Meat Consumption And Environment, Dog Illness, Greatest Movies

Animal agriculture is huge contributor of greenhouse gas emissions. How harmful is our appetite for meat for the climate and what would it mean to cut back, even a little?

Air Date: December 7, 2023 12:00 pm

FILE - A selection of beef cuts is displayed at a supermarket in Miami on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. Experts agree that the urgency of climate change and the demands of a surging global population call for an overhaul of how humans get their protein. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

A mysterious respiratory illness affecting dogs is popping up in clusters across the U.S. Researchers and veterinarians are working diligently to find the cause and a possible cure for our four-legged friends. Dr. Deborah Silverstein from Penn Vet talks about what we know – and what dog owners can do right now.

Americans consume a lot of meat…200% more than the global average. With animal agriculture contributing to a great deal of our climate crisis, we’ll look at how much our appetite for meat harms the planet. What would it mean to cut back, even a little? Vox’s Kenny Torrella, who writes about animal welfare and the future of meat, joins us.

Once a decade, Sight and Sound magazine releases critics’ list of the Greatest Films of All Time, movies that span genres and generations. The Philadelphia Film Society is screening all 100 films and wraps up this weekend with the top five. WHYY’s Matt Guilhem takes us through the best of the best.

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