Sound It Out: Time to quit the Thanksgiving turkey?

Soundside · Nov 20, 2025 · 6m

Yes, turkey is an iconic centerpiece. But it’s a challenge.

Turkeys take hours to cook (let alone, defrost!). The results can be dry, flavorless slabs of meat.

If you believe online discourse, a growing number of bold omnivores are calling it quits on Thanksgiving turkey.

And from an animal welfare perspective, there’s a lot of waste and carnage associated with "the national holiday of meat-eating."

We asked Soundside's audience about whether they're moving on from turkey -- and what they might make instead.

GUESTS: Marina Bolotnikova, deputy editor, Vox's Future Perfect

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