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Sep 2023
38m 40s

When your dinner is printed with Eshchar...

Guy Raz | Wondery
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Redefine Meat co-founder and CEO Eshchar Ben-Shitrit long had aspirations to lead a company, though he never imagined taking the risk to start his own. But learning about the environmental harms of mass beef production, plus having to answer his kids’ questions about what happens to baby cows at certain farms, was enough to convince him to say goodbye to cor ... Show More
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