The Big Questions

S01E13 - Food! Can it ever be sustainable? (Episode 1)


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Join David Carlin and Simon Messenger for a small series on the complex world of food, a topic that touches all of us multiple times a day.


We often hear that beef is "bad" and free-range farming is "good," but what about the less obvious truths of the food industry?


  • How much fossil fuel is fuelling your diet, and where does it really come from? Transportation, fertilizers, something else?!
  • How can we reconcile our cultural food traditions with the urgent need for environmental action?
  • What about ensuring social rights in the process?
  • Can precision farming, electric tractors, and lab-grown meat offer a sustainable path forward?


Join us as we explore these questions and more, uncovering the hidden layers of the food industry.

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