Sustainability for Sinners

Sustainability for Sinners is a long-form podcast exploring sustainability, culture, ideology, institutional power, and the future of society.Through open conversations with scientists, authors, journalists, critics, and independent thinkers, the show explores how environmental issues connect with politics, economics, technology, energy, agriculture, health, mental health & wellbeing, and modern culture.The goal is curiosity, critical thinking, and honest conversation.Subscribe and join the conversation.

Sustainability for Sinners is a science podcast hosted by Chris O'Connor, with 18 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Chris O'Connor hosts Sustainability for Sinners, a science show with 18 episodes published.

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  Julian Mellentin - Sustainable Food - Hype vs. Reality?

  Feb 11, 20261h 30mS0

  <p>Interview with Julian Mellentin — Nutrition, Food Systems & the Future of Sustainable Eating</p><p><br></p><p>In this in-depth conversation, we dive with Julian Mellentin — Director and founder of New Nutrition Business, one of the world’s leading consultancies in the business of food, nutrition, and health.  </p><p><br></p><p>Julian brings decades of experience analysing global food trends, consumer behaviour, and the shifting landscape of nutrition and sustainability. Throughout our interview we unpack analysing:</p><p>The plant-based movement: what’s real, what’s hype, and why the category isn’t living up to a lot of the expectat...

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  Prof. Frank Mitloehner: The Scientist Mainstream Media Tried to Cancel

  Feb 5, 20261h 18mS0

  <p>If you’re tired of talk and want real science, real debates, and real solutions — this interview cuts through the noise.</p><p><br></p><p>In this hard-hitting conversation, I sit down with Professor Frank Mitloehner, Ph.D., Air Quality Specialist and Professor of Animal Science at UC Davis — a scientist who’s been attacked in The New York Times and by environmental activists for his research and outspoken views on food systems and sustainability. </p><p><br></p><p>Mitloehner has become a lightning rod in the debate over climate science, livestock, and the future of food — accused of b...

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  Kate Mason investigates how NET ZERO AGENDA's are impacting our personal lives

  Jan 30, 20262h 19mS0

  <p>In this interview, I’m joined by investigative journalist Kate Mason, a researcher and writer dedicated to examining the evolving state of democracy in Australia and critically deconstructing the narratives surrounding the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR).Kate’s work emerged from deep concern during the Covid years, when Australians were confronted with conflicting political messaging — calls to “return to normal” alongside promises to “Build Back Better.” Rather than accepting these slogans at face value, Kate set out to uncover what Building Back Better actually meant in practice — and who stood to benefit.Since 2021, she has rigorously analysed government and corporate policy...

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  Prof. Peter Byck - the Amazing Results of Regenerative Farming, and the Science to back it up!)

  Jan 1, 202656 minS0

  <p>Peter Byck is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and professor of practise at Arizona State University, where he teaches in both the School of Sustainability and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism. He is best known for using film to explore urgent environmental issues through engaging, human-centred storytelling.</p><p><br /></p><p>Peter directed and produced the acclaimed documentaries Carbon Nation, Garbage, Carbon Cowboys, and more recently, the four-part series *Roots So Deep (You Can See the Devil Down There). </p><p><br /></p><p>His work bridges science, policy, and storytelling, often bringing together diverse voices to find...

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  Prof. Frédéric Leroy on Food Wars, Idealism, Shady Science, Money & Policy, the Dublin Declaration

  Sep 10, 20251h 52mS0

  <p>I had an engaging and thought-provoking conversation with Prof. Frédéric Leroy, a leading scholar in food science and biotechnology, about the future of sustainable food systems and the pivotal role livestock still plays.</p><p><br /></p><p>We explored the tensions between aggressive climate and food policies, the push for plant-based diets, and the narratives promoted by groups such as the World Economic Forum and some environmentalist movements that envision a future without animals on the land. </p><p><br /></p><p>Prof. Leroy shared insights into the promises and pitfalls of lab-based meat and precision fe...

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