Show Notes
Andrew Coca is still in the middle of his story. A pro-human technologist building Animal Base, running Modern.tech, and rebuilding his own health, all at once. In this episode Andrew walks Jon through where he came from, what almost cost him, where he is now, and what it actually looks like to do all three of those at the same time. His story is personal, but it points at something structural. From there, Andrew and Jon turn to research showing only about 14% of packaged foods qualify as "he...
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