Uploaded August 2015 | Updated September 2026, 19 hours ago

---

Americans eat a lot of meat. We eat nearly twice as much as the average Norwegian and roughly nine times as much as the average Ghanaian. Why’s that? Well, our past informs our future (and our present), so I called a meat historian, Maureen Ogle, to find out. Watch the video to find out more.

production: Daniel Penner
featuring: Maureen Ogle
media:
hixrat – CC by 3.0 – vimeo.com/63491579
fristle – CC by 3.0 – vimeo.com/5457752
fincinatti – CC by 3.0 – vimeo.com/124251127
Prelinger Archives
Shutterstock
music: "Jack" by Podington Bear – CC by NC 3.0
podingtonbear.com

Help us caption & translate this video!

amara.org/v/QTLC