02/03/15 - On the next Topical Currents, we’ll get the lowdown on the “ordinary” chicken.

Wrong term. From prehistoric times, the chicken has helped spread civilization. Pasteur used the bird to create the modern vaccine. The rooster is the emblem of France . . . and Americans eat 80-pounds of it per capita. We’ll speak with Andrew Lawler, author of “Why Did the Chicken Cross the World?” Topical Currents Wednesday at 1pm.