May 13 2025

Plant-Based Diets

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You don’t have to be a hardcore vegan to eat a plant-based diet (although you can be). There’s a whole variety of degrees people adopt phasing out meat from their plates. One kind is even called flexitarian for goodness sake. Seems pretty welcoming to us.

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This Stuff You Should Know episode explores the fascinating world of plant-based diets throughout history and across cultures. Josh and Chuck dive into how vegetarianism and veganism aren't just modern trends, but have been fundamental to human diets for centuries, shaped by religion, geography, economics, and personal values. The guys tour the globe examining meat consumption patterns, discuss how different faiths approach food restrictions, and break down the actual health outcomes of eating plant-based versus meat-heavy diets, complete with surprising statistics that might challenge what you think you know about nutrition.


Movies Discussed

The Wild Robot
The Wild Robot
2024 PG 1h 42m
★ 8.3
"I heard that word last night on the TV show, The Pit — Josh mentioned hearing the word 'peaking' used on a TV show called The Pit the previous night." — Josh

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