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US consumers enjoy access to a veritable cornucopia of meat. We consume an annual average of more than 220 pounds of chicken, pork, and beef per person—one of the highest rates of carnivory in history. What makes it possible is a factory-like model of meat production that took root in Midwestern stockyards in the late 19th century and boomed after World War II. For decades, the transnational meatpacking giants that dominate US production have been exporting this model to countries across the globe. But it's not all about just widely available burgers, tacos, and nuggets. What are the model's downsides—the impacts on communities, workers, ecosystems, and public health? And are there better ways to farm animals? In Unconfined Podcast, veteran meat industry observers and CLF staffers Tom Philpott and Christine Grillo dig into those questions, interviewing the researchers, community organizers, journalists, and farmers documenting or experiencing the ills of our dominant mode of meat agric
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- 1 weeks ago32 min
Planetary Crisis Is Food System Crisis
Episode 36 of Unconfined, in which Sam Myers, the founding director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health, reviews some of the unintended consequences affecting our food systems.
- Sep 23, 202649 min
Still a Fast Food Nation
Episode 35 of Unconfined, in which journalist Eric Schlosser reflects on the 25th anniversary of his landmark book, Fast Food Nation.
- Aug 26, 202644 min
The "Polycrisis" Stalking Our Food
Episode 34, in which food system scholar Raj Patel sees through the tangle of problems ensnaring the industrial food system to a better future.
- Jul 29, 202635 min
The MAHA Movement's Nothingburgers
Episode 33 of Unconfined, in which public health influencer Jessica Knurick speaks plainly about MAHA tactics and Secretary Kennedy's qualifications.
- Jun 30, 20261h 8m
Retrospective on Growing Solutions
Episode 32, in which five panelists discuss the potential of regenerative agriculture and biological models to help address climate change.
- May 28, 202653 min
The Behemoths Lurking in the Grocery Aisles
Episode 31 of Unconfined, in which, Managing Attorney of the Antimonopoly Counsel, Basel Musharbash makes the case that the companies that dominate our food and agriculture system have gotten too big and powerful.
- Apr 29, 202656 min
Fight the Power
Episode 30 of Unconfined, in which journalist Ted Genoways recounts the unlikely story of how some of the world's most vulnerable people took on a giant meatpacking company in Greeley, Colorado.
- Mar 31, 202639 min
Disruption in Minnesota
Episode 29 of Unconfined, in which poultry rancher Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin reflects on the intersection of the food system and federal immigration enforcement.
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US consumers enjoy access to a veritable cornucopia of meat. We consume an annual average of more than 220 pounds of chicken, pork, and beef per person—one of the highest rates of carnivory in history. What makes it possible is a factory-like model of meat production that took root in Midwestern stockyards in the late 19th century and boomed after World War II. For decades, the transnational meatpacking giants that dominate US production have been exporting this model to countries across the globe. But it's not all about just widely available burgers, tacos, and nuggets. What are the model's downsides—the impacts on communities, workers, ecosystems, and public health? And are there better ways to farm animals? In Unconfined Podcast, veteran meat industry observers and CLF staffers Tom Philpott and Christine Grillo dig into those questions, interviewing the researchers, community organizers, journalists, and farmers documenting or experiencing the ills of our dominant mode of meat agric
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