525. The Government Shutdown Threatens Food Assistance, Earth Hits a Major Tipping Point, and a Conversation with Sam Kass on Staving Off Climate Catastrophe

On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Sam Kass, a Partner at Acre Venture Partners, the former senior policy advisor for nutrition in the Obama Administration, and the author of the new book, The Last Supper: How to Overcome the Coming Food Crisis. They compare the rhetoric and the actions of the Make America Healthy Again movement, discuss how the climate crisis is already upending global food and farming systems, and offer advice on how we avoid the worst of it by shifting culture. Plus, hear about the nutrition assistance benefits drying up as the federal government shutdown continues, the planet's approach of major climate tipping points, and the national adaptation plans that countries are developing that will offer investors and financial institutions a roadmap for change.  While you're listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg" wherever you consume your podcasts.