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Business for Good Podcast

Join host Paul Shapiro as he talks with some of the leading start-up entrepreneurs and titans of industry alike using their businesses to help solve the world’s most pressing problems.

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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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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

33mins

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The Most Controversial Plan to Cool the Planet: Make Sunsets

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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

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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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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

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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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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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(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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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

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1 Mar 2023

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