Agriculture has been a significant part of America's success since the founding, but bad policy combined with corporate consolidation has left America's farmers vulnerable.

In this first of a two-part episode, Alvaro and Max discuss the challenges facing farmers and the role farmers played in giving America its antimonopoly tradition with Josh Manske, an Iowa farmer and friend-of-the-show.

Image courtesy of United Soybean Board under a CC BY 2.0 license. Original image available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/95352257@N06/9625487676. Music licensed through Soundstripe/Riverside, DGFYVW3IQRYIZ9RB.