Eric Schlosser
Né(e): August 17, 1959 – New York City, New York, United States
Eric Schlosser is an American investigative journalist and nonfiction author who examines the hidden systems behind food, labor, punishment, and national security. He is best known for Fast Food Nation, Reefer Madness, and Command and Control, works that broadened public debate on corporate power, prison labor, and nuclear risk.
Biographie et Parcours de l'Auteur
Eric Schlosser emerged from a background shaped less by literary branding than by history, reporting, and stage work. He studied American history at Princeton, later pursued British imperial history at Oxford, and spent time in playwriting and at an independent film company before turning decisively toward investigative nonfiction. Princeton’s John McPhee was an important model for him, and that influence can be seen in the way Schlosser uses narrative to explain large institutions through concrete details. An early turning point came when editors recognized that he could take an everyday product or institution and trace the hidden labor, economics, and power structures behind it. ((https://www.conncoll.edu/commencement/previous-commencements/2015/keynote-speaker/))
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"Eric Schlosser may be the Upton Sinclair for this age of mad cow disease"
— Los Angeles Times ((
"Eric Schlosser shows how the fast-food industry conquered both appetite and landscape"
— The New Yorker ((
"Eric Schlosser’s research and storytelling skills are remarkable"
— AudioFile ((
"You read Eric Schlosser to get mad"
— Los Angeles Times ((
"Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation is a good old-fashioned muckraking exposé"
— San Francisco Chronicle ((
"Eric Schlosser provides a view of the country and its people that is both rich and disturbing"
— Times Literary Supplement ((
"Schlosser could do for the fast food industry what Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring did for producers of pesticides"
— The Times ((
"Schlosser establishes a seminal argument for the true wrongs at the core of modern America"
— Publishers Weekly ((
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"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
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"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
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"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
