Reporters love me because I tell them the truth and give them pithy quotes.
I have been featured in countless news stories and interviewed for radio, TV, podcasts and documentary films.
For press or media inquiries, please contact me.
For media coverage prior to 2016, see my archives.
Podcasts, Radio, and Webinars
Workplace trauma and abuse:
The Anger Podcast, on what we are angry about, with Angela Han (May 2023)
50, Not Dead, on helping women who experience trauma at work, with Kamrin Huban (April 2023)
How to Stop NDAs from Harming Employees, webinar with the Specialty Foods Assn. (March 2023)
Women's Empowerment Power Hour, Workplace Trauma: Beyond Bullying, with Dr. Jennifer Todd (March 2023)
The Cost of Not Paying Attention, on toxic workplaces, with Janine Hamner Holman (Jan 2023)
Science is Gray, on sexism, effective altruism, and plant-based foods, with Sarina Farb (Dec 2022)
Narcissism Recovery Podcast, on narcissists in the non-profit world, with Yitz Epstein. (April 2021)
Food Industry BS:
Alt-Meat talks with Michele Simon, on the role of “Big Food” in plant-based and more (July 2022)
Cultured Meat and Future Food Podcast with Alex Shirazi, on biotech meat (May 2022)
Jirk’s Podcast with Jeremy Smith and Kirk Visola, on sexism, toxic workplaces, and more (February 2022)
Planet Driven Brands Podcast with Nic Jones, on plant-washing and more. (February 2022)
The Checkout with Errol Schweizer, on the plant-based foods industry. (November 2021)
Jirk’s Podcast, with Jeremy Smith and Kirk Visola, on plant-washing. (October 2021)
Food Freedom Radio with Laura Hedland, on the politics of food. (June 2021)
Responsible Eating and Leaving with Caryn Hartglass, on “What’s Happened to the Plant-based Food movement?” (June 2021)
Eat for the Planet Podcast with Nil Zacharias, on the vegan movement’s misplaced obsession with the marketplace to fix factory farming. (May 2021)
Articles
Investors still have faith in lab-made meat - Callaway Climate Insights (March 2023)
How to add 'sizzle' to meat-free products - BBC (January 2023)
As Investors Bet on ‘Milk Without Cows,’ Questions About Transparency Loom - Civil Eats (March 2022)
Fake Meat Goes From the Main Event to Trying Out for the Ingredient Team - Business Week (February 2022)
A Memphis Meats cofounder has left the lab-grown meat company, now called Upside Foods, as skepticism about the entire industry grows - Business Insider (October 2021)
'Free' At Last? What The Miyoko's Ruling Means for the Future of Plant-Based Food - BevNET.com (August 2021)
Eat Just is racing to put ‘no-kill meat’ on your plate. Is it too good to be true? - The Guardian (June 2021)
Tyson Takes on Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods With Plant-Based Burger, Fake Meat - Bloomberg (May 2021)
“In the world of food reporting, where puff pieces are as common as Wonder Bread, Michele Simon is a rare and fearless voice. For over two decades, she has tenaciously investigated and documented major scandals in the food industry. She has the gift of a storyteller, a passion for justice and a knack for breaking news. She is a genuine citizen hero.”
— Gary Ruskin, Executive Director, U.S. Right to Know —
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