Episode #31 — Growing Meat without Animals
Paul Shapiro, CEO of The Better Meat Co. and Author of Clean Meat
In this episode, Paul and I discuss the problems with eating animal meat, what alternatives are out there, and why making the shift doesn’t have to be black and white. Paul shares his wealth of knowledge on the link between global sustainability problems and animal meat, and how eating meat is linked to future pandemic risks. This is a controversial topic, but I know you’ll leave this episode feeling more informed and intentional about what you make for dinner.
Show Notes
Did you know that 80% of the world’s agriculture is grown to feed livestock? Or that animal agriculture produces more greenhouse gases than the entire transportation industry? Eating meat has some serious consequences for the environment, and my guest today is offering his advice for preventing them.
Paul Shapiro is the CEO of The Better Meat Co., and author of Clean Meat: How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World. Through food tech startups like his, we can depend less on animal meats to quench our “meat tooth” and more on sustainable and delicious alternatives.
In this episode, Paul and I discuss the problems with eating animal meat, what alternatives are out there, and why making the shift doesn’t have to be black and white. Paul shares his wealth of knowledge on the link between global sustainability problems and animal meat, and how eating meat is linked to future pandemic risks. This is a controversial topic, but I know you’ll leave this episode feeling more informed and intentional about what you make for dinner.
- Why Paul calls his business a food tech startup
- How the pandemic was a wake up call
- What to do if you’re scared to cut out meat completely
- Where Paul sees the future of the clean meat industry
- Why we are currently in the golden era of meat alternatives
- How food can be part of the solution to our sustainability problems
What You'll Learn
Links Mentioned
- The Better Meat Co.
- Clean Meat: How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World by Paul Shapiro
- We Are the Weather by Jonathan Safran Foer
- The Friendly Vegan Cookbook by Toni Okamoto
- Eddie the Pittie Instagram
- Quorn
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