Edible Empire

In this episode, we bring you the second recording from the recent Evidence Based Eating NZ Wellington/online event, this time hearing from Dr Mike Joy.

Mike has been working for two decades at the interface of science and policy in New Zealand, with a goal of strengthening connections between science, policy and real outcomes to address the multiple environmental issues facing Aotearoa.

Here he discusses how cattle, pig and chicken farming harms what we breathe and drink. Dr Joy is a previous guest of our podcast, so to find out more about his background and work listen to Season 1 Episode 12 and Season 2 Episode 28.

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In this episode, we bring you a recording of Dr Cristina Cleghorn’s lecture at the recent Evidence Based Eating NZ event. Hosted in Wellington, and online, on 30th October 2021, this event was focused on the Ministry of Health. Dr Cleghorn’s recording is the first of three presentations.

Cristina is a Public Health Nutrition Researcher at the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago, Wellington. She has a strong interest in sustainable diets and the prevention of chronic disease through diet. Here she talks about food policy changes and what this could mean in terms of environmental and health benefits.

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Jono Lester loves driving fast, running far and eating plants. Jono is a third-generation racing driver who’s been in the driver’s seat since age 13. Jono is also an SPCA spokesperson and a passionate plant-based advocate.

Typically, busy racing GT cars in Asia, Jono has been increasingly involved in ultra and long-distance trail running since Covid-19 has seen him grounded in NZ. We also have an important chat about the mental health challenges of lockdown from an athlete’s perspective.

In this episode we discuss:
• Jono’s personal background and his family’s racing heritage in New Zealand
• The future of car racing in a world that is increasingly aware of carbon emissions and climate change and the promise of EV racing
• The mental and athletic demands of a race car driver and the training required
• Jono’s transition to a plant-based diet, the reasoning that inspired the change and the benefits Jono’s experienced since making the switch
• The positive reactions of Jono’s team following his plant-based lifestyle change
• Jono’s growing passion for training running and setting new goals and challenges
• Strategies for coping with the latest Covid lockdown
• And much more!

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Ben and Emma recently presented at the Doctors For The Environment (DEA) annual conference, titled iDEA 2021: Planet Health and Hope. The conference provided an honest appraisal of the climate crisis from scientific, medical, cultural and political perspectives, with a stellar line-up of presenters. In this episode, we bring you the recording of Ben and Emma’s presentation, where they discuss the impact of our diets and agricultural systems on planetary health and offer some solutions for the future.

This is obviously a complex topic with much to unpack, and there was a lot that simply couldn’t be covered in the 30-minute slot! Given that, we will be following up this episode with a dedicated Q&A show soon. So, if this episode raises any questions for you, let us know before 28 November 2021 so we can answer them on that upcoming Q&A episode!

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Lillian Stewart is a PhD Candidate currently focusing on waste management and marine plastics on remote islands. Harrison Talarico is very soon to complete his honours project using bioacoustics to monitor the phenology of short-tailed shearwaters.

Both Lillian and Harrison are members of the Adrift Lab team, (at the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania) a dedicated group of researchers studying all things adrift in the ocean.

In this episode we discuss:
• Lillian and Harrison’s respective backgrounds and forays into the science world
• The importance of science communication and translating science into practice for the general public
• Acknowledging eco-grief and the impact on climate and environmental scientists and science students
• Lillian’s recent time on Lord Howe Island, and her new project work looking into plastic waste management
• Harrison’s honours project, studying the phenology of Tasmanian Shearwaters, and his current passion project; attempting to build a call recogniser to automatically detect shearwater vocalisations
• The high percentage of anthropogenic debris ingestion in urban gull populations and why this shines a spotlight on our current waste management practices
• Research findings highlighting birds as transporters of waste into marine and aquatic environments
• The need for industrial and personal change in order to address our plastic waste problem
• The importance of local and Indigenous knowledge in environmental science and stewardship
• Future plans and goals for both Lillian and Harrison, and the benefits of working with Adrift Lab as a student

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In this episode, we bring you the third and final recording from the recent Evidence Based Eating NZ Auckland/online event. In this episode, Dr Mark Craig discusses a new approach to preventative care and refers to overseas hospital plant-based policy success and community plant-based courses.

Mark is an Auckland GP and also a founding member and Vice-Chair of Evidence-Based Eating New Zealand. Mark speaks regularly at lifestyle and nutrition conferences.

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In this episode, we bring you the second recording from the recent Evidence Based Eating NZ Auckland/online event, this time hearing from Professor Boyd Swinburn. Boyd is Professor of Population Nutrition and Global Health at the University of Auckland, and Honorary Professor at the Global Centre at Deakin University in Australia.

Here he talks about fixing our obesogenic landscape; how our District Health Boards and changing government policies can help. Professor Swinburn is a previous guest of our podcast, so to find out more about Boyd’s background and work listen to Season 2 Episode 8.

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In this episode, we bring you a recording of Fuchsia Goldsmith’s lecture at the recent Evidence Based Eating NZ event. Hosted online on 9th October 2021, due to Auckland’s lockdown restrictions, this event was themed ‘Focus on Hospitals’ and this recording is the first of three presentations.

Fuchsia Goldsmith is a Nutritionist and Dietitian based in Auckland and here she discusses nutrition and long-term health. Fuchsia has appeared on our podcast previously, so to find out more about Fuchsia and her work listen to Season 2 Episode 14.

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Amy Taylor is an award-winning filmmaker and the owner of Ahimsa Films and Chris Huriwai is a vegan advocate, a world champion unicyclist and an extreme sportsman. Together they make up part of the phenomenal team behind the new documentary Milked, a feature documentary that exposes the whitewash of New Zealand’s multi-billion dollar dairy industry.

This Documentary follows Chris’s journey around Aotearoa, as he discovers the reality of the kiwi dairy farming fairy-tale and offers up potential solutions for a different way forward - one that would benefit animals, humans and the planet.

In this episode we discuss:
• Amy and Chris’s respective backgrounds and how they found themselves working together on this project
• Other members of the ‘dream team’ involved in the making of Milked; Peter Eastwood, Suzy Amis Cameron and Keegan Kuhn
• The explosion of Aotearoa’s dairy industry, the huge environmental impact of current farming practices and the political and economic strength of the industry
• The inspiration behind Milked, the filming process and the challenges of shooting on a shoe-string budget
• The unfortunate hesitancy of the dairy industry to participate in the documentary
• The key messages Amy and Chris want viewers to walk away with, after watching the film
• The potential alternatives New Zealand can transition to
• The relevance of this documentary to other countries outside of New Zealand
• The Milked premiere on 6th November and other upcoming viewing options
• And a lot more!

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Bianca Keys is an honours student and Karli Mylius is completing her Master of Science, with both ladies involved in projects at Adrift Lab, Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania. This is the third conversation we’ve had with members of the brilliant Adrift Lab team, discussing plastics and their impact on marine life – in particular seabirds and shorebirds.

Bianca and Karli cover a lot in this conversation and provide us with a really good insight into just how multifaceted and complex this issue is.

In this episode we discuss:
• Bianca and Karli’s respective backgrounds and their similar full-circle journeys to where they are now with Adrift Lab
• The benefits of working with Adrift Lab as students
• Bianca and Karli’s respective projects with Adrift Lab, focusing on plastics in sea and shorebirds
• The difference between seabirds and shorebirds and how the various species are exposed to plastics
• Why birds ingest such large quantities of plastics in the first place
• Marine life exposure to nano and microplastics and why this matters to us as humans
• The surprising number of plastic particles that have been identified in seabird guano and how it then ends up in the environment
• Future plans for both Bianca and Karli including upcoming publications
• And a lot more!

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