Alison Roman Answers Your Hard Questions

Hard Fork

Throw down a picnic blanket, and grab some snacks and drinks: It’s time for some Hard Questions with the food writer, YouTuber and podcaster Alison Roman. We tackle quandaries like, Should you sign away your children’s image rights in order to get them into your preferred day care? Is hacking people for fun ever OK? And does it matter if we’re rude to our digital assistants?

Guest:

• Alison Roman, cook, writer and author

Additional Reading:

• Why Deleting Your Period Tracker Won’t Protect Your Privacy
• Dilly Bean Stew With Cabbage and Frizzled Onions

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