The Food Foundation Podcast

The Food Foundation

The Food Foundation Podcast takes you inside the UK’s fight against food insecurity, exposing the gaps, holding big food to account, and celebrating the initiatives that make a real difference. From the impact of nourishing school meals to getting more beans on plates, we tell the stories that shape communities and drive change.

We've also produced a six-part mini series about the benefits of Banging in Some Beans hosted by chef Melissa Hemsley.

The podcast, previously named Right2Food, won a 2021 Guild of Food Writers Award.

Producer: Gilly Smith for the Food Foundation

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20 episodes
Updated Friday

Episodes20

Newest first

Friday · 7 min
Pod Bites: Next-gen farmers speak out
A new crop of young farmers want their voices heard in the food system
July 24 · 8 min
Pod Bites: A fresh start for food?
Why the new PM needs to talk about food
July 17 · 8 min
Pod Bites: Super El Niño warning
Extreme weather and food inflation
July 10 · 6 min
Pod Bites: How to end the school meals lottery
Results of a Fix Our Food study
July 3 · 7 min
Pod Bites: Communities driving change
Changing the conversation about food
June 26 · 8 min
Pod Bites: Beans mean business
The new Keen Bean pledgers announced at London Climate Action Week
June 19 · 9 min
Pod Bites: 10 years of rescuing food
Reflections marking 10 years of The Felix Project
June 12 · 47 min
Broken Plate 2026
Cross-party analysis of key findings in our flagship report
June 5 · 9 min
Pod Bites: Can beans transform school food?
Findings from a Menu Swaps pilot project
May 29 · 8 min
Pod Bites: Rockets and Feathers
How climate and energy price shocks have a long-term impact on food prices
May 22 · 11 min
Pod Bites: Public appetite for changing food
New polling shows huge support for a Good Food Bill
May 14 · 7 min
Pod Bites: Did the King's Speech fail on food?
The Green Alliance response
May 8 · 9 min
Pod Bites: Food prices set to rise by 50%
The Energy Climate Intelligence Unit report sparks concern
May 1 · 7 min
Pod Bites: We're Fed Up - now what?
New Recipe for Change campaign launched
April 24 · 42 min
Fowl play? The UK's insatiable appetite for chicken
How chicken is impacting our health and the planet
April 17 · 18 min
A turning point for school food?
Education Minister Olivia Bailey on plans for new school food standards
April 10 · 9 min
Pod Bites: Why junk food wins at school
Findings from Bite Back's Grab and Go Report
April 3 · 6 min
Pod Bites: New land use vision as farmers face big squeeze
And why it matters in a changing food system
March 31 · 26 min
Bang in Some Beans: Can beans boost your mood?
How beans can influence our hormones
March 27 · 9 min
Pod Bites: What communities can teach us about food
How citizens are shaping policy development

The Food Foundation Podcast

Pod Bites: Next-gen farmers speak out

Pod Bites: A fresh start for food?

Pod Bites: Super El Niño warning

Pod Bites: How to end the school meals lottery

Pod Bites: Communities driving change

Pod Bites: Beans mean business

Pod Bites: 10 years of rescuing food

Broken Plate 2026

Pod Bites: Can beans transform school food?

Pod Bites: Rockets and Feathers

Pod Bites: Public appetite for changing food

Pod Bites: Did the King's Speech fail on food?

Pod Bites: Food prices set to rise by 50%

Pod Bites: We're Fed Up - now what?

Fowl play? The UK's insatiable appetite for chicken

A turning point for school food?

Pod Bites: Why junk food wins at school

Pod Bites: New land use vision as farmers face big squeeze

Bang in Some Beans: Can beans boost your mood?

Pod Bites: What communities can teach us about food