This chapter explores the emergence of soline, an innovative alternative protein made through gas fermentation. The hosts delve into its unique production process, taste, and its growing popularity in Singapore, where it is the only country currently allowing the sale of alternative proteins.
Ecuador and Guatemala faced similar preoccupations with violence and corruption—one of Ecuador’s candidates was assassinated on the campaign trail—but their electoral outcomes were very different. What does that reveal about the region? Once rare in America, leprosy is on the rise again, particularly in Florida (8:04). And how Singapore leads the charge for “alternative proteins” (14:08).
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