Today, you are going to hear what is essentially an ongoing conversation that Jonathan has been having for about 30 years now with one of his best friends, Matthew Halteman, about food, food systems, sustainability, fine dining, and the ethics of what we eat.

Matt is a foodie, a father, a fellow in the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, and a philosophy professor at Calvin University (he received his PhD in philosophy at Notre Dame). Matt is also a brilliant writer, and among other things we’re talking about today is his new book, Hungry, Beautiful Animals.

Eating food is, of course, one of the most fundamental activities of human experience, yet many of us could probably stand to further examine our own principles and practices when it comes to food systems, what we eat, and the significance, ethics, and aesthetics of eating. So that is a bit of what Jonathan and Matt are going to be diving into here.

RELATED LINKS:

Read Hungry, Beautiful Animals

Listen to Hungry, Beautiful Animals on Spotify

For More re: Nutrition: nutritionfacts.org

TOPICS & TIMES:

What We’re Talking about Today & Why (0:00)

Food & Current Food Production (4:11)

Matt’s Background in Food Systems (12:41)

How Transformation Actually Happens (24:41)

Vegan Fine Dining? (41:28)

Excellence & Accessibility (51:47)

Jonathan’s Mom's Question about Nutrition (59:48)

Filtering Information & Disinformation (1:06:37)

Hungry Beautiful Animals (1:09:53)

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