The Checkout
Errol Schweizer and Evan Driscoll · Errol Schweizer
Show overview
The Checkout has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 194 episodes. That works out to roughly 130 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 30 min and 51 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 11 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2021, with 72 episodes published. Published by Errol Schweizer.
From the publisher
Hosted and produced by two Organic food and farming lifers, The Checkout brings forward diverse voices and stories from the frontlines of our food system. Now more than ever, our food system is in a constant state of flux, radical change and crisis. From farm, retail and wholesale sector analyses to public policy, labor organizing and community struggles, The Checkout will expand the horizon for consumers and food industry professionals of what is possible and what is necessary to create a just, equitable and resilient food system.
Latest Episodes
View all 194 episodes#11: Alicia Kennedy's Journey: From Vegan Bakery to Food Critic
#10: The Future of Natural Sweeteners with CEO Aaron Henderson
#9 Exploring Mamdani's Grocery Plan and the History Behind It.
#8: How Saffron Road Disrupted Frozen Food with Authenticity and Innovation
#7 How Legislation Can Lower Food Prices and Support Small Grocers
#6: How Aldi Is Winning the US Grocery War
#5 Jose Oliva: Solving Food Industry Problems with HEAL Food Alliance
#4 Stacy Mitchell: The Threat of Corporate Power on Local Communities
#3 How Dr. Bronner's Is Redefining Business with Purpose
#2 How Goods Mart Built a Retail Ecosystem for Emerging Brands
#1. How Grocery Workers Are Organizing Against Corporate Pressure
Episode 185: Burlap & Barrel
S1 Ep 184Episode 184: Nasser Abufarha and Canaan Fair Trade
The Checkout speaks with award-winning olive oil producer and fair trader Nasser Abufarha about war, regenerative organic agriculture and the deep foodways of Palestine.
S1 Ep 183Episode 183: Peter Gialantzis of Pod Foods
The Checkout catches up with grocery wholesale wiz Peter Gialantzis about the way that Pod Foods is disrupting this sector.
S1 Ep 182Episode 182: The Regenerative Organic Certification
The Checkout speaks with Elizabeth Whitlow, Executive Director of the Regenerative Organic Alliance.
S1 Ep 181Episode 181: “Shoptalk #2”: Understanding Wholesalers
The Checkout presents “Shoptalk”, a new series co-hosted by grocery expert Eve Cohen. This week we do a deep dive into the wholesale sector, and how the “middle” of the food supply chain really works.
S1 Ep 175Episode 180: “Shoptalk”, with Co-Host Eve Cohen
The Checkout presents “Shoptalk”, a new series co-hosted by grocery expert Eve Cohen. This week we take a broad look at the grocery industry and the inner workings of food retail.
S1 Ep 179Episode 179: George Milton On The UNFI SSA Controversy
The Checkout speaks with CEO and Co-founder of Yellowbird Hot Sauce about a controversial new supplier policy being rolled out by the grocery industry’s largest natural and organic product wholesaler.
S1 Ep 178Episode 178: Robinson-Patman Act 101 with Daniel Hanley
The Checkout does a deep dive on the Robinson-Patman Act with antitrust scholar Daniel Hanley of the Open Markets Institute.
S1 Ep 177Episode 177: Part Two: Mexico Takes on GMO Dogma
The Checkout presents part two of an interview with Timothy Wise on the Mexican resistance to U.S.-grown GMO corn. Mexico’s case rests on science and is a huge challenge to GMO dogma.