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
A Keynote Species
Host Jenna Liut welcomes New York Times bestselling and James A. Beard Award-winning author, Mark Kurlansky, back on the show to discuss his new book, “Salmon: A Fish, the Earth, and the History of T…
01:12:55 |
Sun 10 May 2020
Kvarøy Arctic
Aquaculture – or farmed seafood – is one of the most resource-efficient ways to produce protein, and it has helped improve nutrition and food security around the world. And yet, it is an industry tha…
01:14:01 |
Sun 29 Mar 2020
Trash Talk
What exactly happens after you throw something out? (Spoiler alert: given the current state of the recycling industry these days, it probably goes straight to landfill.) So how is waste processed, wh…
01:08:57 |
Sun 22 Mar 2020
Julie Guthman
Host Jenna Liut speaks with author Julie Guthman about her new book, Wilted: Pathogens, Chemicals, and the Fragile Future of the Strawberry Industry, which tells the story of how California's strawbe…
00:44:13 |
Sun 15 Mar 2020
Closing the Loop on Food Waste
Host Jenna Liut is joined by Amanda Weeks, CEO & Co-Founder of Ambrosia, a closed-loop manufacturing company that uses food waste as a catalyst to re-imagine common resource intensive and water-based…
01:03:07 |
Mon 17 Feb 2020
Chatting with Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams
Brooklyn Borough President – and 2021 Mayoral Candidate – Eric Adams joins host Jenna Liut to discuss how he’s put food issues and public health at the forefront of his political agenda and what he i…
01:00:50 |
Mon 10 Feb 2020
Kid Food
Author Bettina Elias Siegel joins host Jenna Liut to talk about her first book, "Kid Food: The Challenge of Feeding Children," which was recently published this past November.
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00:59:27 |
Sun 12 Jan 2020
Episode 152: LIVE at Industry City with John Ratliff of Ends Meat
There's so much to consider when shopping for meat. Not only do you need some basic knowledge about what cuts you want to purchase, but you also have to navigate decisions around ethics, sustainabili…
01:02:12 |
Thu 26 Dec 2019
Episode 151: Plastic Pollution Problems
Packaging trash - including what is used for food and beverages - now accounts for nearly half of all plastic waste generated globally. And most of it never gets recycled or incinerated. National Geo…
00:57:56 |
Sun 15 Dec 2019
Episode 150: In Pursuit of "Net Zero"
Host Jenna Liut discusses the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition's recently released position paper, “Agriculture and Climate Change: Policy Imperatives and Opportunities to Help Producers Me…
01:13:12 |
Sun 08 Dec 2019
Episode 149: Meet Niman Ranch's Paul Willis
Paul Willis, farmer and founder of Niman Ranch Pork Company, joins host Jenna Liut in the studio to talk about how he got his start, the impact of the Purdue acquisition, and two of the most urgent a…
01:03:08 |
Sun 17 Nov 2019
Episode 148: Foodshed.io
Host Jenna Liut sits down with Foodshed.io's Co-founder and Managing Director, Daniel Beckman, to learn more about how this startup is leveraging blockchain to create an efficient, reliable and trans…
00:58:57 |
Sun 17 Nov 2019
Episode 147: Ben Wurgaft
Lab-grown, or "cultured," meat is a new kind of protein produced by growing animal cells into muscle fibers. Ben Wurgaft joins host Jenna Liut to talk about his new book, "Meat Planet: Artificial Fle…
00:48:41 |
Sun 20 Oct 2019
Episode 146: A School Food Hero
Veteran nutrition director Betti Wiggins has been working for almost 30 years to improve school food for urban children. She has been credited with making enormous changes to the quality of school me…
01:16:12 |
Sun 13 Oct 2019
Episode 145: Food Town, USA
Acclaimed author and food systems expert, Mark Winne joins host Jenna Liut to discuss his new book, “Food Town, USA: Seven Unlikely Cities That Are Changing the Way We Eat”, where he features the ins…
00:53:29 |
Sun 06 Oct 2019
Episode 144: The Problem with Crop Insurance
In a July report, the USDA found that crop insurance payouts are likely to increase due to the expected increase in climate volatility. But is the program that is designed to protect farmers against …
00:50:22 |
Sun 29 Sep 2019
Episode 143: The Labor of (School) Lunch
Host Jenna Liut interviews author Jennifer E. Gaddis about her forthcoming book "The Labor of Lunch: Why We Need Real Food and Real Jobs in American Public Schools." Gaddis’ book exposes the labor cr…
01:11:26 |
Sun 22 Sep 2019
Episode 142: Shop With Your Heart
Although 76% of consumers are reported to be concerned about farm animal welfare, food labels and marketing claims have become alarmingly misleading, making it incredibly difficult for consumers to h…
00:53:48 |
Sun 04 Aug 2019
Episode 141: Catching Up with Kim Kessler
Kim Kessler, the Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention and Tobacco Control at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - and Eating Matters creator! - jo…
00:38:40 |
Wed 31 Jul 2019
Episode 140: Food Policy Primer
Host Jenna Liut welcomes Dr. Marlene Schwartz, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut, back on the show to discuss the article she co-authored with Dr.…
01:07:08 |
Sun 14 Jul 2019
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