'Halal Food: A History,' 'What is Glitter?,' CES Update

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jan 11, 2019

Middle Eastern historians and the authors, Febe Armanios and Bogac Ergene, join us to discuss their new book, Halal Food: A History.

 

Caity Weaver (at 21:41) joins us to discuss her article for The New York Times, “What is Glitter? A strange journey to the glitter factory.”

 

Lance Ulanoff, (at 36:20) a tech expert and journalist, joins us to discuss this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. 

 

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