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US consumers enjoy access to a veritable cornucopia of meat. We consume an annual average of more than 220 pounds of chicken, pork, and beef per person—one of the highest rates of carnivory in history... more
FAQs about Unconfined:How many episodes does Unconfined have?The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.
April 29, 2026Fight the PowerEpisode 30 of Unconfined, in which journalist Ted Genoways recounts the unlikely story of how some of the world's most vulnerable people took on a giant meatpacking company in Greeley, Colorado. ...more57minPlay
March 31, 2026Disruption in MinnesotaEpisode 29 of Unconfined, in which poultry rancher Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin reflects on the intersection of the food system and federal immigration enforcement. ...more40minPlay
February 25, 2026The Corn Belt's Tragic LegacyEpisode 28 of Unconfined, in which journalist Tom Philpott reflects on a story he wrote about cancer rates in Iowa. ...more33minPlay
January 28, 2026These Are Your Dietary Guidelines on MAHAEpisode 27 of Unconfined, in which a CLF dietary maven and a CLF policy wonk deliver the goods on RFK Jr.'s new dietary guidelines ...more47minPlay
December 10, 2025Calling BS on poop gasIn this episode of Unconfined, Brent Kim breaks down the pros (meh) and cons (many) of manure digesters and the expanding biogas industry, which has been billed as a climate solution, and to which Brent says, Nah. ...more43minPlay
November 11, 2025This Is Your Farm on Forever ChemicalsIn this episode of Unconfined, author Mariah Blake and former organic farmer Adam Nordell tell the dark tale of how the highly toxic, long-lived class of chemicals called PFAS made their way from government labs to corporate factories to a farm near you—and the happier story of how ordinary people are organizing to minimize the harm from this mess. ...more51minPlay
October 07, 2025The Dish on MAHA and FoodIn this episode of Unconfined, reporter Helena Bottemiller Evich and Theodore Ross of the Food and Environment Reporting Network, co-hosts of Forked podcast, tease out the contradictions and paradoxes of food policy in the age of Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ...more42minPlay
September 23, 2025Soil Microbes MatterIn this episode of Unconfined, Leo Horrigan tells us about his new book and all the ways we could use microbes to regenerate healthy soil, sink carbon, and grow more nutritious crops. ...more31minPlay
August 26, 2025Landing Young PeopleIn this episode of Unconfined, Michelle Hughes despairs over federal funding freezes for land- access programs and rebounds with an optimistic vision for the long-term future in which young farmers regenerate not only soil, but the industry as a whole. ...more39minPlay
July 15, 2025Land's EndIn this episode of Unconfined, author Michael Grunwald and host Tom Philpott grapple with the future of food in a warming world. ...more1h 7minPlay
FAQs about Unconfined:How many episodes does Unconfined have?The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.