Shows / The Spoon Podcast
The Spoon Podcast
Join host Michael Wolf as he explores the world of food, ag and how innovation is changing what we eat.
Episodes
- The Spoon Podcast
The Future of Kitchen Appliances with Chris Young and Tom Klaff
Was the smart kitchen a bad idea, or was it just too early? In this episode, recorded at Smart Kitchen Summit 2026, Michael Wolf talks with Chris Young…
- The Spoon Podcast
How One Japanese Entrepreneur Built a Food Business in America
In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Mike talks with Yuta Katsuyama, co-founder of Chicago-based Onigiri Kororin, about his journey from Japan to building an…
- The Spoon Podcast
Building an AI from Scratch for Taste and Smell
In this episode, Mike sits down with Kai Schaeffner and Andreas Nicklas, who have been spending the last couple of years building an AI to better understand…
- The Spoon Podcast
Reimagining The Future of Farming With Neal Carter
In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Mike talks with Neal Carter, founder and CEO of Okanagan Specialty Fruits, about buying back the company he and his wife…
- The Spoon Podcast
The Rise and Fall of Brava
This week's guest is former Brava executive Travis Rea, who reflects on building one of the more interesting kitchen startups over the past decade. Rea shares…
- The Spoon Podcast
Can Fermentation Help Save Coffee & Cocoa?
In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Michael Wolf talks with Jake Berber, the cofounder and CEO of Prefer, a Singapore-based startup that uses fermentation to…
- The Spoon Podcast
Creating the Open AI of Food Robotics With Rajat Bhageria
In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Mike sits down with Chef Robotics CEO Rajat Bhageria to unpack how the company quietly went from years in stealth to…
- The Spoon Podcast
Is Brain Health Optimization The Next Big Wave in Wellness?
In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Mike catches up with Mo Abouelsoud, CEO of U The Mind Company, about the emerging intersection of brain health, wellness…
- The Spoon Podcast
Is AI an Enemy or Ally for Recipe Creators?
In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Mike catches up with Will Templeton, co-founder and CTO of Allspice, about how the traditional recipe blog model, laden…
- The Spoon Podcast
Talking About Nature's Trickster Protein With Ali Wing
In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Mike catches up with Oobli CEO Ali Wing to discuss what Wing calls "nature's trickster protein", the sweet proteins they…
- The Spoon Podcast
Where Are Grocery Stores With AI Adoption in 2026?
Mike is joined by Matthew Schwarz, CEO of Afresh, who discusses the company’s expansion from fresh produce to an all-in-one AI solution for the entire grocery…
- The Spoon Podcast
Why The Future of Food Testing May Be in Your Brainwaves
In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Michael Wolf talks with Mario Ubiali, founder and CEO of neuroscience company THIMUS, about how brainwave data and AI…
- The Spoon Podcast
Are Home Kitchen Marketplaces the Future or a Risk to Consumers?
In this episode, Mike sits down with friend, food systems thinker and The Food Corridor founder Ashley Colpaart to talk about the rise of Microenterprise Home…
- The Spoon Podcast
From Wallaby Milk to AI: Nora Khaldi on Decoding Nature’s Molecular Code
In this episode, Mike sits down with Dr. Nora Khaldi, founder and CEO of Nuritas, to explore how a postdoctoral epiphany about wallaby milk led her to build…
- The Spoon Podcast
So You Wanna Know When You're Going to Die? Download This App
In this conversation, Mike interviews Brent Franson, CEO of Death Clock, a company that uses AI to predict when you're going to die (aka life expectancy) based…
- The Spoon Podcast
What Should Impossible Foods Do Now?
In this episode, Mike sits down with Rachel Konrad, former head of communications at Impossible Foods and now a lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of…
- The Spoon Podcast
Writing The Cookbook for Cultivated Meat With Alex Shirazi
In this episode, Mike sits down with Alex Shirazi, a food technologist, conference organizer, and longtime observer of the cultivated meat industry, to talk…
- The Spoon Podcast
Restoring Fiber's Lost Signal in Modern Food
Michael Wolf sits down with Matt Barnard and Matt Amicucci, PhD, the cofounders behind one.bio and its newly launched consumer brand GoodVice, to discuss why…
- The Spoon Podcast
Chef vs Robot: A Conversation at CES about Who Will Cook Our Food in the Future
At CES 2026, the future of cooking took center stage in a conversation about whether robots will replace chefs or simply become their collaborators. The Spoon…
- The Spoon Podcast
How AI is Changing Agriculture
In this episode, Mike is joined by Tim Beissinger (CTO of Heritable) and Charlie Andersen (CEO of Burro) to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping…
- The Spoon Podcast
Reinventing the Egg With The EVERY Company's Arturo Elizondo
In this episode, Michael talks with Arturo Elizondo, founder and CEO of The EVERY Company, about the company’s nationwide rollout inside Walmart products, its…
- The Spoon Podcast
Traversing the Fiberverse With Carolyn O'Neil
In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, registered dietitian and longtime CNN food journalist Carolyn O’Neil joins Mike to traverse the fiberverse and discuss…
- The Spoon Podcast
Eliot Horowitz Wants to Reinvent Robotics Like He Did Big Data
In this episode, Michael talks with Eliot Horowitz, founder of MongoDB and now CEO of Viam, about why the physical world is lagging behind the AI revolution…
- The Spoon Podcast
Building a Social Impact Food Company With Anna Hammond
In this episode, Mike is joined by Anna Hammond, founder of Matriarch Foods, a social-impact food company that turns farm surplus and manufacturing byproducts…
- The Spoon Podcast
The State of All Things AI in 2025 (Part 1)
This episode features a wide-ranging conversation between The Spoon's Michael Wolf and his old friend, long-time veteran tech journalist Derrick Harris, about…
- The Spoon Podcast
Behind The Scenes at the Good Housekeeping Appliance Lab
This week, we catch up with Nicole Papantoniou, the Director of the Good Housekeeping Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab. We hear from Nicole about what…
- The Spoon Podcast
Are Food Companies Really Embracing AI?
In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Mike welcomes Shiru CEO Jasmin Hume to the podcast to catch up on where things sit within the AI and food space in the…
The Spoon PodcastThe Good (and Bad) of AI-Powered Food Tracking Systems
In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Mike talks with Steve Statler, CEO and co-founder of AMB.AI, about the rise of ambient AI and energy-harvesting Bluetooth…
The Spoon PodcastA Conversation With Mark Cuban
In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Michael Wolf sits down with Mark Cuban for a wide-ranging conversation recorded live at the SKS 2025. Mark and Mike…
The Spoon PodcastFrom Reality TV Producer to Recipe AI Entrepreneur with Babette Pepaj
In this episode, Mike catches up with Babette Pepaj, founder of Bakespace and the new AI-powered platform BakeBot. Babette shares her journey from reality TV…
- The Spoon Podcast
From Surfer to Robot Delivery CEO With Coco's Zach Rash
This episode's guest is Zach Rash, the co-founder and CEO of Coco Robotics. Mike talks to Zach about his journey from aspiring professional surfer to becoming…
The Spoon PodcastWhy It's So Hard to Build Hardware in America
On this episode of The Spoon podcast, catches up with with longtime food tech innovator and friend of The Spoon Scott Heimendinger about the hidden challenges…
The Spoon PodcastLeading a Better for You Brand in 2025 With Zevia's Amy Taylor
In this episode, Michael Wolf chats with Zevia CEO Amy Taylor about her journey from helping to shape Red Bull into a cultural force to leading Zevia, a…
- The Spoon Podcast
Live From ReFED 2025: Leanpath's Andrew Shakman on Food Waste's Second Act
We were live this week at ReFED's Food Waste Solutions Summit in Seattle. We had an interview stage on the show floor, where we caught up with a number of…
The Spoon PodcastBuilding a Home Cold Brew Coffee System with Mesh Gelman
In this episode we sit down with Mesh Gelman, the founder and CEO of Cumulus Coffee, to talk about reinventing the cold brew experience. A former Starbucks…
- The Spoon Podcast
Leaving an Iconic Restaurant & Reimagining a Career With Brian Canlis
This episode's guest is Brian Canlis, a third-generation co-owner of the famed Canlis restaurant in Seattle. Brian's last day at Canlis was last week as he…
The Spoon PodcastThe Future of Biotech Discovery With Reshape's Carl-Emil Grøn
In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, host Michael Wolf sits down with Carl-Emil Grøn, CEO and co-founder of Reshape Biotech, a Copenhagen-based company…
The Spoon PodcastBlended Capital, Big Impact: Funding the Food System Change With Eva Goulbourne
This episode's guest is Eva Goulbourne, founder of Littlefoot Ventures and one of the most insightful voices at the intersection of food, climate, and finance…
- The Spoon Podcast
Andrew Simmons Shares Lessons Learned from Pioneering Pizza Subscriptions
We catch up with Andrew Simmons to chat about his new pizza subscription platform and to hear what his thoughts are after a year of change. Learn more about…
- The Spoon Podcast
Predicting the Future of Food with Mike Lee
On this episode of The Spoon Podcast, host Michael Wolf sits down with food futurist and innovator Mike Lee to talk about the launch of The Tomorrow Today…
- The Spoon Podcast
From Mammoth Meatballs to Scaling Cultivated Meat With Vow's George Peppou
In this week's episode, Mike chats with George Peppou, founder and CEO of Vow, the Australian startup pushing the boundaries of cultured meat. George shares…
- The Spoon Podcast
DIY Solar, Backup Power, and the New Home Energy Stack with Pila's Cole Ashman
In this episode, Mike talks with Cole Ashman, founder and CEO of Pila Energy, about how his company is rethinking home energy with a distributed, plug-and-play…
The Spoon PodcastHow Canadian Food Brands are Dealing With the Chaos from the South
Our guest for this episode of The Spoon Podcast is Dana McCauley, CEO of the Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN). Dana joins Mike to discuss the impact of…
- The Spoon Podcast
How to Lead a Cult Brand Into the Future With Big Green Egg's Dan Gertsacov
This week's guest is Dan Gertsacov, CEO of Big Green Egg, who shares his journey of transitioning from leading digital strategies at global giants like Google…
- The Spoon Podcast
Uncovering Food Truths With Eric Schulze
In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Mike sits down with Eric Schulze, scientist, former regulator, startup veteran, and now the host of Food Truths, a new…
- The Spoon Podcast
From Simpsons Writer to Food Influencer With Bill Oakley
Bill Oakley, a writer and producer for shows like The Simpsons, discusses his unexpected career shift into becoming a food influencer and reviewer. He recounts…
- The Spoon Podcast
The Story Behind Kojicon, a Global Online Event About Fermentation
In this week's episode, Mike is joined by Eric Dawson of the Yellow Farmhouse and Rich Shih, author of "Koji Alchemy". They discuss their online event…
- The Spoon Podcast
Bringing The World's Best Restaurant into the Future with Noma's Kevin Jeung
This is an episode of The Reimagining Restaurants Podcast, a podcast focused on the future of restaurants by The Spoon Podcast's Michael Wolf. You can find out…
- The Spoon Podcast
Food Scientist Adam Yee on How Podcasting Has Changed His Career
In this episode, Mike welcomes Adam Yee to discuss his journey in food tech, his extensive experience as a podcaster, and his evolving role in the industry…
- The Spoon Podcast
The Future of Farming With Agtonomy's Tim Bucher
In this episode, Mike Wolf (The Spoon) sits down with Tim Bucher, CEO of Agtonomy, to discuss the intersection of agriculture, AI, and automation. Bucher…
- The Spoon Podcast
An AI Tidal Wave at CES 2025
In this episode, Mike sits down with Raj Singh, a seasoned entrepreneur and product developer, to discuss the latest trends in artificial intelligence and…
- The Spoon Podcast
Why Your Next Stove Should Have a Battery With Sam Calisch
In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, we sit down with Sam Calisch, founder and CEO of Copper, to explore how his company is trying to upend and catalyze the…
- The Spoon Podcast
Building a Smart Kitchen Product With Ome Kitchen's Akshita Iyer
This week we are joined by Akshita Iyer, CEO and co-founder of Ome, a smart kitchen startup that’s revolutionizing home safety with its second-generation smart…
- The Spoon Podcast
Food Scientist Ali Bouzari
Ali Bouzari, a culinary scientist and co-founder of Pilot R&D, joins the podcast to discuss the intersection of food and technology. Bouzari shares his…
- The Spoon Podcast
Sam Rose and Why She Loves Building Consumer Products
Today's conversation is with Sam Rose, who has spent her entire career unraveling the complexities of bringing consumer products—often kitchen-related—to life…
- The Spoon Podcast
Can You Grow Meat With Light?
Lab-grown or cultivated meat companies have struggled lately as they try to figure out how to do something that's never been done before: grow meat in large…
- The Spoon Podcast
How a Non-Scientist & Former Lobbyist Started a Future Food Company
This week's episode features a conversation with Paul Shapiro, who went from being a lobbyist who advocated for better animal treatment to building a future…
- The Spoon Podcast
Catching Up on Virtual Restaurants With VDC's Robbie Earl
The episode's guest is Robby Earl, president of Virtual Dining Concepts (the company behind Beastburger). Robby is also president of Linked Eats, a new…
- The Spoon Podcast
The Story of Chef Robotics
This interview is with Rajat Bhageria, an investor and technology founder who debuted his food robot after working stealthily for five years. Bhageria, a…
- The Spoon Podcast
Food Tech News Show: Food Tech Funding Drops in 1H 2024
The Spoon is launching a dedicated Food Tech News Show podcast. which you can find here on Overcast, on Pandora (and here on our podcast host) and Apple…