Podcast appearances and mentions of George A Hormel

As a follow up to her memoir Poetic License which came out in 2020, Gretchen Cherington dug deeper into family myth and lore, resulting in her new memoir The Butcher, the Embezzler, and the Fall Guy—A Family Memoir of Scandal and Greed in the Meat Industry. In the early 1900s, Gretchen's paternal grandfather was recruited by George A. Hormel to help him build what is now the multi-billion dollar food conglomerate Hormel Foods. As a child, Gretchen listened to riveting stories about these two men from her father. Third in the trio was the company's comptroller, Ransome J. Thomson, who, over a decade, embezzled $1.2 Million from the Hormel company and nearly brought it to its knees. Rumors suggested Gretchen's grandfather was “in cahoots” with the embezzler. But was he? Gretchen sent out to investigate this question. Research led Gretchen to business documents, letters, and historical records that helped her find a few of the missing pieces of the picture that is her family's history puzzle. Kirkus calls this new book “A dazzling account that deftly combines crime, drama, history, and introspective remembrance…a mesmerizing story filled with drama, suspense, and told with remarkable emotional insights.”

For so many Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Spam is a beloved classic food, showing up in everything from musubi to fried rice. But behind that nostalgia is a history of war and colonization, and the inheritance of both favorite foods and hidden traumas. Korean American playwright Jaime Sunwoo's surreal new play, Specially Processed American Me, takes a close look at Spam's legacies, and the lost stories of her own family — who've migrated twice over two generations, from North Korean to South Korea, then from South Korea to the United States. While sharing behind-the-scenes previews of the play, Jaime and Cathy talk about the challenges and rewards of interviewing older generations, and how those conversations have helped her process her own identity as an Asian American. Specially Processed American Me is co-produced by Dixon Place, Ping Chong and Company, and Free Rein Projects. You can learn more about Specially Processed American Me and find tickets to the show (debuting Jan 27 - Feb 19 in New York City) at speciallyprocessed.com. Resources and Reading READ: “SON OF SPAMMEAT-PACKING HEIR GEORDIE HORMEL HAMS IT UP IN PHOENIX SOCIETY,” a funny and interesting profile of George A. Hormel II LISTEN: “Tater Pie,” sung by the Hormel Girls WATCH: Time for Talk - Hormel Girls of the 1950's WATCH: South Korea's love affair with Spam  WATCH: Why SPAM Is So Popular In Guam WATCH: ACP Live Presents: Jaime Sunwoo Credits Produced by James Boo Edited by Julia Shu, with help from Harsha Nahata Fact checked by Tiffany Bui and Harsha Nahata Sound mix by Timothy Lou Ly Self Evident theme music by Dorian Love Our Executive Producer is Ken Ikeda Specially Processed American Me co-produced by Ping Chong and Company and Free Rein Projects (production photos by Toby Tenenbaum

Stories mentioned in this episode: Day in History: ​1946: Respects paid to George A. Hormel of Austin​ ​'I'm tired of fighting bureaucracy': Minnesota seniors hit with arcane unemployment policy​ ​Rollingstone community plans to bring back its school in the form of a charter option​ ​Concept for historic downtown bank building sees limited support​ Read all stories in this episode at postbulletin.com.

Please welcome Jeff Ettinger, Chairman of The Board of Directors for The Hormel Foundation. The Hormel Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization established in 1941 by Hormel Foods Corporation founder George A. Hormel and his son, Jay C. Hormel. Contributions from The Hormel Foundation directly benefit the Austin, MN area. The Hormel Foundation ranks fourth in annual giving among Minnesota's largest community/public foundations and public charity grant makers. The Hormel Foundation supports the community through organizations that provide food, shelter and clothing, advance quality healthcare, education and research and enhance the quality of life. In 2020, the Foundation donated $9.7 million in grants to the community. Ettinger is the former President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of Directors for Hormel Foods, retiring as CEO in 2016. He began his career with Hormel in1989, fulfilling roles such as senior corporate attorney, treasurer and president of Jennie-O. Ettinger, born in Pasadena, CA, earned his Bachelor of Arts and PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles. Visit: http://www.thehormelfoundation.com/

It is Tuesday June 16th, Let's start the podcast! IT HAPPENED TODAY • 1891: The George A. Hormel & Company was founded in Austin, Minnesota. In 1937 it introduced Spam, now the world's biggest selling canned meat product. • 1903: A U.S. patent was issued for a soft drink formula called Pepsi-Cola. On the same day a U.S. patent was issued for Chicken Goggles, designed to protect chickens from being pecked in the eyes. • 1967: The three-day Monterey International Pop Music Festival — which catapulted Jimi Hendrix, the Who and Janis Joplin to stardom — opened in northern California. • 1987: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar signed a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers for $5 million, making him the highest paid player in any sport. • 1998: A 40-year-old Florida woman gave birth to a son in the first-ever live birth on the Internet before an audience estimated by a cable health network at two million people. • 2013: Pope Francis blessed thousands of Harley-Davidsons and their riders in Vatican Square; the riders were celebrating the company's 110th anniversary with a parade. SPECIAL EVENTS • Fudge Day • Fresh Veggies Day • World Sea Turtle Day NUMBER FOR THE DAY 6 billion: Number of ATM transactions each year in the U.S. NEWS ATTACK! - If you have laryngitis, whispering doesn't help. A study revealed that whispering strains your vocal cords as much as yelling. - According to a study, a dog knows if someone is mistreating his owner, and will react by refusing food offered by that person. - Airlines will soon make passengers wears masks during flight. - The FDA has revoked its emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, the drug the president likes and even took himself. - The coast of Oregon has a new park: Exploding Whale Memorial Park. The new park is named after the state's decision to blow up a 45-foot, 8-ton whale that washed ashore near Florence, Oregon, in November of 1970. - A group of scientists at the University of Nottingham think they've come up with a new calculation that says that there are likely to be at least 36 ongoing intelligent civilizations in our Milky Way galaxy. - As the world begins to open, more people are getting on planes. The TSA would like to remind you that you can't bring these on a plane in your carry-on: Axes and hatchets; bowling pins; canoe/kayak paddles; fireworks; gasoline; liquid bleach; rocket launcher; slingshot; strike-anywhere matches; throwing stars; walking stick. - A man arrested on suspicion of burglary took two items from a Nebraska home. Police said the man was found passed out on the front lawn of the home with a package of bacon in his pocket. - At a hair salon in the United Arab Emirates, a woman was attacked by a python while she was getting her hair done. She was rescued by another woman who unwrapped the snake from around her leg. Water Cooler Question This animal kills about 88 people each year. (Horses. Most are deaths from being thrown.) https://www.lowtreestudios.com (https://www.lowtreestudios.com) https://www.patreon.com/theweeklydose (https://www.patreon.com/theweeklydose)