Topic: Patented Seeds

2 chapters across the catalog

Who Is John Brek?
Episode 141 1:31:16 - 1:33:47

141: Who Is John Brek?

CSI Miami Monsanto Criticism and Patent Drift

The hosts critique a segment from CSI: Miami that features a farmer complaining about "drift" and large corporations seizing land. They interpret this as a thinly veiled attack on Monsanto's seed patent enforcement. They mock the show's inaccurate portrayal of Florida's agricultural landscape and the "racist" tropes used in the dialogue.

Waxman Is A Dick
Episode 108 37:51 - 41:37

108: Waxman Is A Dick

Clarence Thomas, Monsanto Legal Background

A conversation with a Jamaican taxi driver leads to a discussion about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his ties to Monsanto. Thomas previously served as an attorney for Monsanto before his appointment to the court. In 2001, he cast the deciding vote in JEM AG Supply v. Pioneer Hi-Bred, which legitimized the patenting of genetically modified and conventional seed varieties.