Daily Episode 162 - The Wealthy Will Eat

About this episode

The episode discusses the shifting accessibility of food amidst a global crisis affecting the food system due to various factors like drought and war.

Declining accessibility of food doesn't mean that one day it's here and one day it's gone; it means who gets access to it will shift. In this episode we discuss multiple articles highlighting the crisis currently facing the food system. Food prices are rising again. Drought, war, and tariffs are to blame | Fortune World food systems ‘pushed to the brink’ by extreme heat, UN warns | Global food crisis | The Guardian 2026 Super El Niño Threatens Global Crops Already under pressure, Australia’s food system could now be in big trouble | SBS News Florida is about to lose its most famous symbol forever. What happened? Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Kory, Kellan

Topics covered

• food crisis
• food accessibility
• climate impact
• economic factors
• global agriculture
• supply chain issues

Keywords

• food prices
• global food crisis
• drought
• war
• tariffs
• Super El Niño
• Australia food system
• Florida
• accessibility

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fortune, The Guardian, SBS News

Places: Australia, Florida

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