Tom Philpott and I go way back. Together with Rebecca McInroy, we hosted The Secret Ingredient podcast back when we all used to live in Austin. Today, Tom’s in Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, where among many other things, he hosts the Unconfined podcast. We had an excellent conversation about the polycrisis, MAHA, cheap things, and the future of food. Listen below on Spotify, on YouTube, Libsyn, or Apple podcasts.
Substack is the home for great culture


Great listen! Near the end there was a comment about not having too much faith in a “Waffle House for the people” food system solution. I want to hear more about your take on why this vision doesn’t add up!