The Smell of Money w/ Jamie Berger

Factory farms destroy lives, both animal and human. Jamie Berger joins us this week to discuss the making of the documentary The Smell of Money and the devastation caused to eastern North Carolina and its residents by this evil industry. ABOUT OUR GUEST   Jamie Berger is a writer and filmmaker born and raised in North Carolina. Her writing has been featured…

Factory farms destroy lives, both animal and human. Jamie Berger joins us this week to discuss the making of the documentary The Smell of Money and the devastation caused to eastern North Carolina and its residents by this evil industry.

Jamie Berger is a writer and filmmaker born and raised in North Carolina. Her writing has been featured in Vox, The Guardian, USA Today, NowThis, The News & Observer, and more. Throughout her career, she has used writing and visual storytelling to draw attention to issues ranging from environmental racism to the climate crisis to other injustices wrought against people, animals, and the planet.

Jamie Berger on Instagram
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RESOURCES

Continued Decline in US Meat Consumption is “Long-Term Industry Disruption” Creating Significant Opportunity
Meat Consumption Is Rising — But Not in the Way You Think
The Smell of Money website
watch The Smell of Money trailer
The Smell of Money on Instagram
The Smell of Money on TikTok
The Smell of Money on X

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