Food Sleuth Radio
Dietitian Melinda Hemmelgarn helps listeners “think beyond their plates,” connect the dots between food, health and agriculture, and find food truth.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 844
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2025
Bob Quinn, Ph.D., award winning organic farmer based in Montana, and co-author of Grain by Grain: A Quest to Revive Ancient Wheat, Rural Jobs, and Healthy Food.
Did you know that the industrialization of wheat may be a contributing factor explaining the rise in wheat intolerance? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for h…
Part II, Mark Winne, Senior Advisor, Center for a Livable Future and author of Food Town USA: Seven unlikely cities that are changing the way we eat.
Did you know that communities across the country are using food to rise out of economic despair? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Mark …
Mark Winne, Senior Advisor, Center for a Livable Future and author of Food Town USA: Seven unlikely cities that are changing the way we eat.
Did you know that the food system can be a tremendous economic driver in communities facing economic hardship? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interv…
Cheryl Watson, Ph.D., discusses endocrine disruptors.
Did you know that many modern chemicals used in the manufacture of consumer products mimic (though imperfectly) our hormonal systems? Endocrine disruptions caused by this imperfect mimicry can lead …
Linley Dixon, Ph.D., plant pathologist, farmer and Associate Director of the Real Organic Project.
Did you know that organic farming methods provide nutritional benefits to the end consumer and our planet? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview …
Lena Brook, Director of Food Campaigns, Natural Resources Defense Council, discusses antibiotic resistance.
Did you know that new estimates put the death toll from antibiotic-resistant infections in the U.S. at over 160,000 deaths a year, making it the third-leading cause of death in the U.S.? Join Food Sl…
Sister Simone Campbell discusses the three virtues for the 21st century as they apply to food, health and democracy.
Did you know that our cultural narrative of “rugged individualism” fails to recognize strength in community? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her intervie…
Lori Taylor, M.S., R.D. discusses “keto” diets and intermittent fasting.
Did you know that there are many health benefits associated with intermittent fasting? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with registered die…
Susan Futrell, author of Good Apples: Behind Every Bite, discusses apple history and production.
Did you know that every apple in the supermarket is hand-picked? And that out of tens of thousands of varieties of apples, only 11 make up 90 percent of the apples sold in grocery stores? Join Food …
Elizabeth Andress, Ph.D., food safety specialist with Georgia Cooperative Extension, and Director of the National Center for Home Food Preservation discusses safe food preservation methods.
Did you know that home canning errors can cause serious illness and even death? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Elizabeth Andress, Ph…
Donna Marie Lisenby, President, Riverfox Environmental , coal industry investigation.
Did you know that thousands of groundwater wells near coal ash dumps across the U.S. contain arsenic, lead, and other toxic pollutants at levels that exceed federal health-based thresholds, and threa…
John B. Atwater, Ph.D., Senior Director of Verification Programs for U.S. Pharmacopeia.
Did you know that dietary supplement manufacturers—unlike drug companies—do not need to prove that their products are safe and effective before going to market? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and regist…
Michael Lewis, M.D., MPH, President and founder of the Brain Health Education and Research Institute.
Did you know that omega-3 fatty acids play a critical role in the treatment of concussions and traumatic brain injuries? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for …
Urvashi Rangan, Ph.D., chief science advisor for GRACE Communications Foundation.
Did you know that some plant-based and cell-cultured meat alternatives may not be better for our health and environment? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for…
Steve Ellis, commercial beekeeper and national advocate for curbing the use of dangerous neonicotinoid pesticides.
Did you know that neonicotinoid pesticides are used extensively in conventional agriculture despite their harm to bees and endangered species? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, M…
Leah Penniman, Founding Co-Director of Soul Fire Farm and author of Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land.
Did you know that racism is deeply embedded in our food system? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Leah Penniman, Founding Co-Director of…
: Tamara Duker Freuman, Registered Dietitian and author of The Bloated Belly Whisperer.
Did you know that gastrointestinal bloating can be caused by a variety of reasons?
Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Tamara Duker Freum…
Steven Apfelbaum, author of “S” is for Soils! discusses soil life and health.
Did you know that soil health is connected to human health? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Steven Apfelbaum, Fellow of the Ecological…
John Ikerd, Ph.D., professor emeritus of agricultural economics, University of Missouri, Columbia, discusses the impact and unintended consequences of industrial agriculture.
Did you know that industrial agriculture cannot “feed the world” sustainably? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with John Ikerd, Ph.D., profe…
Gabriel Scarlett, 73rd college photographer of the year on immigration, environmental racism, and uranium mining’s impact on water quality on the Navajo Nation.
Did you know that powerful photojournalism can drive public policy to protect public health and promote social and environmental justice?
Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda…