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Disrupted

Food innovations that are changing the way people eat

By Kevin Chang Barnum,

Wayne Edwards, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Meg Dalton, Catie Talarski

Published August 23, 2023 at 1:41 PM EDT

A photo of slices of chicken on a white plate next to some vegetables — A dish made with GOOD Meat's cultivated chicken is displayed at the Eat Just office on July 27, 2023 in Alameda, California. Back in June the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) authorized two California based companies, Upside Foods and GOOD Meat, to sell chicken grown from cells in a lab. Cultivated or lab-grown meat is made by feeding nutrients to animal cells.

This hour, we explore disruptions in our food landscape, from consumption to distribution and food waste management. Brian Paganini, Vice President of Quantum Biopower in Connecticut, explains how the company transforms food scraps into energy. Joshua Tetrick, CEO and Co-Founder of GOOD Meat, talks about growing meat from cells. And Katie Martin, CEO of More Than Food Consulting, discusses how to make food pantry operations better for those they serve.

GUESTS:

Brian Paganini: Vice President of Quantum Biopower, a Connecticut-based plant that recycles organic waste into renewable energy
Joshua Tetrick: CEO and Co-Founder of GOOD Meat and its parent company Eat Just, Inc.
Katie Martin: CEO of More Than Food Consulting, author of Reinventing Food Banks and Pantries: New Tools to End Hunger

Special thanks to our interns Carol Chen and Stacey Addo, who helped produce this episode.

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Kevin Chang Barnum

Kevin Chang Barnum is a producer for Connecticut Public Radio’s weekly show Disrupted. Kevin grew up in Connecticut and started his radio work at his graduate university’s radio station, KUCI. He has also worked for HRN, a network of food and beverage podcasts.

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Wayne Edwards

Wayne Edwards is a freelance producer at Connecticut Public contributing to multi-platform productions, including ‘Disrupted’, ‘Where Art Thou?’, and ‘Cutline in the Community’.

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Khalilah Brown-Dean

Dr. Khalilah L. Brown-Dean is an award-winning scholar at Wesleyan University, author, and host of 'Disrupted' on Connecticut Public.

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Meg Dalton

Meg Dalton is the director of audio storytelling and talk shows for Connecticut Public where she oversees the station’s talk shows and podcasts, including the limited series 'In Absentia'.

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Catie Talarski

Catie Talarski is Senior Director of Storytelling and Radio Programming at Connecticut Public.

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