Dietitian Melinda Hemmelgarn helps listeners “think beyond their plates,” connect the dots between food, health and agriculture, and find food truth.
Timothy Wise, Senior Advisor at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy discusses risks of GM corn and Mexican food sovereignty.
28 mins; May 02, 2024
Alexander Sammon, journalist and author of “Forbidden Fruit: The anti-avocado militias of Michoacan.”
28 mins; April 25, 2024
Austin Frerick, author, Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry.
28 mins; April 18, 2024
Cynthia Curl, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Environmental Health & Safety, Boise State University discusses women’s exposure to agricultural chemicals and benefits of organic food.
28 mins; April 11, 2024
Michelle Loosli, Senior Manager for Climate Education at the American Public Health Association’s Center for Climate, Health and Equity
28 mins; April 04, 2024
Bev Thorpe, Co-Founder of Clean Production Action, discusses the “Triple Planetary Crisis,” the fossil fuel-derived chemicals widely used in our food system, and strategies to advance a non-toxic economy.
28 mins; March 28, 2024
Conrad Choiniere, Ph.D. Director, Office of Analytics and Outreach, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, discusses heavy metals in our food supply, and specifically the recent investigation into lead-contaminated cinnamon applesauce.
28 mins; March 21, 2024
Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin, Co-founder and CEO of Tree-Range Farm, and founder of Regenerative Agriculture Alliance, discusses key features of “regenerative” agriculture and describes unique features of his poultry operation, indigenous insights and practices.
28 mins; March 14, 2024
Richard Raymond, M.D., former Undersecretary for Food Safety at the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture discusses Salmonella and potentially risky foods for foodborne illness. (Part 2 of 2)
28 mins; March 07, 2024
Richard Raymond, M.D., former Undersecretary for Food Safety at the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture discusses food recalls. (Part 1 of 2)
28 mins; February 29, 2024
Kirsten Stolle, visual artist who examines the global influence of agrichemical companies on our food system
28 mins; February 22, 2024
Matt Lebon discusses the multiple benefits of “foodscaping.”
28 mins; February 15, 2024
Jess Conard, Beyond Plastics, discusses the anniversary of the toxic Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, OH.
28 mins; February 08, 2024
Mary Donkersloot, Registered Dietitian and host of the Smart Eating Show, discusses pros and cons of new obesity drugs.
28 mins; February 01, 2024
Byron Kominek, founder of Jack’s Solar Garden and Executive Director of the Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center.
28 mins; January 25, 2024
Elizabeth Hilborn, DVM, registered nurse, farmer and author of Restoring Eden: Unearthing the Agribusiness Secret that Poisoned my Farming Community.
28 mins; January 18, 2024
Michelle Gray, Ph.D, Professor of Exercise Science discusses sarcopenia and health benefits of exercise
28 mins; January 11, 2024
Sara John, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest, reports on Dollar stores
28 mins; January 04, 2024
Anna Jones-Crabtree, Ph.D., owner and operator of Vilicus Farms and Institute.
28 mins; December 28, 2023
Doug Crabtree, organic farmer, Vilicus Farms Institute, Havre, MT.
28 mins; December 21, 2023
Harriet Behar, organic farmer, inspector and educator describes benefits of organic agriculture and new Livestock and Poultry Standards.
28 mins; December 14, 2023
Jennifer Wilkins, Ph.D., RD, leader in sustainable, community-based food systems, discusses the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
28 mins; December 07, 2023
Christina Ward, food historian and author of Holy Food: How Cults, Communes, and Religious Movements Influenced What We Eat – An American History.
28 mins; November 30, 2023
Dana Geffner, co-founder and former executive director of Fair World Project
28 mins; November 23, 2023
Katherine Miller, advocate and author of At The Table: The Chef’s Guide to Advocacy
28 mins; November 16, 2023
Michael Fakhri, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food.
28 mins; November 09, 2023
Andrew Whelton, Ph.D., discusses the environmental disaster resulting from the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, OH.
28 mins; November 02, 2023
Nick Keppler, journalist covering the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, OH.
Erica Gies, author of Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge
28 mins; October 12, 2023
Nse Witherspoon, MPH, Executive Director of the Children’s Environmental Health Network
28 mins; October 05, 2023
Elizabeth Henderson, farmer, writer, and agrarian leader discusses food justice issues.
28 mins; September 28, 2023
Amy Tamayo, J.D., National Policy and Advocacy Director at Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, Inc.
28 mins; September 21, 2023
Georges Benjamin, MD, Executive Director of the American Public Health Association discusses how climate changes health.
28 mins; September 14, 2023
Christina Campbell, Ph.D., R.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at IA State U. discusses the intersection of food and peace.
28 mins; September 07, 2023
Laurie Beyranevand, JD, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at the Vermont Law and Graduate School
28 mins; August 31, 2023
Eric Hecht, MD, MPH, PhD, discusses the negative impacts of ultra-processed food on mental health.
28 mins; August 24, 2023
Chef Jimmy Hill, award-winning instructor of the Food Tech training program at the Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater, MI.
28 mins; August 17, 2023
Brian Kaufman, co-director of the documentary, Coldwater Kitchen
28 mins; August 10, 2023
Ben Feldman, Policy Director, Farmers Market Coalition
28 mins; August 03, 2023
Kristina Marusic, author of A New War on Cancer: The Unlikely Heroes Revolutionizing Prevention.
28 mins; July 27, 2023
Chris Jones, Ph.D., author of The Swine Republic: Struggles with the Truth about Agriculture and Water Quality.
28 mins; July 20, 2023
Alan Kolok, Ph.D., Professor of Ecotoxicology at the U. of Idaho, and author of Modern Poisons: A Brief Introduction to Contemporary Toxicology.
28 mins; July 13, 2023
Stacy Malkan, co-founder and managing editor at US Right to Know discusses “MERCHANTS OF POISON How Monsanto Sold the World on a Toxic Pesticide - A case study in disinformation, corrupted science, and manufactured doubt about glyphosate.”
28 mins; July 06, 2023
Brenda Davis, RD, discusses meeting protein needs on vegetarian diets.
28 mins; June 29, 2023
Krista Varady, Ph.D., Professor of Nutrition at the University of Illinois-Chicago discusses intermittent fasting.
28 mins; June 22, 2023
Cheryl Harris, MS, RD discusses therapy for POTS.
28 mins; June 16, 2023
Katherine Pryor, award-winning children’s book author.
28 mins; June 08, 2023
Steven Lawrence, co-producer of the documentary, The Invisible Extinction.
28 mins; June 01, 2023
Steven Lasee, Ph.D., environmental toxicologist discusses PFAS contamination.
28 mins; May 25, 2023
Susan Clayton, Ph.D., social psychologist discusses the impact of climate change on mental health.
28 mins; May 18, 2023
Maria Gloria Dominguez Bello, PH.D discusses disruptions to the microbiota
28 mins; May 11, 2023
Martin Blaser, MD, discusses the human microbiome.
28 mins; May 04, 2023
Margaret Reeves, Ph.D., Senior Scientist at the Pesticide Action Center of North America discusses pesticides’ role in climate change.
28 mins; April 27, 2023
Robbie Doerhoff, M.S., Forest Entomologist, MO Dept. of Conservation discusses harm from herbicides, dicamba and 2,4-D.
28 mins; April 20, 2023
David Abazs, organic farmer, and Executive Director of the Northeast Regional Sustainable Development Partnership at the U. of MN
28 mins; April 13, 2023
Jeanne Heuser award winning citizen activist, former technical information specialist, USGS.
28 mins; April 06, 2023
Megan Westgate, Executive Director of the Non-GMO Project
28 mins; March 30, 2023
Hale Ann Tufan, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, discusses gender equity and social inclusion in agriculture.
28 mins; March 23, 2023
Jillian Fry, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Professor, Towson University, MD, discusses media framing of food waste and diet in climate change mitigation.
28 mins; March 16, 2023
David Mas Masumoto, award winning organic farmer and author.
28 mins; March 09, 2023
Nancy Alderman, MES, founder and president of Environment and Human Health, Inc.
28 mins; March 02, 2023
Ben Halpern, Ph.D., lead author of “The Environmental Footprint of Global Food Production.”
28 mins; February 23, 2023
Christopher Hobbs, Ph.D., author of Christopher Hobbs’s Medicinal Mushrooms: The Essential Guide: Boost Immunity, Improve Memory, Fight Cancer, Stop Infection, and Expand Your Consciousness
28 mins; February 16, 2023
Gail Myers, Ph.D,, creator and director of the multimedia documentary film project, Rhythms of the Land: A Love Story of Land and Family
28 mins; February 09, 2023
Tod Cooperman, MD, President, Founder, and Editor-in-Chief at ConsumerLab.com.
28 mins; February 02, 2023
Lena Brook, M.S., Director, Food Campaigns, Healthy People & Thriving Communities Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council.
28 mins; January 26, 2023
Nigel Brockton, Ph.D., Director of Research at The American Institute for Cancer Research.
28 mins; January 19, 2023
Thomas Galligan, Ph.D., Principal Scientist for Food Additives and Supplements at the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
28 mins; January 12, 2023
Alison Cohen, Advocate and Coordinator of the National Right to Food Community of Practice.
Matt Simon, author of A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies.
28 mins; December 22, 2022
Theresa Stahl, R.D., Registered Dietitian certified in mind body medicine, and author of I’m Full: Remindful Eating Tips to Feel Great and Make Peace with Your Plate.
28 mins; December 15, 2022
Teofilo Reyes, Ph.D., Restaurant Workers Bill of Rights
28 mins; December 08, 2022
Martin Bourque, Executive Director, the Ecology Center, Berkeley, CA https://ecologycenter.org/ discusses the myths of plastic recycling.
28 mins; December 01, 2022
Jill Lindsey Harrison, Ph.D., author of Pesticide Drift and the Pursuit of Environmental Justice
28 mins; November 24, 2022
Mark Winne, community food activist, writer, and Senior Advisor to the Food Policy Networks Project at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future
28 mins; November 17, 2022
Adam Alexander, author of The Seed Detective: Uncovering the secret histories of remarkable vegetables.
Aaron Johnson, Program Manager for Challenging Corporate Power at Rural Advancement Foundational International – USA (RAFI-USA.)
28 mins; October 27, 2022
Lauren Swann, MS, RD, food labeling expert
28 mins; October 20, 2022
Taylor Brorby, essayist, poet, environmentalist, and author of Boys and Oil: Growing up Gay in a Fractured Land.
28 mins; October 13, 2022
Manny Teodoro, Ph.D., lead author of The Profits of Distrust: Citizen-Consumers, Drinking Water, and the Crisis of Confidence in American Government.
28 mins; October 06, 2022
Ramon Velazquez, Ph.D., researcher at the Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center at Arizona State University, discusses brain health and the herbicide glyphosate’s ability to increase neuroinflammatory compounds.
28 mins; September 29, 2022
Bart Elmore, Ph.D., environmental historian at the Ohio State University and author of Seed Money: Monsanto’s Past and Our Food Future.
Joshua David Stein, author of “Lunch from Home.”
28 mins; September 01, 2022
Joshua Sbicca, Ph.D., Director of the Prison Agriculture Lab at Colorado State University
28 mins; August 25, 2022
Sarah King, M.S., Head of Greenpeace Canada's Oceans and Plastics campaign.
28 mins; August 18, 2022
Danielle Dreilinger, author of The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live
28 mins; August 11, 2022
Brad Lancaster, rainwater harvester, permaculturist, regenerative design consultant and author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond.
28 mins; August 04, 2022
Kari Hamerschlag, Deputy Director of Friends of the Earth’s Food and Agriculture Program and the Climate-Friendly Food Program. (Part 2 of 2)
28 mins; July 28, 2022
Kari Hamerschlag, Deputy Director of Friends of the Earth’s Food and Agriculture Program and the Climate-Friendly Food Program.
28 mins; July 21, 2022
David Wiss, Ph.D., Registered Dietitian, founder of Nutrition in Recovery and Wise Mind Nutrition.
28 mins; July 14, 2022
Faith Rogow, Ph.D., media literacy educator, founding President of the National Association for Media Literacy Education, and author of Media Literacy for Young Children: Teaching Beyond the Screen Time Debates
28 mins; July 07, 2022
John Wargo, Ph.D., discusses “Pesticide Risks: From our Farms to our Homes.”
28 mins; June 30, 2022
Alan Graham, founder, President and CEO of Mobile Loaves and Fishes, and Community First! Village
28 mins; June 23, 2022
Alexis Temkin, Ph.D. toxicologist and lead author of the Environmental Working Group’s “Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce.”
28 mins; June 16, 2022
Bill Marler, personal injury lawyer discusses Abbott’s infant formula contamination.
