Unconfined
Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future
4.9from 26 ratings
- 37
- Episodes
- 26
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About Unconfined
US consumers enjoy access to a veritable cornucopia of meat. We consume an annual average of more than 220 pounds of chicken, pork, and beef per person—one of the highest rates of carnivory in history. What makes it possible is a factory-like model of meat production that took root in Midwestern stockyards in the late 19th century and boomed after World War II. For decades, the transnational meatpacking giants that dominate US production have been exporting this model to countries across the globe. But it's not all about just widely available burgers, tacos, and nuggets. What are the model's downsides—the impacts on communities, workers, ecosystems, and public health? And are there better ways to farm animals? In Unconfined Podcast, veteran meat industry observers and CLF staffers Tom Philpott and Christine Grillo dig into those questions, interviewing the researchers, community organizers, journalists, and farmers documenting or experiencing the ills of our dominant mode of meat agriculture—and those who are exploring alternatives.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future
- Category
- education · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 13 Nov 2023
- Latest episode
- 23 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
37 episodes in the feed.
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 15 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 11 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 43 / 100
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- 58
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 71
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