Raj Patel and Marion Nestle have forged careers focused on the politics of food and how to transform the current food system beyond its current focus on corporate profits to a system designed and conducted to promote human health and environmental sustainability.  Their books provide an analysis of the need for systems change and a roadmap for how to do it.  Nestle’s most recent book, Slow Cooked: An Unexpected Life in Food Politics, explains how and why she ended up in this field, and how her life illustrates issues related to women in science, food careers, and the importance of values in academic and advocacy work.  Their conversation will delve into issues of personal background, values, career building, and the overriding importance of food politics in understanding systematic causes and consequences of hunger and food-related chronic disease, and what to do to create healthier and more equitable food systems.