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BETTER presents: Make Food Food Again

Mark Brand

Booking Overview

BETTER with Mark Brand is a hope-and-resilience show featuring changemakers and experts who turn personal growth into real-world impact. It’s especially strong for guests who connect mental health themes, community action, and practical “do the work” systems for making the world better.

Metrics

Episodes: 63

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Gender skew: Male

Listener location: Canada

YouTube: 1.4M subscribers

Instagram: 7.3k followers

Page updated: Oct 28, 2026 · How we check this data

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

iheartradiopodcasts@bellmedia.ca

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Host

Mark Brand - Mark Brand is a social-impact entrepreneur, chef, and systems designer committed to ending hunger. As the host of BETTER, he focuses on hope & resilience and leaving the planet better than he found...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Change-maker profile with a credible track record in social impact (e.g., environmental action, public health/mental wellbeing, hunger/end hunger initiatives) and/or strong personal authenticity paired with a public platform (media, content, entrepreneurship, nonprofit leadership). Guests may come from entertainment with measurable community/impact work.
Required Achievements:  
Built or led a mission-driven platform or organization, Earned public recognition through media coverage or audience growth, Demonstrated measurable community impact (local or broader), Published work or created initiatives centered on resilience/hope, Sustained a public-facing craft (content, brand, product) tied to purpose

Recent Guest Discussions

Sean “Saltwater Sean” McMullen - Ocean Cleaning And Community Action; Healing And Purpose; Sobriety And Personal Reinvention; Disability/hearing Challenges; Authenticity And Online Storytelling As Impact

Matthew Lillard - Outsider Identity And Authenticity; Personal Reinvention After Setbacks; Using Celebrity For Impact; Turning Pain Into Art And Business; Community And Supporting Friends’ Wins

Recent Topics

Hope, Resilience, Environment, Mental Health, Hunger

Episodes

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Season 4 Purpose Recap

October 23, 2026

Where is this season going? Into the systems that shape how food gets grown, made, shared, and accessed, and toward the possibility of making them work better for everyone. We are setting out to demystify the food system: how it works, who it serves, who gets left out, and how people can help change it. Drawing on decades of experience in restaurants, farms, and community food programs, he’ll make big ideas around food access, agriculture, and food justice clearer, more practical, and e...

Season 4: Make Food Food Again

October 16, 2026

In Season 4, Make Food Food Again, Mark takes a deeper look at the systems that determine how we feed ourselves, who benefits, who gets left behind, and what needs to change. Through powerful human stories, investigative documentaries, and accessible explainers, BETTER explores the connections between food, health, labour, land, power, and dignity. From food banks and grocery giants to the people growing, preparing, and relying on our food, Mark asks difficult questions, challenges famil...

Saltwater Sean: Cleaning Oceans, Healing People

April 17, 2026

In this episode of Better, host Mark Brand sits down with Nova Scotian diver and content creator Sean “Saltwater Sean” McMullen for a deeply honest conversation about curiosity, healing, and finding purpose beneath the waves. Sean shares how boredom during COVID, a wetsuit from Marketplace, and a couple of vintage soda bottles led to a viral photo, national media attention, and the birth of the Saltwater Sean platform. Along the way, he opens up about sobr...

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How do I get in touch with BETTER presents: Make Food Food Again?

BETTER presents: Make Food Food Again is hosted by Mark Brand. Its publicly listed email is iheartradiopodcasts@bellmedia.ca. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for BETTER presents: Make Food Food Again?

The publicly listed email for BETTER presents: Make Food Food Again: iheartradiopodcasts@bellmedia.ca.

How many listeners does BETTER presents: Make Food Food Again have?

Podseeker estimates BETTER presents: Make Food Food Again reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for BETTER presents: Make Food Food Again?

BETTER presents: Make Food Food Again typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Change-maker profile with a credible track record in social impact (e.g., environmental action, public health/mental wellbeing, hunger/end hunger initiatives) and/or strong personal authenticity paired with a public platform (media, content, entrepreneurship, nonprofit leadership). Guests may come from entertainment with measurable community/impact work. Common among recent guests: Built or led a mission-driven platform or organization; Earned public recognition through media coverage or audience growth; Demonstrated measurable community impact (local or broader). Recent guests include Sean “Saltwater Sean” McMullen and Matthew Lillard.

How hard is it to get booked on BETTER presents: Make Food Food Again?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does BETTER presents: Make Food Food Again cover?

Recent episodes cover Hope, Resilience, Environment, Mental Health, and Hunger. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

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