Eat For The Planet with Nil Zacharias

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

Journalist and author Michael Grunwald joins Eat For The Planet for a provocative conversation about land use, climate truth-telling, and why regenerative beef might not be the climate solution it claims to be. We dig into the uncomfortable tradeoffs most people ignore in food sy ... Show more

. 1h 14min

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

Is plant-based food dying—or detoxing? In this episode, Kerry Song, founder and CEO of Abbot’s, returns to Eat For The Planet to unpack what she sees as the third wave of plant-based eating. We explore why consumers are walking away from ultra-processed mimicry, how trust is rebu ... Show more

. 49min 19sec

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

What if food didn’t have to come from animals—or even plants? In this episode, Nil Zacharias sits down with Thomas Jonas, CEO and co-founder of Nature’s Fynd, to explore the origins of Fy, a microbial protein discovered in a Yellowstone hot spring that’s grown through fermentatio ... Show more

. 1h 2min

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

Ethan Brown returns to Eat For The Planet eight years after his first appearance for a raw and timely conversation about what it means to lead Beyond Meat through public scrutiny, shifting consumer narratives, and a changing food landscape. We talk about the limits of frictionles ... Show more

. 56min 51sec

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

Katie Cantrell, co-founder of Greener by Default, joins the Eat For The Planet Podcast to explore how subtle changes in choice architecture—like making plant-based meals the default—can drive massive impact across institutional food systems. From working with Sodexo to scaling pl ... Show more

. 56min 49sec