The Comedian's Comedian Podcast Ivo Graham & Laura Lexx: Comedian Climate Confessions!
Sep 18, 2025
Georgia Elliott Smith, a professional sustainability consultant, joins Ivo Graham and Laura Lexx to tackle comedians' climate confessions with a blend of humor and insight. They dive into Ivo's love for glazed pork belly, discussing the environmental impacts of meat choices and providing practical flexitarian tips. Laura shares her guilty pleasure for scented fabric softeners, while Georgia sheds light on their hidden environmental harms, such as VOCs and waterway pollution. It's a witty and educational exchange about making greener choices in comedy and beyond!
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Comic Confesses Dietary Slip
- Ivo Graham confesses he aspires to be vegetarian but often fails, citing a glazed pork belly at a tea with his daughter.
- He expresses clear self-directed disappointment about choosing meat over a mushroom cassoulet.
Meat Type Matters For Emissions
- Stu explains switching from beef to pork can cut food emissions by roughly 20% and highlights cattle as the dominant emissions source.
- The visual comparison he mentions made the scale of cattle-related impact feel much larger to him.
Use Whole Animal, Eat Less Meat
- Georgia Elliot Smith recommends eating less meat and dairy and using all parts of an animal to reduce waste.
- She advises buying careful, local meat and using stock and leftovers so you don't throw prime cuts away.