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
Episode 99: A Game of Chicken
On this episode of Eating Matters, we talk about the Farmer Fair Practices Rules (aka the GIPSA Rules) which, as wonky as it may sound, offers a fascinating look into the surprising process that 97% …
00:35:20 |
Sun 28 Jan 2018
Episode 98.5: For Hannah
We remember Hannah Weiss, who interned with Eating Matters and who we lost suddenly and tragically on December 31 st of 2017. At such a young age, she was poised to making meaningful and lasting chan…
00:16:23 |
Mon 01 Jan 2018
Episode 98: Improving Our Food System, One Shipping Container At A Time
Building and sustaining regional food systems has been a much discussed topic this season, and in this episode, host Jenna Liut speaks with Tobias Peggs, Co-Founder and CEO of Square Roots - a compan…
00:54:14 |
Sun 03 Dec 2017
Episode 97: The Farm Bill: A Primer
How much do you know about the Farm Bill? If the answer is "not enough," then this is the episode for you. Paul Wolfe, Senior Policy Specialist at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition gives…
00:46:22 |
Sun 12 Nov 2017
Episode 96: Rethinking NAFTA
Let's get wonky and talk about how international trade policy effects on our food system. (Best teaser ever.) The re-negotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the U.S., …
00:50:56 |
Mon 06 Nov 2017
Episode 95: David v. Goliath
Host Jenna Liut speaks with Michael Winik, Founder & CEO of OurHarvest, an online farmers market delivery service working to increase access to locally grown, sustainably sourced and hugely delicious…
00:56:03 |
Sun 29 Oct 2017
Episode 94: Saving Seeds (our palates & our food system)
Steph Gaylor founded Invincible Summer Farms in 2005 to grow and sell fresh produce, collaborate with chefs and the food community, and save rare seeds. She harvests 3,000 pounds of tomatoes alone (n…
00:52:58 |
Sun 22 Oct 2017
Episode 93: To Be Or Not To Be
On this episode of Eating Matters, host Jenna Liut digs into the merits of eating a plant based diet, a concept that has gained popularity in the past decade, even giving way to the development of pl…
00:46:48 |
Mon 16 Oct 2017
Episode 92: Food Relief Efforts in Houston
Over the past month, we have seen unprecedented devastation caused by multiple hurricanes hitting the US, starting with SouthEast Texas followed in rapid succession by Florida and most recently Puert…
00:45:19 |
Sun 01 Oct 2017
Episode 91: Chef Rick Moonen
Host Jenna Liut speaks with Chef Rick Moonen. Known as the “Godfather of Sustainability” among chefs, his chef advocacy for the environment began about 30 years ago with the anti-GMO movement and con…
00:43:29 |
Mon 25 Sep 2017
Episode 90: EatingWell's American Food Heroes
Host Jenna Liut kicks off the Fall 2017 season interviewing Jessie Price, Editor in Chief of EatingWell magazine, which recently published its first annual American Food Heroes awards in their Septem…
00:42:53 |
Sun 17 Sep 2017
Episode 89: The Future of Meat?
Host Jenna Liut speaks with Bruce Friedrich, Executive Director of the Good Food Institute, as association that works with scientists, investors, and entrepreneurs to bring clean meat and plant-based…
00:46:15 |
Sun 18 Jun 2017
Episode 88: The Power of a Plant
Host Jenna Liut speaks with Stephen Ritz, an acclaimed Bronx educator and founder of the Bronx Green Machine, an impact driven, non profit. Originally an after-school, alternative program for high sc…
00:49:53 |
Sun 04 Jun 2017
Episode 87: "What's the Matter with Meat?" by Katy Keiffer
To kick off the summer season of Eating Matters, Jenna is joined in studio by fellow HRN host and author Katy Keiffer to talk about her new book, “What’s the Matter with Meat”? Katy – a meat eater he…
01:03:41 |
Sun 07 May 2017
Episode 86: Satur Farms
Host Jenna Liut is joined in the studio by Paulette Satur, farmer / owner of Satur Farms on the North Fork of Long Island. We will be discussing how Satur Farms got its start and what makes its mode…
01:02:13 |
Sun 09 Apr 2017
Episode 85: Supermarket Sweep
Demand for locally-grown and served foods has surged in the past few years across various segments within the food industry. On this episode, host Jenna Liut speaks with Rick Stein, VP of Fresh Foo…
00:47:23 |
Sun 26 Mar 2017
Episode 84: Family Matters
On the episode, host Jenna Liut takes a slight detour from food policy to talk about nutrition for professional athletes...in the 1980s. Joining her to discuss is her dad, Mike Liut, a former goalie …
00:34:58 |
Sun 19 Mar 2017
Episode 83: The Secret Life of Bees
On this episode of Eating Matters, host Jenna Liut speaks with Dr. Reese Halter about the effects of our current agricultural system on bee health, including recent declines in the bee population, it…
00:53:19 |
Sun 12 Mar 2017
Episode 82: Real Food Revolution
On today's episode of Eating Matters, host Jenna Liut speaks with Congressman Tim Ryan about his book, The Real Food Revolution, in which he writes about the myriad challenges facing our food system,…
00:42:10 |
Sun 05 Mar 2017
Episode 81: Food Policy Councils
Host Jenna Liut dives into the world of food policy councils, seeking to understand what they are, where they operate and why they are important in this day and age. Jenna is joined on the line by Cl…
00:50:22 |
Sun 26 Feb 2017
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