Dietitian Melinda Hemmelgarn helps listeners “think beyond their plates,” connect the dots between food, health and agriculture, and find food truth.
Guest George Naylor, Iowa farmer describes the joys and struggles of family farming. Naylor is former President of the National Family Farm Coalition and featured in the film, \'FRESH.\'
NFFC
Guest Sloane Miller, M.S.W., licensed social worker, and author of Allergic Girl: adventures in living well with food allergies, and \'Please Dont Pass the Nuts:\'
Please Don\'t Pass the Nuts
Guest Connie Engel, Ph.D., Science Education Coordinator, at the Breast Cancer Fund discusses chemical and environmental links to breast cancer, including the endocrine disruptor BPA, found in the li…
Crystal Kroner, Ph.D., Educational leadership and policy analysis, discusses her paper: \'The Body Politic: Childhood Obesity as a Symbol of an unbalanced economy.\'
Policy Futures in Education
Final in the series on celiac disease. Gluten-free show #4 features Melinda Dennis, M.S., R.D., Nutrition Coordinator, Celiac Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, and author, Real Life with Celiac…
Gluten free show #3 features Mary Waldner, Chairman and Founder of Marys Gone Crackers, a gluten-free, organic cracker. Learn how Mary started her business and her focus on conscious eating.
Marys Gon…
Gluten intolerance coverage continues. Show #2 features Tricia Thompson, M.S., R.D., internationally recognized expert on celiac disease, the gluten-free diet, and FDA gluten-free package labeling la…
First of a four-part series on gluten intolerance. Show #1 features Peter Green, M.D., gastroenterologist and Director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University, NY City. What is celiac dis…
Guest Gary Schwitzer, health media watchdog and founder of Health News Review. Holds health journalism accountable and provides expert reviews of media coverage of health news. Learn how to make sens…
Niel Ritchie, Executive Director, League of Rural Voters. Learn about the unique issues facing rural communities including access to health care and media justice
League of Rural Voters
Guest Leigh Adcock, Executive Director, Women, Food and Agriculture Network. Unique challenges and opportunities for women farmers
WFAN
Guest Jeff Moyer, Farm Manager, Rodale Institute and former chair of the National Organic Standards Board. Why and how organic agriculture CAN feed the world
Rodale Institute
Erik Olson, J.D., Director, Food and Consumer Product Safety Programs, Pew Charitable Trusts. Food safety challenges facing Americans and how can we fix the problems?
Make Our Food Safe
Guest Warren Porter, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison. Alternatives to toxic pesticides; how to kill bedbugs; the dangers of Roundup and more
Warren Porter
Lisa McDowell, M.S., R.D., Director, Nutrition Support Services, St. Joseph Mercy Health System in Ann Arbor, MI, describes how she established a farm on her hospital\'s campus which nourishes patien…
Guest Beate Ritz, M.D., Ph.D., reports on her research showing how common pesticide exposure increases risk for Parkinson\'s Disease
PAN North America
Guest Holly Benjamin, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Chicago Medical Center and co-author of the American Academy of Pediatrics report, "Sports Drinks and Energy Drinks for Ch…
Jennifer Browning Interview, Bio Diversity Project
Biodiversity Project
Guest Oran Hesterman, Ph.D., President and CEO of Fair Food Network, and author of \'Fair Food: Growing a Healthy, Sustainable Food System for All\'
Fair Food Network
Guest Gail Hansen, DVM, Senior Officer for the Pew Charitable Trusts Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming. The link between animal agriculture and antibiotic resistance
The Pew Campaign on …