The Damaging Effects Of Animal Agriculture Are Worse Than We Think. / Glen Merzer Ep. 68

The Plant Based News Podcast

This podcast is sponsored by Nuzest - use code PBN20 to get 20% off your first order of their delicious golden pea protein 👉 https://plnt.news/trynuzest This week we meet Glen Merzer, he is an author, playwright, and screenwriter who grew up in Bellmore, N.Y., on Long Island, and attended college at New College of Florida in Sarasota. After college, in the early 80s, he became a stand-up comic in San Francisco. Glen began his career in book-writing as a co-author of “Mad Cowboy” and “No More Bull!”. He is also the co-author of “Unprocessed" by Chef AJ; and “The Plant Advantage”, with Benji Kurtz; as well as being one of the editors of “The HappyCow Cookbook”. “Off The Reservation”, Glen’s first novel, is a comic narrative about a quirky vegan congressman who undertakes an unconventional quest for the presidency. Fast forward to 2021 and Glen is still making waves within the vegan movement. His new book, released this year, couldn’t be more timely. Food is Climate” - a response to Al Gore, Bill Gates, Paul Hawken, & the conventional narrative on Climate Change - makes an absorbing case for why we need to end animal agriculture if we are to survive This episode is produced by Robbie Lockie, Edited by Phil Marriot and hosted by Klaus Mitchell You can buy Glen's new book here https://amzn.to/3966Lu8 ** Show Notes ** 00:00:00 Nuzest Sponsor 1 00:02:28 The idea behind writing the book, Food Is Climate 00:05:00 Having an open perspective about eating habits 00:09:40 Seaspiracy: Why is it that the subject of the oceans has been left out of the debate for so long? 00:11:50 The role that whales play in nature’s dynamic system 00:14:00 Nuzest Sponsor 2 00:14:54 Al Gore/Bill Gates - where is the vegan message? 00:17:47 Regenerative Agriculture & Regenerative Animal Agriculture 00:27:00 How is Food Is Climate different to other books? 00:27:20 Paul Hawken’s views and Glen’s relationship with the environmentalist This podcast is sponsored by Nuzest - use code PBN20 to get 20% off your first order of their delicious golden pea protein 👉 https://plnt.news/trynuzest