Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)
Food Tank's Danielle Nierenberg chats with the most important folks in the food industry about the most important food news, released every Thursday.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 512
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
487. Bonus Episode: Food is Medicine and Eating for Health, Part 2
Food Tank, in partnership with the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation, recently hosted a special series on “Food is Medicine and Eating for Health.” This webinar features conversations from Part…
486. Food is Medicine and Eating for Health, Part 1
Food Tank, in partnership with the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation, recently hosted a special series on “Food is Medicine and Eating for Health.” This webinar features conversations from Part …
485. Dr. Ismahane Elouafi on the Hope that Lies in Scientific Innovation
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director of CGIAR, the world's largest global agricultural innovation network. They talk about the impact …
484. The U.S. Pushes for a ‘Back to Basics’ Approach at FAO, the Latest on Humanitarian Aid Funding, Advice for Young People Coming of Age, and a conversation with Will Masters on the Billions of Eaters Who Can’t Afford a Healthy Diet
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Will Masters, a Professor in the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, with a secondary appointment in Tufts University's Department of …
483. A Nutritionist’s Thoughts on MAHA, Strengthening Indigenous Foodways, Staff Cuts at USDA, and a conversation with Andy Jarvis on the Creativity, Innovation, and Funding Needed for Food Systems Transformation
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Andy Jarvis, Director for the Future of Food at the Bezos Earth Fund. They discuss the kind of solutions emerging in response to today’s crises, th…
482. Earthquake in Southeast Asia, What a Drop of Global Aid Means for Child Hunger, and a Conversation with Kimber Lanning on Building an Inclusive Food Economy
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Kimber Lanning, Founder and CEO of Local First Arizona. They discuss the value of desert-friendly crops in a changing climate, the fear that many i…
481. Farmers’ Discontent Grows, a New Ban on GMO Corn, Legislation to Protect Pollinators, and a conversation with Dr. Antony Chapoto on Strengthening Agricultural Research in African Countries
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Dr. Antony Chapoto, Executive Director of the African Network of Agricultural Policy Research Institutes (ANAPRI) Secretariat. They discuss the imp…
480. Alissa Vieira and Lindsay Williams on the Impact of the Federal Grant Freezes on Small Food Businesses
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Alissa Viera and Lindsay Williams of the Toledo, Ohio-based ice cream manufacturer Swanky Scoops. They discuss the grants that allow local economie…
479: Sam Acho and Karen Washington on Not Succumbing to Fear in Uncertain Times
Food Tank, in partnership with Driscoll’s and Huston-Tillotson University and with the support of Organic Valley, recently hosted the “All Things Food” Summit at SXSW. This bonus episode of Food Talk…
478. Kerstin Plehwe on Why Future Doctors Still Aren’t Learning Enough About Nutrition
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Kerstin Plehwe, President of the Physicians Association for Nutrition (PAN) International Foundation. They discuss why nutrition education for doct…
477. Mark Lewis on Financing the Transformation of Agri-Food Systems
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Mark Lewis, a Managing Partner at Trailhead Capital. They discuss what ag-tech investors can learn from the renewable energy sector; collecting the…
476. International Aid Freeze, USDA Funding, Safeguarding Biodiversity, and a conversation with Toni Tipton-Martin on Rediscovering the Culinary Leaders Who Shape our Food Systems
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with author and historian Toni Tipton-Martin. They talk about what happens when any essential community is left out of the conversation, the stories emb…
475. Patrick Holden and Danielle Nierenberg on Hope, Collaboration, and the Future of Farming
On this special episode of Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani and Patrick Holden sit down for a conversation about the future of food and farming systems. They talk about reckoning with the idea th…
474. Gerardo Reyes Chavez on How to Fix the Food System—Starting in the Fields
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Gerardo Reyes Chavez, a key leader of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW). They discuss the abuses that many farm workers in the U.S. face, th…
473. Tom Philpott on Our Evolving Policy Landscape and the Growing Hunger for Food Systems Change
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Tom Philpott, a Senior Research Associate at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future. They talk about the forces that have affected food and …
472. Reel Change: The Stories that Will Catalyze Food Systems Transformation
Food Tank, in partnership with Nespresso, recently hosted the “All Things Food and Environment” Summit, held during Sundance 2025. This episode of Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg features two conversa…
471. Jessica Padula on Building a More Regenerative Coffee Industry
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Jessica Padula, Vice President of Marketing and Head of Sustainability for Nespresso. They discuss the environmental and economic benefits of knowl…
470. Joel Salatin on the Future of Farming Systems Under a New Administration
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Joel Salatin, a farmer and Co-owner of Polyface Farm about his hopes for the future of farming systems under the new Trump Vance Administration. Th…
469. Brita Lundberg on Reading the Rice and Regenerating the Land
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Brita Lundberg, a fourth-generation farmer and the Chief Storyteller at Lundberg Family Farms. They talk about what it means to read the rice and c…
468. Kim Severson on What’s in Store for Food Systems in 2025
Dani kicks off a new year of Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg by sitting down with Kim Severson, an award-winning national food correspondent for the New York Times, to talk about what to expect for fo…