Eat For The Planet with Nil Zacharias

Is plant-based food dying—or detoxing? In this episode, Kerry Song, founder and CEO of Abbot’s, returns to Eat For The Planet to unpack what she sees as the third wave of plant-based eating. We explore why consumers are walking away from ultra-processed mimicry, how trust is rebuilt through clean labels and transparenc

What if food didn’t have to come from animals—or even plants? In this episode, Nil Zacharias sits down with Thomas Jonas, CEO and co-founder of Nature’s Fynd, to explore the origins of Fy, a microbial protein discovered in a Yellowstone hot spring that’s grown through fermentation without soil, sunlight, or traditional

Ethan Brown returns to Eat For The Planet eight years after his first appearance for a raw and timely conversation about what it means to lead Beyond Meat through public scrutiny, shifting consumer narratives, and a changing food landscape. We talk about the limits of frictionless adoption, the company’s strategic rese

Katie Cantrell, co-founder of Greener by Default, joins the Eat For The Planet Podcast to explore how subtle changes in choice architecture—like making plant-based meals the default—can drive massive impact across institutional food systems. From working with Sodexo to scaling plant-forward menus in hospitals, Katie un

In this episode, Dan Altschuler Malek returns to Eat For The Planet for a wide-ranging, honest conversation about the state of food innovation. We dig into the lessons learned from the early rise—and recalibration—of alternative proteins, and why building a resilient food system requires patience, scrappiness, and a wi

Journalist and author Larissa Zimberoff joins Eat For The Planet to break down what went wrong in food tech—and what still gives her hope. From the collapse of vertical farms to the backlash against plant-based meat, we explore why hype wasn’t enough, how ultra-processed narratives took over, and where innovation might