Are young men becoming too self-conscious of their body image? We discuss the trend to diet and use food replacement powders in a bid to become superhuman. We also talk about the Crocodile’s election victory in Zimbabwe – is British foreign policy in Africa too negligent? And last, how are pale rosés driving dark rosés into extinction?
Huel – short for ‘human fuel’ – is taking the world by storm. This powdered food claims to have all the nutrients a human needs to survive, while being vegan, environmentally friendly, and cheap. But Lara Prendergast isn’t convinced, and in this week’s cover piece, she argues that Huel is a symptom of a wider phenomenon of male dieting and self-consciousness. She joins the podcast, together with Tom Reader, a YouTube adventurist and so-called ‘Hueler’. Lara tells us about her take on the trend behind Huel:
‘It’s this idea that man is destroying the planet and the male appetite bad, and actually needs to be suppressed.
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