In this powerful episode of Climate & Cuisine, host Jane DeMarines sits down with award-winning journalist and bestselling author Michael Grunwald, whose latest book We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate exposes one of the biggest truths about climate change—our food system is at the center of it all.

Grunwald shares compelling insights from his book, built around the groundbreaking work of food-and-land expert Tim Searchinger, revealing how agriculture’s influence shapes policy, science, and the fate of our planet. Together, Jane and Michael unpack the urgent need for smarter land use, better technology, and a new global ethic that recognizes one simple reality: every acre matters.

From political battles to innovative solutions that could transform our world, this conversation offers clarity, hope, and a realistic roadmap for feeding humanity without destroying the Earth.

📘 Michael’s Book: We Are Eating the Earth (Available on Amazon) https://www.amazon.in/We-Are-Eating-E...

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How do we turn facts into feelings—and data into action? In this compelling episode, host Jane DeMarines sits down with Dr. Garrett M. Broad, Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Rowan University and Provost’s Fellow for Sustainability, to explore the art and science of environmental communication.

Together, they dive deep into how stories shape sustainability movements, why emotional connection is essential to inspire change, and how digital media can transform the way we talk about food, climate, and justice.

Dr. Broad—author of More Than Just Food: Food Justice and Community Change—shares insights from his years of research on food systems, environmental equity, and the growing intersection between social movements and media.

🌎 Whether you’re an activist, communicator, or climate-conscious listener, this conversation will show you how powerful messaging can shift mindsets and move the world toward compassion, action, and sustainability.

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In this inspiring episode of Climate & Cuisine, host Jane DeMarines sits down with Saurabh Dalal, a lifelong ethical vegan, physicist, and environmental advocate, to explore how shifting to a plant-based lifestyle can transform our planet’s future.

Saurabh shares his journey from multi-generational vegetarian roots to becoming vegan in 1991 — a decision grounded in compassion and science. Together, Jane and Saurabh dive into the hard truths about animal agriculture, its devastating environmental impact, and why eating plants is one of the most effective actions anyone can take to combat climate change.

They also discuss the rise of vegan communities in cities like Washington, DC, and New York, the work of the DC Veg Society, and how collective action, awareness, and compassion can create a more sustainable world.

💡 Discover how one plate can help cool the planet — and why vegan living is a win-win for people, animals, and the Earth.

👤 About the Guest – Saurabh Dalal

Saurabh Dalal is an engineering consultant and physicist who is passionate about promoting a vegan lifestyle and ahimsa (nonviolence) as compelling solutions to many global issues. A lifelong vegetarian and vegan since 1991 for ethical reasons, Saurabh volunteers for numerous organizations, serves as a board member or advisor to several like-minded groups, and is deeply involved in the international Jain community.

He is also an avid ethical investor and continually seeks ways to integrate sound science into his activism, uniting data-driven reasoning with compassion-based living.

🌱 Learn more:

🌐 DC Veg Society – vsdc.org

🌐 Climate Diet – climatediet.org

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