Is it safe to eat horse meat? HRN's Sari Kamin is here to set the record straight with Vickery Eckhoff, journalist and horse meat expert. Tune into this episode to learn more about the recent horse meat controversy, and why transparency is at the core of this issue. Learn more about slaughter practices, and how methods for beef slaughter cannot be applied to horses. Vickery brings some dangerous horse drugs into the studio to explain their uses, and how they can endanger human health through the consumption of horse meat. If you were thinking about trying a horse steak, you should listen to this segment first; get the scoop from Sari and Vickery in this HRN Community Session! Thanks to our sponsor, Heritage Foods USA.

"Most people think that horses are raised organically without any drugs... there are a lot of misconceptions about the food safety aspect of horse meat." [21:30]

FREE COOPER UNION! Students are protesting and architects across New York City are up in arms after Jamshed Bharucha, current president of Cooper Union, has suggested charging tuition for the first time in the institution's history since 1902. Listen to Curtis B. Wayne on this week's episode of Burning Down the House as he delves into the history of Cooper Union and tells the story of its founder, Peter Cooper. Learn why the notion of charting tuition at Cooper Union is especially egregious and why budgetary transparency should be in order. This episode was sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

"Education should be free as air, free as water" - Peter Cooper

This week on Burning Down the House, Curtis hosts the show solo to reflect on some things happening in the architecture world. Tune in to hear and learn more about Passivhaus, PHIUS, the Henry Gifford Lawsuit, The Federal Fair Housing Act & Green Build. This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch.