Patti Truant Anderson: Polling and the Surprising Results Around What People Really Think About the Food System

Species Unite

elizabeth novogratz

Society & Culture, Philosophy

5 • 911 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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“Do people even want to know about some of these issues? Because I think some of the meat production concerns, it's kind of like people would rather in some cases, I think some people might not really want to know all the nitty gritty. They don't want to know how the sausage is made. That poses an interesting question and challenge about how you communicate about some of these issues, when maybe there's a resistance among a subset of people who don't want to know more.” - Patti Truant Anderson

Today’s episode is the final installment in our special four-part series where we take a deep dive into the food system with experts from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.

Our guest is Patti Truant Anderson, a senior program officer at the Center and a faculty associate in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Patti’s work focuses on public health risks, environmental challenges tied to food production, and how to communicate these critical issues more effectively.

Patti and I explore how polling helps uncover public perceptions around food systems and why the country isn’t as polarized on these issues as we might think. We also talk about the challenge of engaging people who may resist learning about the harsh realities of our food system.

This episode is not just about data—it’s about how we can foster a shared understanding and move forward, even in times of deep political division.

Links:

Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future - https://clf.jhsph.edu/

Patti Truant Anderson - https://clf.jhsph.edu/about-us/staff/patti-truant-anderson

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0:00.0	Species.
0:09.1	Unite.
0:10.2	Do people even want to know about some of these issues?
0:15.7	Because I think some of the meat production concerns,
0:18.9	it's kind of like people would rather, in some cases, I think some people
0:22.4	might not really want to know all the nitty gritty. They don't want to know how the sausage is made.
0:26.3	That poses an interesting question and challenge about how you communicate about some of these
0:30.5	issues when maybe there's a resistance among a subset of people who don't want to know more.
0:44.2	Yeah. subset of people who don't want to know more. Hi, I'm Elizabeth Novogratz.
0:46.5	This is Species Unite.
0:48.6	We have a favor to ask if you like today's episode and you have a spare minute.
0:55.9	Could you please rate and review Species Unite on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts? It really helps people to find the show.
1:07.5	This is the fourth episode in a special four-part series where we go deep into the food system with some of the brightest minds from Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.
1:22.6	Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future works at the intersection of diet, food production,
1:29.0	public health, the environment, and equity. And one of the reasons that we did this series,
1:34.1	because we're about to enter another four years with the Trump administration. And the Trump
1:39.6	administration has been particularly bad for people who want to change the food system, climate-wise,
1:47.1	health-wise, worker-wise, and of course, for the animals. This conversation is with Patty
1:53.2	Truant Anderson. Patty is a senior program officer at the center, and part of her work has been
1:59.4	in public opinion polling on the food system.
2:02.8	These polls can inform decisions by our lawmakers. And the good news is we're not nearly as
2:09.5	polarized as it might seem.
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