To the Point Politics and the power of a word Hosted by Warren Olney Sep. 14, 2016 National Listen 52 min MORE Photo: GrrrGraphics From this Episode: Bayer bids for Monsanto in largest cash deal on record Merger mania continues as Bayer, the German Pharmaceutical company, has successfully bid to buy Monsanto , the maker of Roundup and seeds for genetically modified foods.... 6 min Politics and the power of a word There's a new word in this year's political vocabulary: "deplorables" -- first used by Hillary Clinton to describe "half" of Donald Trump's supporters. 34 min How the sugar industry skewed nutrition research We all know how Big Tobacco influenced research on smoking and cancer. Now it turns out that Big Sugar has influenced research on diet and heart disease -- for 50 years. 10 min Credits Host: Warren Olney Producers: Katie Cooper, Sáša Woodruff, Paul von Zielbauer