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The Spoon Podcast

Hosted by Michael Wolf · technology · EN-US · 174 episodes

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About this Podcast:

Join host Michael Wolf as he explores the world of food, ag and how innovation is changing what we eat.

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44%

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Selective

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Questions about The Spoon Podcast

What is The Spoon Podcast about?

Join host Michael Wolf as he explores the world of food, ag and how innovation is changing what we eat.

Who hosts The Spoon Podcast?

The Spoon Podcast is hosted by Michael Wolf. The show has published 174 episodes to date.

What has The Spoon Podcast covered recently?

Recent episodes include "How One Japanese Entrepreneur Built a Food Business in America" (26 August 2026, 25 minutes), "Building an AI from Scratch for Taste and Smell" (13 July 2026, 39 minutes), and "Reimagining The Future of Farming With Neal Carter" (25 June 2026, 40 minutes).

How often does The Spoon Podcast publish?

The Spoon Podcast publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 36 minutes across 174 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on The Spoon Podcast?

Booking probability for The Spoon Podcast is 44%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Spoon Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Spoon Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch The Spoon Podcast?

The strongest fits for The Spoon Podcast are Snacks, Coffee & Other Foods and Other Crop Farming. The Spoon Podcast has a technology audience.

About the host

Michael Wolf hosts The Spoon Podcast, a technology show with 174 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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    How One Japanese Entrepreneur Built a Food Business in America

    Aug 26, 202625 min

    In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Mike talks with Yuta Katsuyama, co-founder of Chicago-based Onigiri Kororin, about his journey from Japan to building an onigiri business in the U.S. They discuss how a graduate...

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    Building an AI from Scratch for Taste and Smell

    Jul 13, 202639 min

    In this episode, Mike sits down with Kai Schaeffner and Andreas Nicklas, who have been spending the last couple of years building an AI to better understand and predict individual taste and smell preferences. Kai and...

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    Reimagining The Future of Farming With Neal Carter

    Jun 25, 202640 min

    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...

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    The Rise and Fall of Brava

    Jun 8, 202644 min

    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...

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    Can Fermentation Help Save Coffee & Cocoa?

    May 22, 202620 min

    In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Michael Wolf talks with Jake Berber, the cofounder and CEO of Prefer, a Singapore-based startup that uses fermentation to create coffee and cocoa extenders from ingredients like...

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    Creating the Open AI of Food Robotics With Rajat Bhageria

    Apr 28, 202649 min

    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...

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    Is Brain Health Optimization The Next Big Wave in Wellness?

    Apr 9, 202625 min

    In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Mike catches up with Mo Abouelsoud, CEO of U The Mind Company, about the emerging intersection of brain health, wellness, and consumer technology. Abouelsoud explains how his...

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    Is AI an Enemy or Ally for Recipe Creators?

    Apr 7, 202627 min

    In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Mike catches up with Will Templeton, co-founder and CTO of Allspice, about how the traditional recipe blog model, laden with ads, pop-ups, and static content, is breaking down as...

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    Talking About Nature's Trickster Protein With Ali Wing

    Apr 2, 202634 min

    In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Mike catches up with Oobli CEO Ali Wing to discuss what Wing calls "nature's trickster protein", the sweet proteins they develop for products like ice teas and chocolate bars. Wing...

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    Where Are Grocery Stores With AI Adoption in 2026?

    Mar 25, 202630 min

    Mike is joined by Matthew Schwarz, CEO of Afresh, who discusses the company’s expansion from fresh produce to an all-in-one AI solution for the entire grocery store. Matt explains how the company's AI tech has prevented...

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    Why The Future of Food Testing May Be in Your Brainwaves

    Mar 13, 202646 min

    In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Michael Wolf talks with Mario Ubiali, founder and CEO of neuroscience company THIMUS, about how brainwave data and AI could reshape how food companies develop new products. Ubiali...

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    Are Home Kitchen Marketplaces the Future or a Risk to Consumers?

    Feb 19, 202642 min

    In this episode, Mike sits down with friend, food systems thinker and The Food Corridor founder Ashley Colpaart to talk about the rise of Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MEHKOs) and what they mean for the...

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    From Wallaby Milk to AI: Nora Khaldi on Decoding Nature’s Molecular Code

    Feb 12, 202640 min

    In this episode, Mike sits down with Dr. Nora Khaldi, founder and CEO of Nuritas, to explore how a postdoctoral epiphany about wallaby milk led her to build one of the first AI-powered molecular discovery platforms in...

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    So You Wanna Know When You're Going to Die? Download This App

    Feb 5, 202622 min

    In this conversation, Mike interviews Brent Franson, CEO of Death Clock, a company that uses AI to predict when you're going to die (aka life expectancy) based on health data. Brent and Mike discuss the origins of Death...

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    What Should Impossible Foods Do Now?

    Feb 4, 202634 min

    In this episode, Mike sits down with Rachel Konrad, former head of communications at Impossible Foods and now a lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business, to talk about the state of alternative protein and where...

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    Writing The Cookbook for Cultivated Meat With Alex Shirazi

    Feb 3, 202624 min

    In this episode, Mike sits down with Alex Shirazi, a food technologist, conference organizer, and longtime observer of the cultivated meat industry, to talk about his latest project, A Scientist’s Cookbook. Shirazi...

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    Restoring Fiber's Lost Signal in Modern Food

    Feb 2, 202637 min

    Michael Wolf sits down with Matt Barnard and Matt Amicucci, PhD, the cofounders behind one.bio and its newly launched consumer brand GoodVice, to discuss why they believe the modern food system is broken and why it...

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    Chef vs Robot: A Conversation at CES about Who Will Cook Our Food in the Future

    Jan 17, 202641 min

    At CES 2026, the future of cooking took center stage in a conversation about whether robots will replace chefs or simply become their collaborators. The Spoon Podcast host Michael Wolf moderated a discussion with Tyler...

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    How AI is Changing Agriculture

    Dec 12, 20251h 4m

    In this episode, Mike is joined by Tim Beissinger (CTO of Heritable) and Charlie Andersen (CEO of Burro) to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping agriculture. The conversation explores everything from...

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    Reinventing the Egg With The EVERY Company's Arturo Elizondo

    Nov 26, 202538 min

    In this episode, Michael talks with Arturo Elizondo, founder and CEO of The EVERY Company, about the company’s nationwide rollout inside Walmart products, its $55 million Series D fundraise, and the strategic shift...

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