Food Sleuth Radio

Guest Maya Shetreat, M.D., integrative pediatric neurologist and author of The Dirt Cure: Healthy Food, Healthy Gut, Happy Child, explains rising rates of childhood illness, and the critical but unde…

Guest Andy Sarjahani, M.S., R.D., documentary film maker discusses his film, Downstream People about the politics and public health threats of an industrial hog facility on water quality in the Natio…

Guest Mary Otto, author of Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America. Otto describes her investigation into the death of 12 year-old Deamonte Driver due to a…

Guest Andy Fisher, author of Big Hunger: The Unholy Alliance between Corporate America and Anti-Hunger Groups, discusses charity vs. policy, and the root causes (and cures) of hunger in America
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Guest Eve Van Cauter, Ph.D., former Director of the Sleep, Metabolism and Health Center at the University of Chicago, describes the impact of sleep disturbance/deprivation on health, including diabet…

Guest Vera Krischik, Ph.D., entomologist, Director of the Center for Sustainable Urban Ecosystems at the University of Minnesota describes the critical role of insects in our ecosystem, and the harmf…

Guest David Ludwig, M.D., Ph.D., endocrinologist, Professor of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health, and Time magazines obesity warrior, discusses his book, Always Hungry? Conquer Cravings, R…

Guest Fred vom Saal, Ph.D., Curators Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri and co-editor of Integrative Environmental Medicine, describes how contaminants, i…

Guest Erin Silva, Ph.D., plant pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison, describes research in modern sustainable and organic agriculture, new technologies, farmers challenges, and the intersecti…

Guest Johanna Mirenda, Technical Director at OMRI, the Organic Materials Review Institute, describes her work in organic certification, explains input materials including pesticides and describes wha…

Guest Stacy Malkan, co-founder and co-director of U.S. Right to Know, a non-profit organization working for transparency and accountability in our nations food system, exposes food and agriculture fr…

Guest Jed Fahey, Ph.D., Director of the Cullman Chemoprotection Center at the Johns Hopkins University School of medicine, describes his research on sulforaphane, a health protecting compound highest…

Guest Hector Valenzuela, Ph.D., crop production specialist, University of HI at Manoa, discusses sustainable vs. industrial food production on the Hawaiian islands, and threats to research freedom at…

Guest Martha Claire Morris, Sc.D., nutritional epidemiologist at Rush University discusses the Mind Diet, dietary approaches for reducing risk for Alzheimers Disease, cognitive decline and dementia
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Guest Paul Wotzka, Minnesota-based hydrologist, and organic farmer, discusses the water cycle, watersheds, and the impact of the herbicide Atrazine and other contaminants on water quality, health and…

Guest Ridge Shinn, a.k.a. the Carbon Cowboy, and founder of Big Picture Beef, explains the human health and planetary benefits of 100 percent grass-fed cattle
Ridge Shinn

Guest Judith McGeary, sustainable farmer, attorney, and Founder and Director of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance based in Cameron, TX, discusses the soil-food-web, protecting soil, conserving wate…

Guest Emily Jackson, Founder and Director of the Growing Minds Farm to School Program of the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP), discusses the benefits, joys and strategies for establ…

Guest Will Allen, VT-based organic farmer, co-founder of Cedar Circle farm, research director for Regeneration Vermont, and author of The War on Bugs, describes his work to advance regenerative farmi…

Guest Peter Infante D.D.S., Dr.P.H., epidemiologist, and former Director of the Office of Carcinogen Identification and Classification at OSHA, describes the influence of industry and Congress on gov…