Our common nature is a musical journey with Yo-Yo Ma and me, Ana Gonzalez, through this complicated country.

We go into caves, onto boats, and up mountain trails to meet people, hear their stories, their poetry, and of course, play some music, all to reconnect to nature and get closer to the things we're missing.

Listen to Our Common Nature from WNYC, wherever you get podcasts.

It's the splendid table from APM American Public Media.

Thank you. table from APM American Public Media. I'm Lynne Rousset Ocasper.

These are hard times for carnivores.

Meats have a terrible reputation for creating greenhouse gases, but a solution could be blooming.

A study in the Netherlands tells of newly farmed proteins that are better for the environment.

Now, a lot of people already eat these meats.

Lamentably, few of them are Americans.

The proteins are bugs, locusts, crickets, and mealworms. Now, don't go all

squeamish, because if all else fails, remember that great global truth. If it's deep-fried,

we can eat anything. Stick around. More is coming your way this hour on the Splendid Table.

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This week's Splendid Table is a repeat of an earlier broadcast.

This is the Splendid Table from APM American Public Media, the show for people who love to eat. I'm Lynne Rosetta, Casper. You know, when somebody

opens a time capsule from now in maybe, let's say, 200 years, they might wonder why a bunch of

people in white coats holding knives are all over the television. The chef's celebrity is definitely

of our time. In fact, now you hear culinary students plotting that they're going to open a little

Maverick-style restaurant blog a bit, and they're going to become star chefs.

Of course, they're following in footsteps.

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