Food Pod for Humanity

About Food Pod for Humanity

Brought to you by the Columbia Climate School's Food for Humanity Initiative, the Food Pod for Humanity will bring you limited series on topics that highlight the inter-dependencies of climate change and food systems.

Publisher

Jochebed Louis-Jean

Category

education · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Sept 2024

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

14 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   Episode 1 - Food Supply Chain Series

   Food Pod for Humanity Season 3 spotlights the Food Supply Chain. Featured Guests: Michael Puma and Jeff Schlegelmilch Hosts: Dannie Dinh and Jochebed Louis-Jean Producers: Dannie Dinh, Kit Illick, Krish Srivastava, and Jochebed Louis-Jean Music: Pablo Martin Contact us: FOODSYSTEMS@climate.columbia.edu (mailto:FOODSYSTEMS@climate.columbia.edu)

2. 

   26 Aug 2026

   Season 3 Trailer

   Teaser trailer for season 3 of the Food Pod for Humanity, coming soon! Brought to you by the Food for Humanity Initiative at the Columbia Climate School.

3. 

   16 Sept 2025

   Episode 6 - Plant-Based Diets and Alternative Proteins Series

   Food Pod for Humanity Season 2 explores Plant-Based Diets and Alternative Proteins Show Notes Book: Farming for Our Future: The Science, Law, and Policy of Climate-Neutral Agriculture (https://faculty.westacademic.com/Book/Detail?id=342820) Webpage: Climate Change Indicators: Greenhouse Gases (https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/greenhouse-gases) Blogspot: Pathways To Climate-Friendly Food & Agriculture; A Preliminary Analysis (https://earthjustice.org/experts/peter-lehner/pathways-to-climate-friendly-food-agriculture-a-preliminary-analysis) Journal Article: Regenerative Agriculture: A Literature Review on the Practices and Mechanisms Used to Improve Soil Health (https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/3/2338) Article: EPA backs biofuels boom, bolstering markets for corn and soy (https://www.michiganfarmnews.com/epa-backs-biofuels-boom-bolstering-markets-for-corn-and-soy) Webpage: What is a B Corp? (https://cabotcreamery.com/blogs/community/what-is-a-b-corp) Article: Holistic Planned Grazing: It’s More than Rotational Grazing (https://savory.global/holistic-planned-grazing/) Journal Article: Soil health and nutrient density: preliminary comparison of regenerative and conventional farming (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8801175/) Featured Guests: Robyn Alders, Peter Lehner, Jenni Tilton-Flood Host: Jochebed Louis-Jean Producers: Dannie Dinh, Ilana Schwartz, and Jochebed Louis-Jean Music: Pablo Martin Contact us: FOODSYSTEMS@climate.columbia.edu (mailto:FOODSYSTEMS@climate.columbia.edu)

4. 

   20 Aug 2025

   Episode 5 - Plant-Based Diets and Alternative Proteins Series

   Food Pod for Humanity Season 2 explores Plant-Based Diets and Alternative Proteins Journal article: Meating the moment: Challenges and opportunities for cellular agriculture to produce the foods of the future (https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.1038/s44319-025-00492-8) Product website: GOOD Meat FAQ (https://www.goodmeat.co/faq) Report: What is cultivated meat? (https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-explainers/what-is-cultivated-meat#/) Press release: UPSIDE Foods wins first-round victory in challenge to Florida ban on cultivated meat (https://ij.org/press-release/upside-foods-win-first-round-victory-in-challenge-to-florida-ban-on-cultivated-meat/) News article: Texas becomes seventh state to ban lab-grown meat (https://stateline.org/2025/06/30/texas-becomes-seventh-state-to-ban-lab-grown-meat/) Regulatory guidelines: Human Food Made with Cultured Animal Cells (https://www.fsis.usda.gov/inspection/compliance-guidance/labeling/labeling-policies/human-food-made-cultured-animal-cells#:~:text=FSIS%2520inspectors%2520will%2520review%2520batch,%252C%2520unadulterated%252C%2520and%2520truthfully%2520labeled.) Report: Hybrid products to optimize nutrition, taste, cost, and sustainability (https://gfi.org/solutions/hybrids-blends-nutrition-taste-cost-sustainability/) Report: The science of cultivated meat (https://gfi.org/science/the-science-of-cultivated-meat/) Featured Guest: Dr. Rosalyn Abbott, Dr. David Kaplan, Melissa Musiker, Zoe Adamopoulos Hosts: Ilana Schwartz Producers: Dannie Dinh, Ilana Schwartz, and Jochebed Louis-Jean Music: Pablo Martin Contact us -FOODSYSTEMS@climate.columbia.edu (mailto:FOODSYSTEMS@climate.columbia.edu)

5. 

   5 Aug 2025

   Episode 4 - Plant-Based Diets and Alternative Proteins Series

   Food Pod for Humanity Season 2 explores Plant-Based Diets and Alternative Proteins Regulations: U.S. FDA's Regulation of Pet Food (https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/animal-health-literacy/fdas-regulation-pet-food#additives) Press Release: AAFCO and FDA to End Longstanding MOU (https://www.aafco.org/news/aafco-and-fda-to-end-longstanding-mou/) Report: Pet Food Production and Ingredient Analysis (https://nara.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/FINAL_Pet_Food_Production_and_Ingredient_Analysis_2025_Update.pdf) Journal Article: Determination of mammalian deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in commercial vegetarian and vegan diets for dogs and cats (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jpn.12506) Journal Article: Detection of Fish-Derived Ingredients in Animal Feeds by a TaqMan Real-Time PCR Assay (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12161-012-9555-7) News Article: There’s something fishy about that pet food… (https://www.biotechniques.com/veterinary-science/theres-something-fishy-about-that-pet-food/) Journal Article: DNA Barcoding Identifies Endangered Sharks in Pet Food Sold in Singapore (https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.836941/full) Report: Pet Food Ingredients Market by Type, Application, Pet Type (https://www.meticulousresearch.com/product/pet-food-ingredients-market-5734) Article: How Many Pounds of Meat Can We Expect From A Beef Animal? (https://beef.unl.edu/beefwatch/2020/how-many-pounds-meat-can-we-expect-beef-animal/) Featured Guest: Gabe Huertas del Pino Hosts: Dannie Dinh and Jochebed Louis-Jean Producers: Dannie Dinh, Ilana Schwartz, and Jochebed Louis-Jean Music: Pablo Martin Contact us -FOODSYSTEMS@climate.columbia.edu (mailto:FOODSYSTEMS@climate.columbia.edu)

6. 

   22 Jul 2025

   Episode 3 - Plant-Based Diets and Alternative Proteins Series

   Food Pod for Humanity Season 2 explores Plant-Based Diets and Alternative Proteins Show Notes Podcast: Eat for the Planet (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__eftp.co_podcast&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=o1G7D4T0jCv4qZR2L3BHMVMc_GDAlleCyPJ2OjdqvUY&m=Wamqkb3PSmCJKhNiCvKS0OVvVoUh255JgBWqy_aWxDIyvm3TAfH2EVHfDPmBwjNd&s=y7k2FXHW-guZbkJhnxXAFARd1ZP5YwujzUYOIvYY28o&e=) Book: Eat for the Planet (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__eftp.co_book&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=o1G7D4T0jCv4qZR2L3BHMVMc_GDAlleCyPJ2OjdqvUY&m=Wamqkb3PSmCJKhNiCvKS0OVvVoUh255JgBWqy_aWxDIyvm3TAfH2EVHfDPmBwjNd&s=ED5CVbTv-yPvXaadQiKzb9xFkvBpN51DUMHUU1TpNss&e=) Book: Eat for the Planet Cookbook (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__eftp.co_cookbook&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=o1G7D4T0jCv4qZR2L3BHMVMc_GDAlleCyPJ2OjdqvUY&m=Wamqkb3PSmCJKhNiCvKS0OVvVoUh255JgBWqy_aWxDIyvm3TAfH2EVHfDPmBwjNd&s=tdWrDgeQZQl4ppcxphmw1sLUCZ0QaB6dC1h58Ha8nkw&e=) Website: Plantega - Find a Location (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__eatplantega.com_find-2Da-2Dlocation&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=o1G7D4T0jCv4qZR2L3BHMVMc_GDAlleCyPJ2OjdqvUY&m=Wamqkb3PSmCJKhNiCvKS0OVvVoUh255JgBWqy_aWxDIyvm3TAfH2EVHfDPmBwjNd&s=XRcijzAc9k8JzjXLziWKetTwXzCR4aKhkBiq1vOwFCg&e=) Featured Guest: Nil Zacharias Hosts: Dannie Dinh and Jochebed Louis-Jean Producers: Dannie Dinh, Ilana Schwartz, and Jochebed Louis-Jean Music: Pablo Martin Contact us - FOODSYSTEMS@climate.columbia.edu (mailto:FOODSYSTEMS@climate.columbia.edu)

7. 

   8 Jul 2025

   Episode 2 - Plant-Based Diets and Alternative Proteins Series

   Food Pod for Humanity Season 2 explores Plant-Based Diets and Alternative Proteins Show Notes Fact sheet: Healthy diet (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.who.int_news-2Droom_fact-2Dsheets_detail_healthy-2Ddiet&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=o1G7D4T0jCv4qZR2L3BHMVMc_GDAlleCyPJ2OjdqvUY&m=3Pgx4Fa7DRzW1tqOfNxAR7hmivE2iN1s74LOHvhA70nfbwIzTrSNrJOBvTBNWvyX&s=Ke8RzmqR2uHTBLZcZvLCeXZ_pRN-IUvTqvA1hMgSq_E&e=) Fact sheet: Key Voluntary and Regulatory Frameworks (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.epa.gov_climateleadership_key-2Dvoluntary-2Dand-2Dregulatory-2Dframeworks&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=o1G7D4T0jCv4qZR2L3BHMVMc_GDAlleCyPJ2OjdqvUY&m=3Pgx4Fa7DRzW1tqOfNxAR7hmivE2iN1s74LOHvhA70nfbwIzTrSNrJOBvTBNWvyX&s=bcdx2N36KqaLL91cfa3SQ1IOsMTdXL_C1U6mX3_yFnQ&e=) Initiative: NYC Carbon Challenge (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__climate.cityofnewyork.us_initiatives_nyc-2Dcarbon-2Dchallenge_&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=o1G7D4T0jCv4qZR2L3BHMVMc_GDAlleCyPJ2OjdqvUY&m=3Pgx4Fa7DRzW1tqOfNxAR7hmivE2iN1s74LOHvhA70nfbwIzTrSNrJOBvTBNWvyX&s=vGMGmFIcIq8_sQZU5qvBs2Om4c8MmZjjJcxgRn-habE&e=) Initiative: NYC Greenhouse Gas Inventories (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__climate.cityofnewyork.us_initiatives_nyc-2Dgreenhouse-2Dgas-2Dinventories_&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=o1G7D4T0jCv4qZR2L3BHMVMc_GDAlleCyPJ2OjdqvUY&m=3Pgx4Fa7DRzW1tqOfNxAR7hmivE2iN1s74LOHvhA70nfbwIzTrSNrJOBvTBNWvyX&s=PQplt0ddGef99aYsXgfg37fvRk_Ka9w0IWN1-lbHScg&e=) Data: NYC Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__data.cityofnewyork.us_Environment_NYC-2DGreenhouse-2DGas-2DEmissions-2DInventory_wq7q-2Dhtne_about-5Fdata&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=o1G7D4T0jCv4qZR2L3BHMVMc_GDAlleCyPJ2OjdqvUY&m=3Pgx4Fa7DRzW1tqOfNxAR7hmivE2iN1s74LOHvhA70nfbwIzTrSNrJOBvTBNWvyX&s=a3zZ7otcVB9an7xcqflLoHlCZVVH-9md_TsscaOV3aY&e=) Data: NYC Greenhouse Gas Emissions Municipal Inventory (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__data.cityofnewyork.us_Environment_NYC-2DGreenhouse-2DGas-2DEmissions-2DMunicipal-2DInventory_b7aj-2Dck5a_about-5Fdata&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=o1G7D4T0jCv4qZR2L3BHMVMc_GDAlleCyPJ2OjdqvUY&m=3Pgx4Fa7DRzW1tqOfNxAR7hmivE2iN1s74LOHvhA70nfbwIzTrSNrJOBvTBNWvyX&s=SD8toEoSM2-CKEvcuuAbwuZnJlwhu2kZ3NmHxkWu1tE&e=) Featured Guests: Francesco Branca and Neeti Jain Hosts: Dannie Dinh and Jochebed Louis-Jean Producers: Dannie Dinh, Ilana Schwartz, and Jochebed Louis-Jean Music: Pablo Martin Contact us: FOODSYSTEMS@climate.columbia.edu (mailto:FOODSYSTEMS@climate.columbia.edu)

8. 

   24 Jun 2025

   Episode 1 - Plant-Based Diets and Alternative Proteins Series

   Experts Mario Herrero and Matthew Hayek explore plant-based diets and alternative proteins, discussing their role in sustainable food systems and human health in this interview episode hosted by Dannie Dinh and Jochebed Louis-Jean.

9. 

   22 Apr 2025

   Season 2 Trailer

   Teaser trailer for season 2 of the Food Pod for Humanity, coming soon! Brought to you by the Food for Humanity Initiative at the Columbia Climate School. Happy Earth Day!

10. 

    3 Dec 2024

    Food Waste Series - Episode 4

    Food waste experts explore sustainable solutions and share actionable tips for reducing hunger and waste, empowering listeners to make a positive impact on their communities.

11. 

    19 Nov 2024

    Food Waste Series - Episode 3

    This is the third episode in our four-episode limited series podcast on food waste. Subscribe to get the rest of the episodes when they drop. Sources: Civil Eats - How Four Years of Trump Reshaped Food and Farming (https://civileats.com/2020/11/02/how-four-years-of-trump-reshaped-food-and-farming/) DSNY Composting (https://www.nyc.gov/site/dsny/collection/residents/curbside-composting.page) EPA - How Does Anaerobic Digestion Work? (https://www.epa.gov/agstar/how-does-anaerobic-digestion-work) Executive Order 13771—Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs Lower East Side Ecology Center (https://www.lesecologycenter.org/) Recycling News - France confirms 1 January 2024 as date for bio-waste separation (https://recyclingnews.com/2022/09/06/france-confirms-1-january-2024-as-date-for-bio-waste-separation/) Science.org - FDA enforcement actions plummet under Trump (https://www.science.org/content/article/exclusive-fda-enforcement-actions-plummet-under-trump) Skip Shapiro - Understanding Food Waste Laws in the U.S. (https://www.shapiroe.com/blog/food-waste-laws-us/) Washington Post - How South Korea recycles 98% of its food waste (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/09/south-korea-food-waste-composting/) White House Fact Sheet - National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/06/12/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-releases-first-ever-interagency-national-strategy-for-reducing-food-loss-and-waste-and-recycling-organics/) Vox - Why food recalls are everywhere right now (https://www.vox.com/food/379474/mcdonalds-e-coli-boars-head-listeria-salmonella-outbreak) Contact us: FOODSYSTEMS@CLIMATE.COLUMBIA.EDU (mailto:FOODSYSTEMS@CLIMATE.COLUMBIA.EDU) Food for Humanity website (https://food.climate.columbia.edu/)

12. 

    4 Nov 2024

    Food Waste Series - Episode 2

    This is the second episode in our four-episode limited series podcast on food waste. Subscribe to get the rest of the episodes when they drop. Sources: C40 Research Report: The future of urban consumption in a 1.5°C world (https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/The-future-of-urban-consumption-in-a-1-5-C-world?language=en_US) C40 Research Report: Addressing food-related consumption-based emissions in C40 Cities (https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/In-Focus-Addressing-food-related-consumption-based-emissions-in-C40-Cities?language=en_US) EAT Forum: Cities (https://eatforum.org/initiatives/cities/) EJNYC: A study of environmental justice in New York City (https://climate.cityofnewyork.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/EJNYC_Report.pdf) FAO: Save Food Cities (https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/3d408cc9-0ca1-4420-8f7d-67f68f77427c) Contact us: FOODSYSTEMS@CLIMATE.COLUMBIA.EDU (mailto:FOODSYSTEMS@CLIMATE.COLUMBIA.EDU) Food for Humanity website (https://food.climate.columbia.edu/) Voting resources, if you are tuning in before the 2024 elections: Find your voter registration status, polling site, and track your mail-in ballot (https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/)

13. 

    22 Oct 2024

    Food Waste Series - Episode 1

    This is the first episode in our four-episode limited series podcast on food waste. Subscribe to get the rest of the episodes when they drop. Resources: EDGAR-FOOD database (https://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/edgar_food) UN Environment Programme's Food Waste Index Report 2024 (https://www.unep.org/resources/publication/food-waste-index-report-2024) USDA Food Loss and Waste (https://www.usda.gov/foodlossandwaste/why) Contact us: FOODSYSTEMS@CLIMATE.COLUMBIA.EDU (mailto:FOODSYSTEMS@CLIMATE.COLUMBIA.EDU) Food for Humanity website (https://food.climate.columbia.edu/)

14. 

    12 Sept 2024

    Trailer

    Teaser trailer for the new Food Pod for Humanity

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 19 / 100

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Quality

26

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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