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400 - Ronald Reagan w/ guest Patton Oswalt (Part 1)

The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

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The Cheese Crisis

In the 70s, dairy prices had shot up and the government intervened. Eventually, there were 500 million pounds of cheese stored in hundreds of warehouses in 35 states. This became public when the agricultural secretary came to a White House event with a five pound block of green molding cheese. At the end of 1981, Ronald Reagan's approval rating was at 49%. Even after the cheese giveaway, what does he have to do?

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