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There is an ancient Chinese proverb that states, "Two tigers cannot share the same mountain." However, in East Asia, there are three tigers on that mountain: China, Japan, and Korea, and they have a long history of turmoil and tension with each other. In his latest entertaining and thought-provoking narrative travelogue, Michael Booth sets out to discover how deep, really, the enmity is between these three "tiger" nations and what prevents them from making peace.

Americans are afraid of their food. And for good reason. In 2011, the deadliest food-borne illness outbreak in a century delivered killer listeria bacteria on innocuous cantaloupe never before suspected of carrying that pathogen. Nearly 50 million Americans will get food poisoning this year. Spoiled, doctored or infected food will send more than 100,000 people to the hospital. Three thousand will die. We expect, even assume, our government will protect our food, but how often do you think a major U.S. food farm get inspected by federal or state officials?

There is an ancient Chinese proverb that states, "Two tigers cannot share the same mountain." However, in East Asia, there are three tigers on that mountain: China, Japan, and Korea, and they have a long history of turmoil and tension with each other. In his latest entertaining and thought...

Hey! I'm Michael Booth, host of the I'm Getting There Podcast and a comedian based in the Monterey Bay. I also work in the cannabis industry, play music and have this platform to interview other comedians, artists, cannabis professionals, musicians and much more diving into their passions and sharing experiences. "I'm Getting There" refers to all of us trying to reach our goals one way or another, and I am to hear to share stories of how others and myself are all doing exactly that!

We're a little cowboy, we're also a little rowdy. Most of the time we're talking about partying with the homeless.