Episode #1105
Michael Hunter
Books mentioned
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross
Mentioned by Michael Hunter · at 01:06:45
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The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian Myth
Mentioned by Michael Hunter · at 01:07:05
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Michael Hunter, chef and owner of Toronto’s Antler Kitchen, discusses ethical hunting, farming, animal-population management, veganism, and wildlife management with Joe Rogan. The conversation also explores wild-game cooking, mushroom biology and foraging, Indigenous cuisines, food waste, restaurant protests, and the ethics of sourcing meat responsibly.
What they talked about
- Protesters camp outside Antler restaurant in Toronto
- Butchering venison in front of vegan activists
- Escalation from small protests to weekly demonstrations
- Hunting as ethical meat sourcing and population control
- Vegan diet health concerns and carbohydrate intake
- Foraging for mushrooms and wild ingredients
- Cookbook project on hunting and foraging
- Invitation to activists for dialogue and foraging
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