Episode summary

Why can reasonable people look at the same evidence on meat—and still eat very differently? Matthew Kessler shares a personal essay reflecting on his time working on livestock farms, conversations with experts across all sides of the issue, and on his own on-and-off relationship with eating animals.

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About Matthew Kessler

Matthew Kessler is the creator, host and producer of Feed: A Food Systems Podcast and has worked for TABLE since 2020 while sitting at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Matthew has spent the past 15 years moving between farms, kitchens, universities, and recording studios. A native New Yorker, he now lives in Sweden, where he makes bagels and pizza for his family.