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Updated 2025-06-23
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Food

Updated Jun 8
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Jun 25

Reimagining The Future of Farming With Neal Carter

In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Mike talks with Neal Carter, founder and CEO of Okanagan Specialty Fruits, about buying back the company he and his wife Louisa founded nearly 30 years ago. Carter reflects on the long journey behind the Arctic apple, the company’s nonbrowning apple created to reduce waste and get “more apples in more places,” and explains how OSF’s early work with RNA interference is giving way to a new generation of genome-edited fruit. He also lays out his bigger vision for the farm of the future, where genetics, automation, AI, and redesigned tree architecture come together to make orchards less labor-intensive, more resilient, and more economically viable for growers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 25

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40 min
Jun 8

The Rise and Fall of Brava

This week's guest is former Brava executive Travis Rea, who reflects on building one of the more interesting kitchen startups over the past decade. Rea shares the story behind Brava's light-based cooking technology, the challenges of creating an entirely new appliance category, and the lessons learned about consumer adoption, hardware startups, and innovation in the kitchen. The conversation also explores Brava's unexpected impact on accessibility and independent living, why the company developed such a loyal user community, and what the future holds for smart cooking technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 8

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44 min
2025-12-10

Post-Season Ep1: Filling The Chair Company Shaped Hole in Our Lives

In this post-season wrap-up of The Chair Company Files, Mike and Carlos talk about the first season as a whole, whether it met or exceeded their expectations, and what it meant to give Tim Robinson a larger canvas for a season-long scripted mystery-meets-comedy show. They get into how hard the show is to describe to newcomers, the different “camps” of fan theories online, and recommend other offseason viewing to fill the Chair Company–shaped hole until season two.

2025-12-10

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30 min
2025-12-24

Joseph Tudisco (aka Mike Santini) Visits The Podcast!

In this special episode of The Chair Company Files, Mike and Carlos sit down with Joseph Tudisco, the actor behind the unforgettable and one-of-a-kind Mike Santini. Tudisco discusses his decades-long acting journey, from day parts on The Sopranos and Blue Bloods to becoming a breakout fan favorite as a costar in The Chair Company. Joseph talks about auditioning for the part, developing chemistry with Tim Robinson, and his feelings about the show getting renewed for season 2. It's a fun conversation, so enjoy!

2025-12-24

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31 min
2025-12-02

S1 EP8: Minnie Mouse coming back wasn't on my bingo card

Season 1's final episode delivers lots of surprises, ties up loose threads, and sets up what may be an even bigger mystery to tackle next season. After a Vince Gilligan-esque cold open, Ron attempts to restore normalcy at home and figure out where his career is going, only to have things unravel further as he confronts new clues, strained relationships, and a desire to reveal all to family and the local paper. A surreal encounter with Baby's owner and a shocking reveal from the masked stalker push Ron to the edge, culminating in a final shot that makes us wonder where this whole thing is going in season 2.

2025-12-02

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41 min
2025-06-23

The Future of Food - Season 1 Finale

Join host Mike Lee for the ultimate food future brain jam! In this special season finale, we’ve assembled the dream team of guest co-hosts from Season 1 - the builders, innovators, and visionaries literally shaping tomorrow’s food system. From climate-driven ingredient swaps to the ethics of automation, from GLP-1's impact to the mythology of superfoods, this episode tackles the biggest questions about food’s future through rapid-fire discussions and hot takes. Featured Guests: Melanie Bartleme (Mintel) Mike Wolf (The Spoon) Katie Stebbins (Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University) Ben Walmer (Highlands Dinner Club) Charles Temkey (Clam Man, Coffee Wizard, Opera Singer) Ethan Soloviev (How Good) Ali Bouzari (Pilot R&D) Nicki Briggs (Here There Consulting) Key Themes Explored: Climate adaptation in food production Technology vs human connection in food systems Economic inequality and food access The mythology of nutrition marketing Automation’s impact on food jobs Cultural identity in globalized food Mental health and food’s emotional role

2025-06-23

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2h 48m
2025-11-18

S1 EP 6: Happy Birthday, a friend

In this week’s episode, hosts Mike and Carlos unpack the quietly hilarious Episode 6, where Ron juggles Jeff's out-of-left-field requests for a mall redesign, a strange “life of the party” class, and his work/life balance as Jeff and Mike intrude on Seth's birthday party. They also examine whether Ron’s epiphany of the matching colors of a tattoo, a website, and a city skyline makes sense, and examine the fallout of Ron's hostility towards Jeff and Mike. If you want to join in the post-episode conversation or suggest topics for next week's podcast, join the Facebook group.

2025-11-18

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45 min
Jun 18

The Science of Cows, Meat, and the Consumer with Brian Brozovic

Today's guest is part 1 in a conversation with meat scientist, Brian Brozovic. Brian is a full-stack meat science, quality, and consumer expert at Empirical Foods that helps meat producers and processors turn exceptional animal genetics into high-quality meat. Brian's expertise is unique, as he straddles the line of innovation in the conventional agriculture sector while also being very on top of emerging trends in food science, like cultivated meat. Brian helps connect producers, processors, retailers, and consumers through practical, science-based solutions. We talk about meat prices (of course!), what it takes to build a great animal product, and how consumers drive all the choices processors make. For more about Brian, you can connect with him here [https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmbrozovic]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 18

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56 min
Jun 8

Michele Thorne of The Good Meat Project discusses good meat and bad meat

Michele Thorne of The Good Meat Project discusses good meat and bad meat

Jun 8

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41 min
Apr 28

Creating the Open AI of Food Robotics With Rajat Bhageria

In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Mike sits down with Chef Robotics CEO Rajat Bhageria to unpack how the company quietly went from years in stealth to assembling more than 100 million meals. Bhageria explains why assembly, not cooking, is the real bottleneck in food production, how Chef is using its ChefOS platform to build a data-driven approach to food manipulation, and why the messy, variable nature of food has historically made automation so difficult. The conversation also explores Chef’s expansion into new categories like airline catering and school meals, as well as Bhageria’s bigger ambition to build the defining success story in food robotics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 28

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49 min

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