The hidden history of milk, the world’s most basic food

Get ready to rethink everything you thought you knew about milk.

In this episode of the Collapse Life podcast, host Zahra Sethna sits down with author and researcher Forrest Maready to talk about his latest book, ‘The Germ in the Dairy Pail’ — a deep dive into the war on raw milk and what it reveals about food, freedom, and the biosecurity state.

Maready uncovers the forgotten history behind America’s raw milk panic: from cow feed and distillery swill to the rise of pasteurization and the invention of infant formula. But this isn’t just a tale about dairy — it’s about sovereignty, risk, and the creeping control over what we’re allowed to put in our mouths.

Key topics discussed
• Why raw milk suddenly became dangerous in the 1800s
• How industrial agriculture reshaped human health
• What makes raw milk so beneficial — and so feared
• Who profits from keeping you afraid of the first food all mammals need to survive

Books mentioned (affiliate links)
The Germ In The Dairy Pail https://amzn.to/47e8WuP
The Reason We Kiss https://amzn.to/3UklfhE
The Moth in the Iron Lung https://amzn.to/4ljD6A9

Related links
Forrest Maready’s website: https://www.forrestmaready.com
Weston A. Price Foundation: https://westonaprice.org
Weston A. Price Foundation’s Real Milk Campaign: https://realmilk.com

Video chapters
01:56 — Why Forrest Maready decided to explore the hidden history of milk
05:17 — How industrialized farming led to dangerous milk
12:38 — Why pasteurization was an imperfect solution
18:54 — The many benefits of raw milk
23:42 — Our modern age of ‘safetyism’
32:00 — What makes milk a powerful tool of control
42:13 — Why the tides might be turning

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