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Feed: a food systems podcast

Feed: a food systems podcast

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Is local or global more sustainable? What role should meat play in our diets? Who holds power in the food system? In a polarized world, this podcast explores the visions, values and evidence behind these debates. Feed, a project of TABLE, is in conversation with diverse experts who are trying to transform the food system.

Originally established as a collaboration between the University of Oxford, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), and Wageningen University & Research (WUR), the TABLE network has since grown to include la Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) and la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. This podcast is operated by SLU.

For more info, visit https://tabledebates.org/podcasts/

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Episodes
  • Agroecology and Sustainable Intensification: the values beneath the science
    Jan 22 2026

    What does “sustainable agriculture” actually mean, and why do scientists disagree about it? This episode explores how two influential scientific discourses - Agroecology and Sustainable Intensification - start from different values, ask different questions, and often talk past each other. Drawing on an interdisciplinary study at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, ecologist Riccardo Bommarco and ethicist Helena Rocklinsberg examine how those different approaches shape research, priorities, and solutions. The conversation turns to what might change when scientists begin to listen to each other across divides.

    For more info, transcript and resources, visit: https://tabledebates.org/podcast/
    episode94

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    Episode edited and hosted by Matthew Kessler. Music by Blue dot sessions.

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    26 mins
  • The future of food retail, made simple
    Dec 11 2025

    Most industries have a clear roadmap for transformation. The power sector goes renewable. Cars go electric. But food and agriculture? The world’s most impactful—and most damaging—industry still has no shared path to transformation. Food sustainability consultant and retail expert Mike Barry argues that the future of food hinges on one counterintuitive idea: simplification. And he explains how AI, smarter data, and design can potentially speed up change.

    For more info, transcript and resources, visit: https://tabledebates.org/podcast/
    episode93

    Want to share your reflections on the episode? Send us an email or voice memo to podcast@tabledebates.org

    Episode edited and hosted by Matthew Kessler. Music by Blue dot sessions.

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    34 mins
  • Can we eat better without paying more?
    Nov 20 2025

    Instead of tell people what to eat, what if we changed what food costs? With Jörgen Larsson (researcher from Chalmers University), we explore a cost-neutral tax reform, one that makes healthier and climate-friendly food cheaper without raising the overall grocery bill. We break down how it works, why it matters, and how to frame it in ways that avoid predictable backlash.

    For more info, transcript and resources, visit: https://tabledebates.org/podcast/
    episode92

    Want to share your reflections on the episode? Send us an email or voice memo to podcast@tabledebates.org

    Episode edited and hosted by Matthew Kessler. Music by Blue dot sessions.

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    27 mins
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