Edible Empire

Planet Pulse Pacific —your go-to podcast for conversations about people and planet—is proud to host a special series: Edible Empire . As the climate and global health crises intensify, the need for meaningful change has never been more urgent. This six-episode series brings together leading voices from around the world to explore the concept of food imperialism, uncover the hidden social and environmental costs of what we eat, and examine how we can build a more just and sustainable food system. Join your hosts, Ben Eitelberg and Emma Strutt , alongside special series co-host Dr Neal Haddaway , as they dive into the complex and often unseen world of food—how it is produced, traded, and consumed across the globe. Kelly Allum edits the series.

Edible Empire is a science podcast hosted by Planet Pulse Pacific, with 167 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Planet Pulse Pacific hosts Edible Empire, a science show with 167 episodes published.

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  Episode #24

  Hazel Healy and Brigitte Wear - The Salmon and the Tomato

  Sep 20, 202641 minS7

  This episode is a supplementary full interview with Hazel Healy and Brigitte Wear from Episode 4 of the Edible Empire podcast series. Here, we explore the human and environmental costs of the fishmeal and fish oil industry that has decimated fisheries in West Africa in the name of supplying aquaculture feed and cheap, year-round fish. What connects salmon farming in northern Europe with tomato farming in southern Spain? These two, seemingly distinct food supply chains ensure that our supermarket shelves are stocked with cheap, year-round food. What we don’t see, however, are the hidden links - the overfishing along the coast of West Africa that destroys local communities’ livelihoods and drives migration to Europe; the dangerous journeys by small boat where 1 in 5 people die; the entrapment of migrants arriving in exploitative agricultural labour in Spain’s intensive greenhouses. This interview examines the story of salmon farming - and highlights the hidden costs of this highly commodified food. Hazel and Brigitte expose the ecological crises, corporate opacity, and false sustainability narratives surrounding aquaculture and the challenges that face journalists investigating supply chain transparency. To view all the links to the websites and documents, visit the show notes on our website . Please support our work and enable us to deliver more content by buying us a coffee or becoming a member of Athletes for Nature . Follow us on Instagram and Facebook , subscribe to this podcast, and share this episode with your friends and family.

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  Episode #23

  Simen Sætre - The Salmon and the Tomato

  Sep 15, 202632 minS7

  This episode is a supplementary full interview with Simen Sætre from Episode 4 of the Edible Empire podcast series. Here, we explore the hidden impacts of salmon farming in northern Europe, revealing the human and environmental costs behind cheap, year-round food. What connects salmon farming in northern Europe with tomato farming in southern Spain? These two, seemingly distinct food supply chains ensure that our supermarket shelves are stocked with cheap, year-round food. What we don’t see, however, are the hidden links - the overfishing along the coast of West Africa that destroys local communities’ livelihoods and drives migration to Europe; the dangerous journeys by small boat where 1 in 5 people die; the entrapment of migrants arriving in exploitative agricultural labour in Spain’s intensive greenhouses. This interview examines the story of salmon farming - and highlights the hidden costs of this highly commodified food. Simen uncovers the destructive, interconnected global supply chains linking northern European salmon aquaculture to the overexploitation of West African artisanal fisheries. He traces how the booming Norwegian salmon farming industry relies heavily on wild-caught ocean feed extracted from West Africa, exposing the ecological crises, corporate opacity, and false sustainability narratives surrounding salmon aquaculture. Resources from this interview: https://norla.no/en/books/1286-the-new-fish-the-global-history-of-salmon-farming https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735421/the-new-fish-by-simen-saetre-and-kjetil-ostli/ To view all the links to the websites and documents, visit the show notes on our website . Please support our work and enable us to deliver more content by buying us a coffee or becoming a member of Athletes for Nature . Follow us on Instagram and Facebook , subscribe to this podcast, and share this episode with your friends and family.

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  Episode #22

  Professor Helena Varkkey - Deep roots—a history of oil palm

  Sep 13, 202641 minS7

  This episode is a supplementary full interview with Professor Helena Varkkey from Episode 3 of the Edible Empire podcast series. Here, we trace the global impact of the palm oil industry from its indigenous roots to modern supply chains. Dr Helena Varkkey then unpacks the political economy of Malaysian production, exposing how entrenched relationships between political elites and conglomerates shield the industry from regulation. Helena critiques the effectiveness of voluntary sustainability certification schemes like the RSPO and debates whether palm oil can ever be truly sustainable at scale. Resources from this interview: https://seapeat.wixsite.com/home https://cgsea.org/ https://umexpert.um.edu.my/helenav To view all the links to the websites and documents, visit the show notes on our website . Please support our work and enable us to deliver more content by buying us a coffee or becoming a member of Athletes for Nature . Follow us on Instagram and Facebook , subscribe to this podcast, and share this episode with your friends and family.

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  Episode #21

  Farwiza Farhan - Deep roots—a history of oil palm

  Sep 8, 202642 minS7

  This episode is a supplementary full interview with Farwiza Farhan from Episode 3 of the Edible Empire podcast series. Here, we trace the global impact of the palm oil industry from its indigenous roots to modern supply chains. Farwiza Farhan brings a frontline conservation perspective from Indonesia, documenting how government-incentivised monoculture plantations drive deforestation, threaten endangered species, and violate Indigenous land rights. Farwiza debates whether palm oil can ever be truly sustainable at scale, and highlights the efforts of local communities fighting back against corporate food imperialism. To view all the links to the websites and documents, visit the show notes on our website . Please support our work and enable us to deliver more content by buying us a coffee or becoming a member of Athletes for Nature . Follow us on Instagram and Facebook , subscribe to this podcast, and share this episode with your friends and family.

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  Episode #20

  Associate Professor Jonathan Robins - Deep roots—a history of oil palm

  Sep 6, 202647 minS7

  This episode is a supplementary full interview with Associate Professor Jonathan Robins from Episode 3 of the Edible Empire podcast series. Here, we trace the global impact of the palm oil industry from its indigenous roots to modern supply chains. Dr Jonathan Robins opens by detailing the pre-colonial history of oil palm in West Africa and explaining how European empires weaponised the crop to fuel the Industrial Revolution, establishing structural patterns that mirror today’s agribusiness models. Resources from this interview: https://www.mtu.edu/social-sciences/department/faculty/robins/ https://commoditiesofempire.org.uk/about/jonathan-robins/ https://theconversation.com/profiles/jonathan-e-robins-1227071 To view all the links to the websites and documents, visit the show notes on our website . Please support our work and enable us to deliver more content by buying us a coffee or becoming a member of Athletes for Nature . Follow us on Instagram and Facebook , subscribe to this podcast, and share this episode with your friends and family.

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