173 Episodes

  1. From Cultivated Meat to National Security: The Journey of Jason Matheny

    Published: 4/15/2023

  2. Some Help from Kelp: How Keel Labs is Reimagining Sustainable Materials

    Published: 4/1/2023

  3. (Bio)engineering Better Beef: Josh March and SciFi Foods’ Quest to Cultivate Meat

    Published: 3/15/2023

  4. The Business of Being an Author and Influencer with Toni Okamoto of Plant-Based on a Budget

    Published: 3/1/2023

  5. Will Technology Spare Animals from Experimentation? Emulate and Jim Corbett are Working on it

    Published: 2/15/2023

  6. Selling Shovels and Pickaxes to the Cultivated Meat Pioneers

    Published: 2/1/2023

  7. Fermenting Methane into Meat! The String Bio Story

    Published: 1/15/2023

  8. Is the Road to the Future Paved with Upcycled Plastic? Shelly Zhang and Molten Materials Thinks So

    Published: 1/1/2023

  9. Is Sugar by Another Name Just as Sweet? Ali Wing and Oobli Are Fermenting Their Way to a Sweet Protein Future

    Published: 12/15/2022

  10. The Deepest Hole Humanity’s Ever Dug: The Quaise Energy Story

    Published: 12/1/2022

  11. Automated Reforestation: Grant Canary and the Drone Seed Story

    Published: 11/15/2022

  12. The Legendary Venture Capitalist Fixated on the Future: Steve Jurvetson’s Quest to Improve Life On Earth and Beyond

    Published: 11/1/2022

  13. A Whale of a Tale: Wildtype and the Future of Cultivated Seafood

    Published: 10/15/2022

  14. Tree-mendously Fast-Growing Trees to Fight Climate Change? Maddie Hall and the Living Carbon Story

    Published: 10/1/2022

  15. Mighty Mycelium: Isabella Iglesias-Musachio and Bosque Foods

    Published: 9/15/2022

  16. Spreading the Good Word about Olivine Spreading: Kelly Erhart and Vesta

    Published: 9/1/2022

  17. Can Fungi Fix the Climate Crisis? Colin Averill and Funga Are Working on it

    Published: 8/15/2022

  18. Is the Future of Fat Fermented? Jeff Nobbs of Zero Acre Farms Is Betting on it

    Published: 8/1/2022

  19. Robots to the Recycling Rescue: Matanya Horowitz Is Ensuring Your Recyclables Are Actually Recycled

    Published: 7/15/2022

  20. Is Plant-Based Meat about to Get Chunkier? Amos Golan of Chunk Foods Thinks So

    Published: 7/1/2022

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Join host Paul Shapiro as he talks with some of the leading start-up entrepreneurs and titans of industry alike using their businesses to help solve the world’s most pressing problems. Whether it’s climate change, unsustainable agricultural practices, cyber threats, coral reef die-offs, nuclear waste storage, plastic pollution, or more, many of the world’s greatest challenges are also exciting business opportunities. On this show, we feature business leaders who are marrying profit and purpose by inventing solutions to both build a better world and offer investors a bang for their bucks.