Fed with Chris van Tulleken is a new food podcast, investigating the entangled web of forces that shape what ends up on our plates. In the first series, Planet Chicken, Chris digs into the story of one of the most widely eaten meats on earth - to try to get to the truth of why we eat so much of it, and what that means for the birds, for us, and for the planet.If there's one thing Chris knows, it's what he should and shouldn't be eating.He's across the dangers of ultra-processed foods: those nutritionally empty snacks that...
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Introducing What’s Up Docs? With Chris and Xand van Tulleken
In their new BBC Radio 4 podcast, Drs Chris and Xand are on a mission to help us take better care of ourselves.
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Hay Festival Special
Dr Chris van Tulleken shares stories from the making of his chart-topping podcast, Fed. In conversation with Leyla Kazim, at Hay Festival 2024.In Fed, Dr Chris van Tulleken, invest…
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Exercise - A Thorough Examination preview
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken investigate the science of exercise and the dangers of inactivity. Is modern exercise a wellness cult? Or is it a vital cure for a world that’s stru…
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8. Beyond the Bird
So we’ve got a comprehensive overview of the chicken planet we live on... Do we still want to eat it? And if NOT, what are the alternatives?Dr Chris van Tulleken wrestles with the…
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7. Big Chicken
We're a planet addicted to chicken - and our appetites fuel a massive global industry... but is it one we should support?As Chris wrestles with how he personally feels about this w…
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6. The Fast Food Trap
Chris has learned how to make better chicken choices, and what those choices really mean.So why is he STILL eating CRAP?Like many of us, Chris is always trying to eat better food:…
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5. Fine Print
Do YOU know what you're eating? Are you sure?Dr Chris van Tulleken is keen to make good food choices, and buy the best chicken possible for his dinner. High welfare, tasty, and goo…
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4. The Ethical Consumer's Dilemma
We’ve heard about the potential problems around chicken welfare. But how does that square with their impact on the environment?Dr Chris van Tulleken finds out what it takes to prod…
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3. U OK Hen?
We eat chicken. A LOT of it. We might love the taste, but what about how we're treating those birds?After witnessing first-hand the reality of indoor chicken farming - how most of…
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2. A Chicken and Egg Story
So we started farming this bird called chicken, and it spread around the world. But what does it actually TAKE to feed us the amount of chicken we want to consume?100 years ago thi…
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1. The Invention Of Chicken
Dr Chris van Tulleken is on a mission to find out what we’re eating, why, and who or what might be influencing our decisions. And he’s starting his quest to uncover food truths wit…
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Introducing Fed with Chris van Tulleken – Planet Chicken
How chicken got big. Dr Chris van Tulleken unwraps the forces that shape what we eat. This is how we changed chicken - and chicken changed us.