companion books. i am trying to work on the solution to the problem that he did such an amazing job of anatomizing. cookingicture of you to in the kitchen, a lot of women might be thinking, the reason we went too fast foods is because we do not have time to do this. >> there is some truth to that but the story of how we move to processed food is more complicated. gender politics are interesting. first of all, the food industry has been trying to worm their way into our kitchens for 100 years. betty crocker goes way back. resisted, thewas food industry was resisted. women felt it was part of their solemn obligation as parents to cook from scratch and they resist the processed foods. the breakdown and their resistance does not come until after world war ii, well after. when women went back to work, was thes found cooking thing that these did not want to give up. was a creative o

so, michael moss, what do youosh mean about it atat this point? >> welcome i trained as an: yo investigativeu reporter.and in as a reporter we are trained to follow the money.h of i was lucky enough to come across a troll of internal of documents that puts us at the table at these large companies are planning, plotting, formulating their way to creating new products. but i have to say, the most funi for me was hearing the language that they use in talking about their own fruits. w these are not english majors. these are scientists and marketers and ceos. it is the term that they use to describe the warm and presentation when we bite into a toasted cheese sandwich. it's actually not one of the basic facts. it is not one of the basic cases that aristotle wrote about many years ago. man that is a sensation that is picked up by a nerve ending the reaches to your nerve ending. it sends the signal to the just pleasure center of your brain.he boy, it is a powerful ingredient for them.. >> you write that the blood gets besieged when processed food ise inj

"new york times" investigative reporter michael moss, who wrote the book "salt, sugar, fat how the food giant hooked us" joins me now to talk about it. michael, right off the bat should we be eating this stuff? is it okay? >> i was really stunned by the number of people who took to the streets marching but there's a lot of people who are scared and also, look. europeans have been saying no to gmo for years and years and i wish i could sit here now and say to you they're right or they're wrong. but the fact is there are no studies as yet linking gmo to health problems. the flip side is that nobody is really looking hard at that and doing that kind of research and the agency in charge has a real spotty record on food safety which concerns people. >> do you eat foods that have been genetically enhanced? are you concerned about it? >> as of now, it's really hard to know what is -- what does have ingredients with genetically modified organisms in it. look, corn, soya, canola are some of the three biggest but those are additives in so many processed foods in the markets. i think to some exten

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michael moss sat down with booktv at the "l.a. times" festival of books to discuss his book and answer questions. you can watch the entire program online at booktv.org. as you read the book, post your thoughts on twitter with hashtag btv bookclub. and white on her facebook page, facebook.com/booktv. than on may 28 at 9 p.m. eastern join our live moderate discussion on both social media sites. have an idea for next month? then your suggestions on which books you think we should include the a twitter or facebook or you can e-mail us at booktv@c-span.org. >> you've been watching booktv, 48 hours of programming beginning saturday morning at eight eastern through monday morning at eight eastern. .. >> two years after the revolution that led to the resignation of president hosni mubarak. >> lawmakers return to washington after a a weeklong recess today. the senate plans to complete work on the internet sales tax bill. they'll also vote on advancing a bill authorizing the army corps of engineers to

michael moss sat down with a booktv at the l.a. times festival of books to discuss his book and answer your questions. .. >> the venezuela general dubbed george washington of south america liberated six countries from spanish rule. this is a little under an resource. there's so many friends in the audience so i'll pretend i'm by the fireplace at home with john and talking a little bit about this book. it's -- it's such a pressure to work on, and people find it hard to believe because it's not easy writing of a very famous leader on which everybody has an. and on whom so much has been written already. it's true there's 263 books in the library of congress, and i would say 90% of those are in spannish, but this is an extraordinary life and a life that was lived in the largest sense, treechs through most of south america, and a life lived large in other ways as well. he was very dramatic and commanding personality. he was called iron ass by the soldiers riding 75,000 miles to liberate the six countries he liberated, really, an extraor

michael moss sat down with a booktv at the l.a. times festival of books to discuss his book and answer your questions. .. >> the venezuela general dubbed george washington of south america

book club meets tonight and if you haven't read 'salt sugar fat," you can still watch a video of michael moss booktv.org, plus read what others have said on twitter at hashtag btvbookclub and on her facebook page. join the live moderated discussion online tonight at 9 p.m. eastern. the more i got to look into his message the more i realize how right it was and that's why i voted. they are not going to debate policy. they're not going debate what is the best way to solve the nation's problems but then not going to provide evidence bigger going to label us morally deficient human beings unwitting of debate. we see in virtually every arena of american life. in the last week alone we saw from colin powell, brian williams and from president obama himself. colin powell went on the sunday shows and talked about the so-called dark think of intelligence that was running for the republican party. what evidence they provide for that assertion? that we are not left wing. that we don't believe in climate change or that we don't believe that they should be reduced vision of what we don't live in obamacare

sugar fat" is on my book selection this month and is your last chanc chance to watchr of other michael mossat booktv.org. share your thoughts so far and see what others are saying on twitter at hashtag tv book club, and on a facebook page. then join our live moderate discussion online at both social sites. tuesday night at nine eastern. >> representative greg walden what is on your summer reading list? >> i just finished a victory lap. i do a little political stuff on the site. that talked a lot about persuasion, visual aid and other world of campaigns has changed i'm hoping this summer to get to the biography on jefferson in which i have on my power, and then i have a new one on roosevelt, teddy roosevelt. i'm a big fan of theodore roosevelt, the movement and his energy and his style, and also i've got one that deals i think many with his time down in south america. so it should be interesting. >> let us know what you are reading this summer. tweet us at the booktv. posted on a facebook page or send us an e-mail at booktv@c-span.org. >> so, this is a poem that i had first heard in turkey.

more video of author michael moss at booktv.org. share your thoughts so far and see what others are saying on twitter at hash tag btv book club and on our facebook page. then join our discussion online at both social sites tuesday night at 9 eastern. .. >> guest: we first have to import them. that is the problem but it is about exporting which is what the subtitle is about the world. people need the guidance to the good people. we are not born good. this is one of the basic differences between left and right. left-wing ideologies tend to believe we are born basically good, conservatives understand we are not. it is a huge source of the difference between left and right. if you understand, my preoccupation is with understanding why there is so much evil in the world since i was a child that has always preoccupied me. i take no credit for it but it has been. you need ideas to guide people's lives. you need ideology. there are three competing ideologies and the world today, islamism, islam, i will explain the difference in a moment, le

. >> salt sugar fact is our selection this month, watch more of the of michael moss at booktv.org and for the next week or so share your thoughts and see what others are saying on twitter@hash tag be tv book club and join our live moderated discussion on line at social sites, tuesday, may 28th at 9:00 eastern. >> you are watching the tv and we are live now from the 2013 gaithersburg's book festival. here's our lineup for today. in a minute john turner will present his biography on brigham young. melvin goodman talks about his book national insecurity:the cost of american militarism. .. the story of the bankers in charge of the top three world bank's during the recent financial

michael moss discussed his book and answered questions. you can watch the entire program online at booktv.org. as you read the book this month, post your thoughts on twitter with the hash tag btv book club and write on our facebook page, facebook.com/booktv. and then on may 28th at 9 p.m. eastern, join our live, moderated discussion on both social media sites. have an idea for next month? send your suggestions on which books you think we should include in our online book club via twitter or facebook, or you can e-mail us at booktv@cspan.org. >> patricia is the author of "reclaiming fair use: how to put balance back in copyright." university of chicago press. professor, what is fair use? >> guest: fair use is the right to use other people's copyrighted material without permission or payment under some circumstances. >> host: where did that term come from? >> guest: well, that's part of the law, and it's been part of common law since 1841 and part of the copyright act since 1976. >> host: what's an example of fair use today? >> guest: well,

tomorrow night, and if you haven't read "salt sugar fat," you can still watch video of author michael moss at booktv.org. plus, read what others have said on twitter at hash tag btv book club and on our facebook page. join the live, moderated discussion online tomorrow night at 9 p.m. eastern. >> you're watching booktv. next, temple grandin presents recent autism research from the fields of neurology and psychology and shares her own experiences living with autism. this is a little over an hour. [applause] >> it's really great to be here tonight. got a lot of things to talk about tonight, and one of the things i might like to start talking about is exactly what is normal. when does mild autistic traits, sort of geeks and nerves, become autism? half of silicon valley probably has a little bit of autism. [laughter] it's a very great big spectrum, and at one end of the spectrum you've got maybe steve jobs, silicon valley computer guys, the guy who fixes your copier machine, and at the other end of the spectrum, you've got people much more handicapped; nonverbal, definitely going to have to li

selection this month, and it's your last chance to finish up the book and watch more video of author michael moss at booktv.org. share your thoughts so far and see what others are saying on twitter at hash tag btv book club and on our facebook page. then join our discussion online at both social sites tuesday night at 9 eastern. .. >> guest: we first have to

michael moss sat down with booktv at the "l.a. times" festival of books to discuss his book and answer viewers questions. you can watch the entire program online at booktv.org. as you read the book this month poster pots on her with the hashtag btv bookclub, an inviten her facebook page my facebook. join our live moderate discussion on both social media sites. have an idea for next month? send your suggestions on which books you think we should include an online book club via twitter or facebook, or you can be mail us at booktv@c-span.org. >> we believe that the opening up the gates of our memory, we are bringing people closer together. we bring people now to the realization of what a perfect, a human being, a person, an individual can do. .. >> reflects a human disease takes different forms

we're also going to have the author of "salt, sugar, fat" with michael moss.of the forecast. >> good morning. new york city in the mid of one of its worst morning commutes in recent history. heavy rain and thunderstorms moving through. already, we've picked up over an inch of rain in new york city and it's still coming down hard even lightning reported with this, too. with heavy rain, more could be on the way. i think this next batch, you look south of long island, that should head up more for connecticut and long island and rhode island. the new york city airports are starting to back up. i would imagine hardly any are taking off and landing right now. laguardia, one-hour delays. the ripple effects behind it. as far as new england goes, the best chance of rain will be through the noon hours. d.c. and pittsburgh, just a few showers hit and miss. a chance of getting some break of sunshine. southeast is perfect. from the great lakes, we have another storm in the middle of the country and we are expecting a little bit of severe weather today, maybe a few tornados

tomorrow night and if you haven't read 'salt sugar fat," you can still watch a video of author michael mossbooktv.org. plus read what others have said on twitter at hashtag btvbookclub and on our facebook page. join the live moderated discussion online tomorrow night at 9 p.m. eastern. >> next on booktv, laurie edwards reports on the over 133 million americans who live with a chronic illness, which constitutes about three quarters of all health care dollars. the author examines the obstacles that the chronically ill face, including the limits of medicine, skepticism about many illnesses, and criticism that many have diseases that could be prevented. this is about 45 minutes. >> hello, thank you all so much for being out here tonight. so much of the writing process takes place on my own, in my case when the rest of his sleeping but so it's nice at this point in the process to be able to be out and connect with readers and see people. especially at such a great many. it's nice to see a kind of come full c

michael moss sat down with booktv at the l.a. times festival of books. you can watch the entire program online at booktv.org. as you read the book this month, post your thoughts on twitter with the hash tag btvbookclub and write on our facebook page. and on may 28th at 9 p.m. eastern, join our life moderated moderated discon on both online media sites. you can e-mail us at booktv@c-span.org. [inaudible conversations] >> and now live from gaithersburg, maryland, biographer kitty kelley presents her most recent book, "capturing camelot." a collection of photographs by stanley treadic of the kennedys. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to the fourth annual gaithersburg book festival. my name's matt hopkins, i'm a planning commissioner for the city of gaithersburg. our city is a vibrant, diverse community, and we are very pleased to bring you this event free of charge thanks to the generous support of our sponsors. so, please, visit them today and say thanks. just a few announcements. for the consideration of everyone here, please

michael." today, from the new animated film, "epic," colin farrell. and she's one of the stars of the hit series, "mad men," elisabeth moss.