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Eat For The Planet with Nil Zacharias — 200 episodes

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#199 - Michael Grunwald on What Regenerative Beef Gets Wrong (and Alt Proteins Might Get Right)

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#198 - The Third Wave of Plant-Based: Kerry Song on Wellness, Cravings, and the Middle Path

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#197 - Nature’s Fynd: Reimagining Protein in a Post-Agriculture World

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#196 - Ethan Brown's Fight to Reclaim the Beyond Meat Story

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#195 - Default Settings, Radical Outcomes: Katie Cantrell and the Quiet Power of Institutional Change

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#194 - Food Systems Don't Disrupt, They Evolve: Dan Altschuler on Playing the Long Game

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#193 - Finding What’s Real in Food Tech’s Next Chapter, with Larissa Zimberoff

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#192 - Is a Plant-Rich Food System a Lost Cause? Tilt Collective’s Sarah Lake Thinks Not

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#191 - Next Level Burger: Expansion, Plant-Based Backlash, and the Future of Sustainable Fast Food

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#190 - Challenging Meat’s Dominance: From Counterculture to Systems Change with Alicia Kennedy

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#189 - Winning the Consumer Mindset: Indy Kaur on Driving Plant-Based Adoption and Building Trust

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#188 - Cultivated Meat and the American Dream: Sami Nabulsi on Innovation, Politics, and Progress

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#187 - The Plant-Based Reset: Lessons, Challenges, and a Path Forward with Maisie Ganzler

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#186 - Meat, Culture, and the Identity of Food with Chef Palak Patel

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#185 - Crossover Meats: Not Plant-Based. Not Lab-Grown. Just Real Meat, Made Smarter.

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#184 - Has Overthrow Hospitality Cracked the Code on Plant-Based Dining?

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#183 – Cheese, Reimagined: Sorosh Tavakoli on Challenges and Change

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#182 – Alternative Protein...a Big Nothing Burger? With Steve Molino

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#181 – Plant-Based Brands: High on Purpose, Low on Vibes

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#180 - Zero Egg: Meet The New, Great-Tasting, Cleaner-Label, Plant-Based Egg

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#179 - Plantega: Nudge Theory and Plant-Based Food

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#178 - Climbing the Plant-Based Slope of Enlightenment

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#177 - Elena Devis of Deliveroo on the Unstoppable Rise of Plant-Based in Takeout and Food Delivery

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#176 - Strong Roots: Tasty, Plant-Based Food Designed for Busy Lives

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#175 - Wildtype: Seafood Without Fishing or Fish Farming

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#174 - Alexis Gauthier: A Michelin-Starred French Chef Embraces Vegan Food

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#173 - Victory Hemp Foods: Developing Super-Nutritious Plant-Based Ingredients

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#172 - Chef Palak Patel: Inspiring Change with Good Food

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#171 - Sonalie Figueiras on Food Culture, Food Tech, and Systems Change

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#170 - Pleese Foods: Authentic NYC-Style Pizza Cheese That’s Plant-Based and Allergen-Free

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#169 - Target’s Inclusive and Interconnected Approach to Plant-Based

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#168: Why the Future is Bright for Plant-Based in Foodservice

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#167: Plant-Based Trends and Insights with Rodd Willis of Dot Foods

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#166 - WayFare Foods: A Family's Health Journey Inspires the Creation of a Plant-Based Food Company

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#165 - Plant Based World Expo 2022: A Critical Moment for the Plant-Based Foods Industry

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#164 - Matriark Foods: Creating Access From Excess

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#163 - Karana: Meat From Whole Plants

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#162 - Garrett Broad: A New Vision of Food Tech Justice

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#161 - Nowadays: Clean Label, Delicious, Nutritious Plant-Based Meat is The Future

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#160 - VegTech: Impact Investing in Alternative Proteins

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#159 - Rachel Dreskin: A Better (and Plant-Based) Food System Is Possible

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#158 - OmniFoods: David Yeung on How to Catalyze a Global Transformation in the Food System

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#157 - Dan Altschuler Malek on Unovis Asset Management’s New Alternative Protein Fund

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#156 - Journey Foods: Supply Chain and Food Science Meets Data

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#155 - SriMu: Do Life. NOT Cheese.

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#154 - Tech to Table: Food Tech Innovators Disrupting a $15 Trillion Industry

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#153 - Next Gen Foods: Making Ridiculously Good Chicken From Plants

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#152 - New York City’s Mayor Eric Adams on the Power of Plant-Based Food (2018)

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#151 - Predicting the Future of Food: Trend Mapping with Louisa Burwood-Taylor

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#150 - Because, Animals: The Problem With Pet Food and the Promise of Cultivated Meat

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#149 - Plantega: The Story So Far

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#148 - Imperfect Foods: Reimagining Grocery Delivery and Tackling Food Waste

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#147 - Breakthroughs, Adaptations, and the Future of Food

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#146 - Josh Balk: Can an Animal Protection Lens Create an Equitable and Sustainable Food System?

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#145 - Tyler Mayoras: Crop Diversity and the Future of Plant-Based Food

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#144 - Isha Datar: A New Narrative for Cellular Agriculture

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#143 - Lasse Bruun: The Complex Global Effort to Tackle Big Meat’s Devastating Impact

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#142 - Bruce Friedrich: From Alternative Proteins to Alternative Food Systems

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#141 - Michele Simon: Addressing Structural Problems, not Symptoms of an Unjust and Unsustainable Food System

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#140 - Gene Baur: Industrial Food, Alternative Proteins, and the Dream of Something Better

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#139 - Jennifer Jacquet: Big Meat and Dairy’s Climate Reckoning

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#138 - Errol Schweizer: We Won’t End Factory Farming Until We Dismantle The System (Part 2)

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#137 - Errol Schweizer: We Won’t End Factory Farming Until We Dismantle The System (Part 1)

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#136 - Pat Mooney on Two Different Futures for Food Systems

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#135 - A Better Paperclip Maximizer?

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#134 - Transforming Food Systems: Ruth Richardson and the Global Alliance for the Future of Food

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#133 - Confirmation Bias and Negative Externalities

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#132 - Greg Steltenpohl: Lessons From a Sustainable Food Pioneer

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#131 - Helena Norberg-Hodge: A New (and Ancient) Vision for the Future of Food

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#130 - Eat The Change: Seth Goldman on Beyond Meat, Innovation, and Scaling

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#129 - From Food Chains to Food Sovereignty: A Reframing of the Food System with Sanjay Rawal

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#128 - EFFECT Partners: Systemic Solutions to Environmental and Social Challenges

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#127 - MamaSezz: Making Meal-Time Easy With Whole Food Plant-Based Staples

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#126 - Plantega: Improving Access to Delicious, Affordable Plant-Based Food

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#125 - Renewal Mill: Fighting Climate Change With Upcycled Ingredients

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#124 - Lupii: Offering a New Perspective on Protein

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#123 - Purpose-Powered Food in the Age of Pandemics and Social Unrest

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#122 - Madeline Haydon on Leading in a Time of Uncertainty and Speaking up About Diversity

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#121 - PowerPlant Ventures: Dan Gluck on Accelerating the Plant-Based Food Revolution

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#120 - Miyoko Schinner on COVID-19 and the Unraveling of our Food System

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#119 - Hälsa Foods: Yogurts Made of Whole Grain Oats and Zero BS

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#118 - Before The Butcher: Going Beyond the Plant-Based Burger

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#117 - Lettuce Grow: The Simple Way to Grow Healthy Food at Home

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#116 - Rebellyous Foods: Making Plant-Based Meat Affordable for All

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#115 - GEM: Simplifying Daily Health Habits with Real Food Products

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#114 - Mastering Diabetes: Robby Barbaro on How Food Can Save Us

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#113 - Tyler Mayoras: Impact Investing and The Future of Sustainable Food

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#112 - Akua: Carbon-Negative Foods Made From Ocean-Farmed Seagreens

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#111 - Dream Pops: Re-Imagining Ice Cream for the Next Generation

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#110 - MUSE Global: Educating Tomorrow’s Changemakers

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#109 - TurtleTree Labs: Creating Cell-Based Milk and a Future Without Dairy Cows

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#108 - Switch4Good: Olympic Medalist Dotsie Bausch’s Unstoppable New Mission

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#107 - Hodo Foods: Taste, Convenience, Transparency and the Re-emergence of Tofu

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#106 - Abbot’s Butcher: Plant-Based Meats Crafted with Clean Ingredients

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#105 - Plant Based World Conference and Expo: Bigger, Better, and Bolder in 2020

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#104 - Sweet Farm: Driving Systemic Impact via Education, Inspiration, and Innovation

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#103 - The Future of Alternative Protein with Alison Rabschnuk of the Good Food Institute

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#102 - GlassWall Syndicate: Funding Companies That are Taking Animals out of the Supply Chain

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#101 - Unreal Deli: Mrs. Goldfarb’s Journey From her Kitchen to Whole Foods and Shark Tank!

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#100 - The Eat For The Planet Cookbook

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#99 - Accelerating Plant-Based Retail Growth with Julie Emmett of Plant Based Foods Association

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#98 - Cena Vegan Plant Ranch: Changing the World One Taco at a Time

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#97 - PlantBased Solutions: How to Get a Product out of the Kitchen and Into the Market

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#96 - Embracing Humility and Fearlessness While Shaping the Future Food System

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#95 - Infinite Foods: How Plant-Based Protein Can be a Positive Catalyst for Change in Africa

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#94 - Health-Ade: How a Farmers’ Market Kombucha Startup Grew Into a Beverage Powerhouse

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#93 - Eclipse Foods: Making Plant-Based Dairy Products that are Indistinguishable From Conventional Dairy

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#92 - 50by40: On a Mission to Reduce Global Animal Protein Production and Consumption

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#91 - Mylk Guys: Making it Absurdly Easy to Eat Plant Based

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#90 - Barùkas: The Perfect Nut For You and The Planet

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#89 - Your Super: Beating Cancer, Launching a Superfood Company and Spreading the Power of Plants

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#88 - How Chris Kerr and Chuck Laue Kick-Started Humane Investing and Helped Transform the Food Industry

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#87 - Beyond Meat: Seth Goldman on Turning a Mission Driven Business Into a Mainstream Revolution

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#86 - Perennial: Sara Bonham is Using Food Tech 2.0 to Change the Conversation Around Healthy Aging

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#85 - Spero Foods: Reinventing Dairy and Eggs Without Compromising on Flavor or Nutrition

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#84 - Hungry Planet: Bending the Curve on Human and Planetary Health with Plant-Based Meats

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#83 - Fry’s: An Iconic Global Plant-Based Brand Finally Arrives in America

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#82 - Tashi Nyima: A Buddhist Monk's Perspective on How to Transform the Food Industry and Change the World

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#81 - No Evil Foods: An Indie Food Brand's Journey into the Mainstream

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#80 - Chad Sarno: Evolution of a Plant-based chef and the road to Good Catch Foods

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#79 - Plant Power Fast Food: Jeffrey Harris on Building a Vegan McDonald's

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#78 - Meatless Monday: Peggy Neu on Turning a Simple Idea into a Global Movement

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#77 - Pollution Studios: Asher Brown is Helping to Shape the Story of the Future of Food

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#76 - Balanced: Audrey Lawson-Sanchez is Changing Menus Where it Matters Most

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#75 - John Mackey on the Conscious Evolution of the Food System

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#74 - Ari Nessel on Why Perspective Matters if You Want to Change the Food System

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#73 - BlueNalu: Lou Cooperhouse on Growing Better Seafood to Save the Oceans

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#72 - Suzy Amis Cameron: On a Mission to Save the Planet – and Future Generations – One Meal at a Time

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#71 - Ryan Bethencourt: Reinventing Pet Food and Building the Post-Animal Bio Economy

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#70 - How Can We Get Food Service Providers and Institutions to Add Plant-Based Foods to the Menu?

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#69 - Victor Friedberg on Why We Need Moonshots For Better Food to Feed 10 Billion People by 2050

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#68 - Josh Balk: Why the Fight for Farm Animal Welfare Is Far From Over

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#67 - Jody Rasch: Investing in Vegan Food and Beyond

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#66 - Derek Sarno: Living in a Monastery, Loving Mushrooms, and Making Wicked Healthy Food

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#65 - Plant Based World: Bringing the Plant-Based Movement to a Mainstream Audience

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#64 - Victoria Moran Is Training the Next Generation of Vegan Changemakers

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#63 - Liz Dee on Leadership, Empowering Vegan Women, and Funding the Future of Food

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#62 - Alpine Organics: The Missing Nutrients in a Plant-Based Diet and How Matt Tullman Found a Solution

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#61 - The Good Food Institute: Building the Good Food Future With Bruce Friedrich

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#60 - Chef Charity Morgan Is Changing the Game in the NFL with Plant-Based Food

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#59 - What's the Best Diet for Everyone? Cardiologist Dr. Joel Kahn Shares the Keys to a Healthy Life

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#58 - Outstanding Foods: Bill Glaser on Plant-Based Bacon Chips and Beyond

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#57 - Veestro: Plant-Based Food Delivered to Every Doorstep with Monica Klausner

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#56 - What is a Reducetarian? Brian Kateman Has the Answer and Explains Why it Matters

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#55 - Kristie Middleton: The Fight to Get Schools, Hospitals, and Other Institutions to Go Meatless

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#54 - The Most Sustainable Nut Milk? Exploring the Power of Macadamia Nuts with Jim Richards of Milkadamia

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#53 - How to Grow Plant-Based with Michele Simon: The Policy Challenge

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#52 - The Essential Nutrient You’re Probably Deficient in: John Shegerian on Why You Need to Get SOM Sleep

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#51 - REBBL: Sheryl O’Loughlin on the Perils of Entrepreneurship and the Power of Adaptogens

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#50 - Julie Piatt: Using Food as a Healer, and Turning Joy and Love Into Products

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#49 - Purple Carrot: Andy Levitt on Making Plant-Based Cooking Easy

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#48 - Dr. Michael Greger on Plant-Based Meats, Processed Foods, and How to Eat What You Love and Not Die

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#47 - Fora: Reinventing Butter and Getting Your Startup Off the Ground

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#46 - Rich Roll on Food Tribalism, Building an Authentic Brand, and Keeping it Real

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#45 - Can Anyone Build a Food Company? Madeline Haydon and the Incredible nutpods Story

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#44 - Women Chefs Shifting Power Dynamics and Changing the Conversation in the Food World

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#43 - The Eat For The Planet Book: The Inspiration, the Process, and the Change We Hope to See in the Food System

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#42 - The End of Animal Farming, Effective Altruism, and the Quest to Expand our Moral Circle with Jacy Reese

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#41 - Packaged Food Nutrition Basics for Food Manufacturers and Consumers with Dietician Brenda Davis

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#40 - Borough President Eric Adams Plans to Transform Brooklyn and the Nation With Plant-Based Food

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#39 - Saving the World One Bite at a Time: The Eat For The Planet Book

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#38 - How Social Media Influencers Are Shaping Our Food Culture With Jenné Claiborne

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#37 - Can Technology Save Us? Ela Madej on Capitalism, Artificial Intelligence, and the Race to Feed 10 Billion

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#36 - Next Level Burger: Redefining the American Burger Experience

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#35 - So You Want to Disrupt the Food System? Lisa Feria Explains How

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#34 - Protein: The Good, the Bad, and the Scary with Kathy Freston

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#33 – Chris Kerr, the Original Vegan Investor, on Shaping a New Food Industry

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#32 - Dr. Will Tuttle on Why You Should Question Your Cultural Food Programming

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#31 - The Politics of Meat and Dairy with Marion Nestle

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#30 - Paul Shapiro on Clean Meat and the Quest to End Factory Farming

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#29 - Matthew Kenney on How Chefs Can Craft the Future of Food

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#28 - Vegan Mayo Pioneer Bob Goldberg on How to Follow Your Heart and Not Sell Out

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#27 - How Google Does Food: Scott Giambastiani On Upgrading to Plant Forward

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#26 - Mark Bittman on Eating Less Meat, the Problem with Dietary Labels and Why Chefs Need to Go Away

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#25 - How to Eat Healthy on a Budget: Gunnar Lovelace of Thrive Market Has the Solution

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#24 - Let Them Eat Meat! Ethan Brown of Beyond Meat on Redefining Meat Using Plants

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#23 - Sweet Earth Foods: Kelly Swette on Building a Modern Plant-Based Brand and Selling to Nestlé

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#22 - Ocean Hugger Foods: Launching a Plant-Based Alternative to Raw Tuna with David Benzaquen

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#21 - Art Meets Purpose: Designing Conscious Food Experiences With Ravi DeRossi

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#20 - How Tofurky Stays Authentic as it Evolves: Jaime Athos on the Dawn of a New Era

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#19 - Bite-Sized News: 3 Hot New Food Trends

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#18 - A Food Entrepreneur's Journey With Miyoko Schinner, the Queen of Vegan Cheese

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#17 - How Media is Shaping the Future of Food

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#16 - Hope Springs Eternal in a Food Swamp, Thanks to Stephen Ritz of Green Bronx Machine

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#15 - Califia Farms: Building the Food and Beverage Company of the Future with Greg Steltenpohl

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#14 - Good Food Can Change the World: Craig Cochran on Growing a Restaurant Business in NYC

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#13 - The Plant Based Foods Association: Michele Simon on the Fight to Create a Better Food System

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#12 - The Rigged Economics of American Meat and Dairy With David Simon

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#11 - Rules of Healthy Eating Decoded by Dr. Michelle McMacken

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#10 - Can Seafood be Sustainable? Captain Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd on How to Save the Oceans

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#9 - No Soil, No Sunshine, No Problem! Meet the Farmer of the Future, Growing Real Food Indoors – Rob Laing, CEO of Farm.One

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#8 - A Broken Food System: How Does Conventional Animal Agriculture Impact Our World (Reducetarian Summit Panel)

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#7 - Ripple Foods: Adam Lowry on Creating a Ripple in the Food System

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#6 - David Bronner on Going Beyond Organic and Fighting the Industrial Food Machine

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#5 - Secrets to Building a Plant-Based Food Empire with T.K. Pillan, Co-Founder of Veggie Grill

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#4 - John Mackey of Whole Foods Market on the Healthiest Way to Eat for the Planet

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#3 - The Future of Meat Without Animals: Bruce Friedrich on How Technologies Like Plant-Protein and Cellular Agriculture Are Making it Possible

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#2 - Gene Baur Ends the Debate Between Vegans and Meat Eaters

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#1- Khaled, the Vegan Saudi Prince on the End of Factory Farming and the Solution to Climate Change

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