In conversation with Professor Jacqueline McGlade

In today's episode, Paul is joined by Professor Jacqueline McGlade, the Co-founder and Chief Scientist of DownForce Technologies. Jackie has had a long career in public policy. Before founding DownForce Technologies, she was the Chief Scientist of the United Nations Environment Program and Head of …

How to foster social change through food

For today’s episode, Paul caught up with Chef, Educator, and Social Impact Entrepreneur, Mark Brand. Mark has dedicated his life to developing restaurants and businesses that serve great food and the local community.  In this episode, Mark shares his journey from Melbourne to Vancouver and how rad…

The importance of working in informal markets this World Food Safety Day

June 7th is World Food Safety Day! To learn more about food safety, Paul spoke with Silvia Alsonso, a Senior Scientist and Veterinarian at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). ILRI is part of a dedicated global effort to improve food safety through research projects focusing on l…

Keen as a bean

For today’s episode of Future Fork, Paul caught up with Amelia Christie-Miller. Amelia is the Founder and CEO of Bold Bean Co and the author of ‘Bold Beans’. Today, Amelia shares how a chance encounter with high-quality heirloom beans in Spain changed her long-held feelings about beans and put her…

Feeding the people of tomorrow means making changes today

Paul’s guest today is Oliver English. Oliver is the Co-founder and CEO of Common Table Creative. Oliver and his brother Simon worked together to create ‘Feeding Tomorrow’, a documentary about working to transform a broken food system.  As a trained chef and advocate for food, Oliver has a unique p…

Modernising millets and embracing traditional foods

Paul is joined today by Anahita Dhondy. Named ‘30 Under 30’ by Forbes Asia, Anahita is an award-winning Chef and Author of “The Parsi Kitchen: A Memoir of Food and Family”. She is a proud member of the Chefs’ Manifesto network, a champion for Parsi food, and advocates for ingredients that are good …

Solving global food crises requires a global perspective

In today’s episode of Future Fork, Paul is joined by Ammad Bahalim. Ammad is a Senior Program Officer at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in the Global Policy and Multilateral Engagement team. In this episode, Ammad explains what the Gates Foundation does, the importance of agricultural resea…

Shifting the perception around beans

In today's episode of Future Fork, Paul is joined by Eve Turow-Paul. Eve is the author of ‘Hungry: Avocado Toast, Instagram Influencers, and Our Search for Connection and Meaning. Eve is also the Executive Director of Food for Climate League, a women-led, trailblazing 501(c)3 nonprofit. It develops…

Intersectional environmental education 101

In today’s episode, Paul is joined by Isaias Hernandez, AKA Queer Brown Vegan. Isaias is an environmental justice educator and activist from Los Angeles, California. He creates content to bring environmental education to a wider audience. Today on the show, Isaias discusses his journey and how he …

What is a climate behavioural scientist with Sweta Chakraborty

In today’s episode, Paul is joined by Dr. Sweta Chakraborty. Sweta is a renowned Climate Behavioural Scientist and risk management expert. And Sweta is also the US CEO of ‘We Don’t Have Time’. We Don’t Have Time is a movement and a tech startup that leverages the power of social media to hold leade…