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The Dark Side of Dining

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Have you ever heard about the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist of the 2010"s? What about the debate over so-called "slow food?" Do you ever wonder how identity is tied to food? Have you ever questioned if your parmesan and olive oil are actually made in Italy? If you"ve ever wanted to know more about humanity"s complicated and storied history with food, then this is the podcast for you. Join host Kenny Mears as he dishes up the dirty history of the dark side of dining, from food fraud and smuggling

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11:56

The Worst Thing Since Sliced Bread: Bread Price...

The Dark Side of Dining ·

2025/11/13

Uncover the shocking truth behind your rising grocery bills with food professor Sylvain Charlebois in this episode of The Dark Side of Dining, as he breaks down Canada's massive, multi-million dollar bread price-fixing scandal. Charlebois details the 14-year scheme (from 2001-2015) involving seven major companies, including leading retailers like Loblaw, Sobeys, Metro, and Walmart, and bakers like Canada Bread . The saga began when Loblaw became a whistleblower, disclosing the collusion in exchange

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17:46

The Ethical Carnivore: A Conversation With Louise Gray

The Dark Side of Dining ·

2025/11/06

Is it possible to be an Ethical Carnivore? In this candid episode of The Dark Side of Dining, host Kenny Mears speaks with environmental journalist and author Louise Gray about her unique two-year journey consuming only animals she killed herself. Motivated by the major environmental impact of meat (upwards of 60% of food-related emissions come from livestock) and her desire to find a non-judgmental way to discuss climate change, Louise shares how this extreme, hands-on experience deepened her

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23:05

Invasion Of The Nanoparticles: Nanotechnology In Food...

The Dark Side of Dining ·

2025/10/30

Sci-fi tech is already in your kitchen, and it’s nanotechnology. In this episode, we dive into the dark side of materials measured at a billionth of a meter, which, as environmental lawyer George Kimbrell of the Center for Food Safety explains, are fundamentally different than their larger counterparts. These tiny engineered particles, though not yet directly in most food (that we know of), are extensively used in food packaging for their enhanced antimicrobial effects—like nanosilver—to help food

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12:55

The Miracle Drug That's Killing McDonald's

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2025/10/23

A new kind of disruptor is threatening the bottom line of the world's biggest food corporations: GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic. In this fascinating episode of The Dark Side of Dining, host Kenny Mears welcomes back Sylvain Charlebois, The Food Professor, to analyze how these weight-loss drugs are fundamentally changing the way people eat—and what that means for fast food and snack giants.Charlebois calls GLP-1s the "quiet disruptor," revealing that even the "golden standard"—McDonald's—has publicly

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15:05

When Food Talks Back: Understanding The Story Behind...

The Dark Side of Dining ·

2025/10/16

Every piece of food has a complex, often surprising, story. In this episode of The Dark Side of Dining, host Kenny Mears talks with environmental journalist and author Louise Gray about the hidden realities, ethical dilemmas, and sheer complexity of our global food supply.Louise, author of The Ethical Carnivore and Avocado Anxiety, explains that digging for the unanswered questions about where our food comes from—both meat and produce—reveals a necessary "dark side."While fruits and vegetables

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23:00

War and Peas: The Power Of Food To Unite Or Divide

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2025/10/09

Food is more than sustenance; it's a powerful tool for diplomacy, identity, and even conflict. In this episode of The Dark Side of Dining, host Kenny Mears sits down with acclaimed author, food scholar, and founding editor of Gastronomica, Darra Goldstein, to explore the profound social and political meaning embedded in our meals.Goldstein delves into the concept of a "companion"—a word rooted in the Latin cum pane, meaning "with bread"—and the ancient, unifying power of breaking bread with others,

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14:22

Buttering Them Up: Black Market and Hard Butter In...

The Dark Side of Dining ·

2025/10/02

It's rich, creamy, and apparently a hot commodity for criminals. In this episode of The Dark Side of Dining, we uncover the baffling world of Canadian butter with food policy expert, Sylvain Charlebois, famously known as The Food Professor.From the shocking theft of two truckloads of butter (worth nearly $200,000!) to the secret existence of Canada's strategic butter reserve, we explore why butter is big business and a target for the black market. As prices soar, black market butter offers a

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18:43

How Molasses Smuggling Fueled The American Revolution

The Dark Side of Dining ·

2025/09/25

Ever wonder what started the American Revolution? It wasn't just about taxes and freedom. In this episode of The Dark Side of Dining, we uncover the shocking and delicious truth behind America's founding: it was fueled by the smuggling of molasses.Join us as we talk with Peter Andreas, professor of political science at Brown University and author of Smuggler Nation: How Illicit Trade Made America. Peter explains how the colonists' illegal trade of molasses for rum was not a shady side business but

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14:25

Why Talking About Food Matters

The Dark Side of Dining ·

2025/09/18

In this inaugural episode of The Dark Side of Dining, host Kenny Mears chats with Danielle "Dani" Nierenberg, co-founder and president of Food Tank, a leading organization dedicated to food system change. They dive into the complexities of our global food supply, from the struggles of small-scale farmers in Ethiopia and the impact of climate change in Europe to the surprising simplicity of how we can all become "citizen eaters" and make a positive impact in our own kitchens. Dani shares her personal

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1:58

The Dark Side of Dining: Coming Fall 2025

The Dark Side of Dining ·

2025/08/09

Have you ever heard about the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist of the 2010's? What about the debate over so-called "slow food?" Do you ever wonder how identity is tied to food? Have you ever questioned if your parmesan and olive oil are actually made in Italy? If you've ever wanted to know more about humanity's complicated and storied history with food, then this is the podcast for you. Join host Kenny Mears as he dishes up the dirty history of the dark side of dining, from food fraud and smuggling

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