July 24, 2025

997: What’s Really in Your Meat from the Store?

997: What’s Really in Your Meat from the Store?

What’s in your meat—and why are you paying for it? In this episode of The Brian Nichols Show, we uncover how your tax dollars are backing factory farming, harming animals, and your health. More importantly? We lay out the path to stop it.

Why are your tax dollars funding animal cruelty—and why hasn’t anyone stopped it yet?


In today’s jaw-dropping episode of The Brian Nichols Show, we expose one of the biggest blind spots in American politics: factory farming and its disturbing alliance with government funding. From hormone-injected meat to unethical animal treatment, we break down exactly how federal bureaucracies—yes, even ones you’ve never heard of—are propping up industrial agriculture using your money. This isn’t just about food. It’s about corruption, cronyism, and what happens when we let the state dictate what’s on our plate.


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Liam Gray from the Wilberforce Institute joins us to walk through how these government-backed practices are harming not just animals, but your health, your wallet, and your local economy. We tackle the deeper questions: Why are taxpayers footing the bill for Big Ag’s bad behavior? What alternatives exist that don’t involve banning meat or forcing a vegan agenda? And how can we pursue liberty and moral responsibility at the same time?


We also highlight real-world solutions like Thomas Massie’s PRIME Act and the recent Supreme Court rollback of Chevron Deference, showing how decentralization and consumer awareness are finally starting to push back. You’ll learn how some states are taking their food sovereignty seriously—and how small farmers are finding ways to thrive without bureaucratic interference.


If you’ve ever looked at a grocery store steak and wondered what’s really behind the label—or if you’re just tired of being forced to subsidize industries that don’t align with your values—this episode is for you. It's time to reclaim your dinner plate from the hands of unelected bureaucrats.



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