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A new podcast from Metaviews focused on the future of our agri-food system. The Future Herd is built around conversations with leaders, practitioners, and decision-makers working across agriculture, policy, research, and innovation. The show treats the future not as a forecast, but as a shared coordination problem—one that demands collaboration, experimentation, and collective sense-making. Each episode explores how we adapt together, revealing the real pressures, trade-offs, and opportunities shaping food systems in real time.
In this episode, Jesse Hirsh explores how Ontario can lead the next era of agri-food innovation through openness, foresight, and resilience. Drawing on his keynote for the Agri-Food 2050 event, he argues that disruption is no longer a storm...
In this Metaviews salon, our motley crew dove deep into the wild and wondrous terrain of language—its power, its peril, and its paradoxes. We summoned thinkers like George Lakoff, Noam Chomsky, and Walter Ong to help frame the discussion, b...
Jesse Hirsh introduces the season 3 premiere of Metaviews with a compelling discussion about the intricate concept of "the nature of nature." The episode delves into how the term "nature" has become a catch-all reference point in discussion...
In the final episode of Season 2, Metaviews pauses to reflect—on where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going. Titled Chrysalis, this episode marks a moment of transformation. Season 2 was about finding our rhythm, tuning our instr...
In an insightful episode of Metaviews, Jesse Hirsh engages Ted Whetstone in a thought-provoking conversation that meanders through personal anecdotes, societal critiques, and philosophical musings. Jesse begins by sharing his unique ritual...
Jesse Hirsh and Jeremiah Patterson engage in an insightful dialogue that delves deep into the intricacies of news, attention, and power dynamics in contemporary society. The episode unfolds with Hirsh's reflections on the spontaneous nature...