Food Sleuth Radio
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Rhonda Sherman, M.S., Extension Specialist on composting, recycling and solid waste reduction.
28 mins; June 02, 2022
Henry Rowlands, Director of the Detox Project, discusses his latest report: “Glyphosate Contamination: The Poison in Our Daily Bread.”
28 mins; May 26, 2022
Tom Pelton, discusses the Environmental Integrity Project’s report, “The Clean Water Act at 50: Promises Half Kept at the Half Century Mark.”
28 mins; May 19, 2022
Alan Lewis, V.P. for Government Affairs, Stakeholder Relations, and Organic Compliance for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage discusses food labels and marketing.
28 mins; May 12, 2022
Mick McDowell, grape grower/wine producer discusses herbicide damage to his crop.
28 mins; May 05, 2022
Liz Carlisle, Ph.D, author of Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming
28 mins; April 28, 2022
Shana Klein, Ph.D., author of The Fruits of Empire: Art, Food, and the Politics of Race in the Age of American Expansion
28 mins; April 21, 2022
Michael O’Donnell, farmer, discusses pesticide drift.
28 mins; April 14, 2022
Danielle Reed, Ph.D. Associate Director, Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, discusses smell and taste loss.
28 mins; April 07, 2022
Frank Baker, journalist and Media Education Consultant discusses media literacy education.
28 mins; March 31, 2022
Jed Fahey, Ph.D., nutritional biochemist discusses the benefits of “phytochemicals.
28 mins; March 25, 2022
Dorothy Sears, Ph.D., professor of Nutrition at Arizona State U.’s College of Health Solutions discusses intermittent fasting and research on standing/sitting.
28 mins; March 17, 2022
Kristin Schafer, Former Executive Director, Pesticide Action Network of North America.
28 mins; March 11, 2022
Nancy Alderman, founder and President of Environment and Human Health, Inc.
28 mins; March 03, 2022
Jeff Tkach, Chief Impact Officer at the Rodale Institute
28 mins; February 24, 2022
Gaboury Benoit, Ph.D., Environmental Chemist, Yale University, author of “Plastics and Microplastics: A Threat to the Environment and Health”
28 mins; February 17, 2022
Sherri Dugger, Executive Director of the Socially Responsible Agriculture Project
28 mins; February 10, 2022
Dana Ellis Hunnes, R.D., MPH, Ph.D., author of Recipe for Survival: What You Can Do to Live a Healthier and More Environmentally Friendly Life.
28 mins; February 03, 2022
Frances Moore Lappé, activist and author of Diet for a Small Planet.
28 mins; January 27, 2022
Erica Cirino science writer, author and artist, discusses her book, Thicker Than Water: The Quest for Solutions to the Plastic Crisis.
28 mins; January 20, 2022
Anne Ross, attorney, discusses human trafficking and forced labor in food and agriculture industries.
28 mins; January 13, 2022
Eva Greenthal, MS, MPH, Senior Science Policy Associate at the Center for Science in the Public Interest discusses food labels.
28 mins; January 06, 2022
Laura Vandenberg, Ph.D., researcher and author of “The Science of Spin: Targeted Strategies to manufacture doubt with detrimental effects on environmental and public health
28 mins; December 30, 2021
Reshma Shah, MD, MPH, pediatrician and co-author of “Nourish: The Definitive Plant-Based Nutrition Guide for Families.”
28 mins; December 23, 2021
Alexis Goldsmith, National Organizing Director at Beyond Plastics
28 mins; December 16, 2021
Beth Hoffman, journalist and author of Bet the Farm: Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America.
28 mins; December 09, 2021
Edward Maltby, Executive Director of the Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance.
28 mins; December 02, 2021
Melanie Joy, PhD, psychologist and author of Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows.
28 mins; November 25, 2021
Josh Golin, Executive Director of Fairplay: Childhood Beyond Brands.
28 mins; November 18, 2021
Laura H. Kahn, M.D., MPH, M.P.P, co-founder of the One Health Initiative.
28 mins; November 11, 2021
Shanna Farrell, author of A Good Drink, In Pursuit of Sustainable Spirits
28 mins; November 04, 2021
Anthony Thomas, Ph.D., nutrition researcher, discusses the gut microbiome and beneficial probiotics.
28 mins; October 28, 2021
Anthony Thomas, Ph.D., nutrition researcher discusses the microbiome in infancy.
28 mins; October 21, 2021
Sydney Evans, MPH Science Analyst, Environmental Working Group discusses PFAS.
28 mins; October 14, 2021
Greg Quinn, owner, Walnut Grove Farm, Clinton, NY and grower/producer of black currants.
28 mins; October 07, 2021
Jocelyn C. Zuckerman, author of Planet Palm: How Palm Oil Ended Up In Everything – and Endangered the World.
28 mins; September 30, 2021
Tom Philpott, food and ag correspondent for Mother Jones, discusses his book: Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It.
28 mins; September 23, 2021
Marianne Larned Interview
28 mins; September 16, 2021
Sarah Sorscher, J.D., MPH, Deputy Director of Regulatory Affairs, Center for Science in the Public Interest.
28 mins; September 09, 2021
Nancy Collins, Ph.D., R.D., registered dietitian certified in wound care.
28 mins; September 02, 2021
Jonathan Lundgren, Ph.D., Blue Dasher Farm and Ecdysis Foundation, defines and discusses regenerative agriculture.
28 mins; August 26, 2021
Kimberly Seals Allers, journalist, author and advocate for equity in maternal and infant health.
28 mins; August 19, 2021
Emily Miller, Research and Policy Manager at the Family Farm Action Alliance
28 mins; August 12, 2021
Carey Gillam, journalist and author of “The Monsanto Papers: Deadly Secrets, Corporate Corruption, and One Man’s Search for Justice.”
28 mins; August 05, 2021
Suzan Erem, co-founder and Executive Director of the Sustainable Iowa Land Trust describes the “Circle Our Cities” campaign.
28 mins; July 29, 2021
Tristan Brandhorst, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, University of WI – Madison discusses his investigation into the toxicity of the commonly used fungicide, fludioxonil.
27 mins; July 22, 2021
Jennifer Emond, Ph.D., MS, Assistant Professor, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College discusses fast food marketing targeted to children.
28 mins; July 15, 2021
Aurora Meadows, M.S. R.D., Staff nutritionist for the Environmental Working Group.
28 mins; July 08, 2021
Shoshana Inwood, Ph.D., Rural Sociologist discusses farmers’ needs for health insurance and child care.
28 mins; July 01, 2021
H. Claire Brown, staff writer for The Counter discusses prison labor in our food system.
28 mins; June 24, 2021
Michael Jacobson, Ph.D, co-founder of the Center for Science in the Public Interest and author of “Salt Wars: The Battle Over the Biggest Killer in the American Diet.”
28 mins; June 17, 2021
Sarah Nelson, Ph.D., Director of Research at the Appalachian Mountain Club discusses climate change.
28 mins; June 10, 2021
Navina Khanna, co-founder and the Executive Director of the HEAL Food Alliance
28 mins; June 03, 2021
Guy Jodarski, DVM, compares conventional vs. organic and sustainable livestock practice.
28 mins; May 27, 2021
Angela Jackson Pulse, organic farmer, inspector and auditor describes health and crop challenges from chemical and genetic drift.
28 mins; May 20, 2021
Gabrielle Mack, Registered Physical Therapist and Licensed Occupational Therapist describes the benefits of time in nature.
28 mins; May 13, 2021
Bryon Wiegand, Ph.D., Professor of Animal Science at the University of Missouri discusses alternative meat products.
28 mins; May 06, 2021
Lucy Martinez Sullivan, M.B.A., Executive Director of Feed the Truth.
28 mins; April 29, 2021
Katie Martin PhD, Executive Director of the Foodshare Institute for Hunger Research & Solutions, and author of Reinventing Food Banks and Pantries: New Tools to End Hunger.
28 mins; April 22, 2021
Shanna Swan, Ph.D. discusses endocrine disruptors.
28 mins; April 15, 2021
Chip Osborne, President of Osborne Organics, LLC, and Founder of the Organic Landscape Association
28 mins; April 08, 2021
Jonathan Shenkin, DDS, pediatric dentist, discusses how sugar causes tooth decay and the impact of Covid on oral health.
28 mins; April 01, 2021
Chris Jordan, photographer known for his images of albatross chicks and the ocean plastic that killed them.
28 mins; March 25, 2021
Janice Newell Bissex MS, RD, Registered Dietitian and Holistic Cannabis Practitioner
28 mins; March 18, 2021
Molly Rockamann, Founding Director of Earth Dance Certified Organic Farm School based in Ferguson Missouri.
28 mins; March 11, 2021
Mackenzie Feldman, Founder and Executive Director of Herbicide-Free Campus, and Food Research Fellow for Data for Progress
28 mins; March 04, 2021
Marshall Johnson, Vice-President, Conservation Ranching Initiative at National Audubon Society.
28 mins; February 18, 2021
Holly DeLong, MS, RDN discusses food and mood.
28 mins; February 11, 2021
Mark McBrine, organic farmer and Food Service Manager at Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston, Maine.
28 mins; February 04, 2021
Alison Alkon, Ph.D., professor of sociology at the University of the Pacific, discusses her TED talk titled: “Food as Radical Empathy.”
28 mins; January 28, 2021
Leslie Soble, M.A., Impact Justice Food in Prison Project reviews “Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison”
28 mins; January 21, 2021
Rob Faux, Ph.D., organic farmer and Pesticide Action Network’s Communications Associate for Iowa discusses herbicide damage to his crops.
28 mins; January 14, 2021
Lani Eckart-Dodd, Native Hawaiian farmer, educator, and water rights advocate from Maui discusses the impact of colonization on cultural foodways.
28 mins; January 07, 2021
Jean La Mantia, R.D., Registered Dietitian, discusses eating to reduce inflammation.
28 mins; January 01, 2021
Autumn Ness, Director of Hawai'i Organic Land Management
28 mins; December 24, 2020
Brian Ronholm, Director of Food Policy for Consumer Reports compares the credible “One Health,” to the misleading “One Health Certified” food label.
28 mins; December 17, 2020
Jennifer Smilowitz, Ph.D., Associate Director of the Human Studies Research Program for the Foods for Health Institute at UC Davis discusses multiple benefits of breastfeeding, protection against Covid, and importance of lactation consultants.
28 mins; December 10, 2020
Jennifer Smilowitz, Ph.D., Associate Director of the Human Studies Research Program for the Foods for Health Institute at UC Davis discusses breastmilk and the infant gut microbiome.
28 mins; December 03, 2020
Hugh Kent, owner of King Grove Organic Farm
28 mins; November 26, 2020
Dan Scheiman, Bird Conservation Director at Audubon Arkansas
28 mins; November 19, 2020
Anne Ross, attorney with an advanced degree in Agriculture & Food Law discusses organic integrity and new bioengineered food labels.
28 mins; November 12, 2020
Dina Gilio-Whitaker, author of As Long As Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice from Colonization to Standing Rock.
28 mins; November 05, 2020
Terry Fuller, farmer and chair, Arkansas Plant Board discusses dicamba crop damage, and vandalism.
28 mins; October 29, 2020
Gladis Zinati, Ph.D., Director of the Rodale Institute’s Vegetable Systems Trial
28 mins; October 22, 2020
Leah Douglas, staff writer and associate editor at the Food and Environment Reporting Network on COVID-19 at meatpacking plants and racism in the FFA.
28 mins; October 15, 2020
Benjamin Cohen, Ph.D., author of Pure Adulteration: Cheating on Nature in the Age of Manufactured Food.
28 mins; October 08, 2020
Kendra Klein, Ph.D., Senior Scientist at Friends of the Earth.
28 mins; October 01, 2020
Keri Blakinger, formerly incarcerated staff writer for the Marshall Project.
28 mins; September 24, 2020
Monica White, Ph.D. author of Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement.
28 mins; September 17, 2020
Kate Mendenhall, Executive Director of the Organic Farmers Association
28 mins; September 10, 2020
Leone Jose Bicchieri, Founder and Executive Director of Working Family Solidarity.
28 mins; September 03, 2020
Carmen Fernholz, organic grain farmer
28 mins; August 27, 2020
Darrie Ganzhorn, Executive Director, Homeless Garden Project, Santa Cruz, CA
28 mins; August 20, 2020
Everett Murphy, M.D., discusses CAFOs, racism and Covid-19.
28 mins; August 13, 2020
Susan Carlson, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research at the U. of Kansas (KU) School of Health Professions, discusses DHA to reduce preterm birth.
28 mins; August 06, 2020
Donna Battle Pierce, journalist, editor, food historian, and director of the nonprofit Skillet Project.
28 mins; July 30, 2020
Cindy Leung, ScD, MPH, nutritional epidemiologist whose research focuses on diet and health disparities in vulnerable populations.
28 mins; July 23, 2020
Aly Cohen, M.D., co author of Non-Toxic: Guide to Living Healthy in a Chemical World. Part 2/2
28 mins; July 16, 2020
Aly Cohen, M.D., co author of Non-Toxic: Guide to Living Healthy in a Chemical World. Part 1/2
28 mins; July 09, 2020
Craig Willingham, MPH, Deputy Director of the City University of NY Urban Food Policy Institute.
28 mins; July 02, 2020