Caleb is joined by Sam Kass, former senior food policy advisor to President Obama and the chef who cooked dinner for the first family most nights. Now a partner at a venture capital firm investing in food and agriculture tech, Sam has a new book out, The Last Supper: How to Overcome the Coming Food Crisis.

The situation, he says, is bleak. Almonds, artichokes, chocolate, coffee, oysters, rice, wine — all at risk due to climate change. And that’s not even close to the full list. Our food system is both driving the climate crisis and being devastated by it. But Sam argues we can still avert the worst if we start with culture, fix our policies, and deploy the right technology.

(4:00) Cooking for the Obamas

(7:49) How vulnerable is our food supply?

(12:45) Can fixing the food system bring us together?

(24:29) The food policies we need

(27:38) Are we making America healthy again?

(35:42) The technologies that can make a difference

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