Is the Future of Plastic Fungi? MadeRight Is Working on It
Is the Future of Plastic Fungi? MadeRight Is Working on It
Nearly none of the plastic we use—even what gets thrown in the recycling bin—actually gets recycled. One reason for that... Read more
15 Jul 2023
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33mins
From Villain to Hero: Rubi Labs’s Quest to Make CO2 Work for the Climate
From Villain to Hero: Rubi Labs’s Quest to Make CO2 Work for the Climate
What started with a small grant from the National Science Foundation to two twin science-y sisters barely out of college... Read more
1 Jul 2023
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33mins
The Most Controversial Plan to Cool the Planet: Make Sunsets
The Most Controversial Plan to Cool the Planet: Make Sunsets
If you listen to this show, you probably already think that we need to slash human emissions to prevent catastrophic cli... Read more
15 Jun 2023
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43mins
A Packaging Revolution: TIPA is All in on Compostables
A Packaging Revolution: TIPA is All in on Compostables
Every piece of plastic you’ve ever used still exists somewhere on the planet, from the ziplock bag of leftovers to the b... Read more
1 Jun 2023
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30mins
Hummus as a Force for Good: Joey Bergstein and the Sabra Story
Hummus as a Force for Good: Joey Bergstein and the Sabra Story
Did you know about the correlation between declining smoking rates and increasing hummus consumption? It’s true—a decade... Read more
15 May 2023
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36mins
The OG of Mycelium Fermentation: The Quorn Story
The OG of Mycelium Fermentation: The Quorn Story
There are several dozen startups, including one that I cofounded, laboring to scale mycelium fermentation to a point whe... Read more
1 May 2023
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49mins
From Cultivated Meat to National Security: The Journey of Jason Matheny
From Cultivated Meat to National Security: The Journey of Jason Matheny
Twenty years ago, Jason Matheny was a public health student who in his spare time was crusading to create a meat industr... Read more
15 Apr 2023
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52mins
Some Help from Kelp: How Keel Labs is Reimagining Sustainable Materials
Some Help from Kelp: How Keel Labs is Reimagining Sustainable Materials
You probably already know that using animals to make materials like leather has a lot of downsides. But using petro-chem... Read more
1 Apr 2023
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34mins
(Bio)engineering Better Beef: Josh March and SciFi Foods’ Quest to Cultivate Meat
(Bio)engineering Better Beef: Josh March and SciFi Foods’ Quest to Cultivate Meat
In 2021, a lengthy analysis was published by a now-defunct online news outlet concluding that cultivating animal cells a... Read more
15 Mar 2023
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58mins
The Business of Being an Author and Influencer with Toni Okamoto of Plant-Based on a Budget
The Business of Being an Author and Influencer with Toni Okamoto of Plant-Based on a Budget
The Business of Being an Author and Influencer with Toni Okamoto of Plant-Based on a Budget This is a special episode of... Read more
1 Mar 2023
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42mins