Eating Matters
Food has emerged as a critical policy area – and it raises big questions about health, labor, sustainability and our collective future. Join host Jenna Liut for conversations with food policy experts and leaders about the issues that shape our everyday experiences of buying, cooking and eating food.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 180
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2021
The Facts: Food & GHG Emissions
We hear about greenhouse gas emissions and their consequences all the time, but who’s measuring those emissions? How can countries use that data to develop more sustainable methods for producing and …
00:59:41 |
Sun 23 May 2021
Food & Fertility
How does nutrition impact your ability to conceive? What are key nutrients and vitamins and their recommended food sources for boosting both women AND men’s fertility? Are there multigenerational hea…
00:54:38 |
Sun 04 Apr 2021
Mercy for Animals
Host Jenna Liut is joined by Leah Garcés, President of Mercy for Animals (MFA), an organization working to construct a compassionate food system and end commercial animal agriculture. They discuss M…
00:54:13 |
Mon 29 Mar 2021
The Monsanto Papers
Host Jenna Liut welcomes the award-winning investigative journalist, Carey Gillam, back to show to discuss her new book, The Monsanto Papers: Deadly Secrets, Corporate Corruption, and One Man’s Searc…
00:58:02 |
Sun 14 Mar 2021
Perilous Bounty
We know that U.S. industrial agriculture has had monumental effects on our climate, but how has climate change reciprocally impacted our agricultural system? And, an even more pressing question, how …
01:26:46 |
Mon 08 Feb 2021
Matriark Foods
The US is a global leader of food waste, generating about 40 MILLION tons annually, which represents between 30 - 40% of the food supply. Within this waste stream are 10 million tons of perfectly usa…
00:53:14 |
Sun 07 Feb 2021
Ending Domestic Hunger
The fight to eliminate hunger entails measures that go well beyond food banks, soup kitchens, and SNAP benefits. Prior to Biden’s inauguration and the release of the Administration's COVID & economic…
01:08:18 |
Sun 07 Feb 2021
Farmers for Trump
Longtime food and agriculture policy reporter, Chuck Abbott, helps us to understand our nation’s “farmer voting bloc” and its loyalty to Trump throughout the last two election cycles. What policies a…
01:13:42 |
Wed 23 Dec 2020
Native Foods with Chef Nephi Craig
Following up on our previous episode featuring Sanjay Rawal, director of the newly-released film, Gather, host Jenna Liut interviews a central character of the documentary: Native food practitioner, …
01:03:52 |
Wed 16 Dec 2020
Gather
Ever wonder why we don’t eat Bison meat in this country? This is a little known - but extremely important - part of American history that perfectly demonstrates one way the US government worked to sy…
00:55:22 |
Sun 13 Dec 2020
The Secret Life of Groceries
Host Jenna Liut interviews author Benjamin Lorr to talk about his new book, “The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket,” which delves into what it takes to get food o…
00:57:53 |
Sun 29 Nov 2020
4 Years of Trump
As the country prepares for President-elect Biden to take office in January, host Jenna Liut is joined by journalist Lisa Held to reflect on the major food and agricultural policy changes we have exp…
00:55:38 |
Wed 18 Nov 2020
Upcycled Food
Host Jenna Liut interviews Turner Wyatt, Co-founder & CEO of the Upcycled Food Association, a nonprofit working to reduce food waste by growing the upcycled food economy. They discuss consumer demand…
00:49:59 |
Mon 09 Nov 2020
A Conversation with Danielle Nierenberg
Food systems expert and this year’s winner of the Julia Childs Award, Danielle Nierenberg, joins host Jenna Liut to talk about her work as the President of Food Tank, how COVID has lifted the veil on…
00:49:37 |
Sun 01 Nov 2020
Let's Ask Marion
Host Jenna Liut kicks off the fall season with the one and only Marion Nestle to talk about her new book, "Let's Ask Marion: What You Need to Know about the Politics of Food, Nutrition, and Health" p…
01:01:08 |
Sun 18 Oct 2020
Farming While Black
Host Jenna Liut speaks with farmer, educator, author, and food sovereignty activist, Leah Penniman. She is the Co-Founder, Co-Director and Program Manager of Soul Fire Farm in Petersburg, New York, a…
00:57:34 |
Sun 09 Aug 2020
Environmental Racism & Justice
Host Jenna Liut speaks with environmental justice expert, Dr. Fatemah Shafiei about how communities of color are disproportionately affected by environmental hazard, the toll it takes on their collec…
01:17:00 |
Sun 26 Jul 2020
Food Initiatives at the Rockefeller Foundation
Host Jenna Liut speaks with Devon Klatell, Managing Director of the Food Initiative at the Rockefeller Foundation, on the longstanding work the Foundation has done to advance a healthier and more equ…
00:53:47 |
Sun 26 Jul 2020
Supply Chain Woes
Host Jenna Liut speaks with Washington Post journalist, Laura Reiley, about her ongoing coverage of the effects that COVID-19 is having on the food supply chain, including why we have seen a paradoxi…
00:56:06 |
Sun 10 May 2020
How to Eat
Dr. David L. Katz, MD, MPH, co-author of the newly published book, "How to Eat: All Your Food & Diet Questions Answered," joins host Jenna Liut to discuss the incredibly important (and often unapprec…
01:07:09 |
Sun 10 May 2020
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