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Is meat over?


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The plant-based “meat” industry has been growing for a while — we did an episode about it in 2019. But now tastemaking websites and restaurants are starting to turn away from meat and seafood, and companies who have made their name in meat are embracing alternatives. Is the sun setting on the burger kingdom? We’ll talk about it. Plus: “The Fed” hits the small screen, Trump might be back on Facebook and the Gates marriage comes to an end.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

  • Decision on Donald Trump’s Facebook Ban Is Coming on Wednesday. Here’s How It Will Work.” from the Wall Street Journal
  • America’s Biggest Meat Company Gives Faux Burgers Another Shot” from Bloomberg
  • The New Menu at Eleven Madison Park Will Be Meatless” from the New York Times
  • The Planet on the Plate: Why Epicurious Left Beef Behind” from Epicurious
  • Director’s cut of Prince blowing minds on ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ now has more Prince” from the L.A. Times
  • Mike Schur-Shea Serrano Comedy Among Shows on Amazon’s IMDb TV Development Slate” from Variety
  • Finally: We need your voice memos! Tell us what you think of the show or ask a question for Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood to answer! Here’s how to do it.

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