What Doesn't Kill You
Food production is a curious business; it's nuanced, layered, complex, and political. In What Doesn’t Kill You, host Katy Keiffer endeavors to identify and explain some of the key issues in our food system through interviews with journalists, authors, scientists, activists, and industry experts. Water rights, meat and agricultural production, food waste, labor issues, and new technologies are just some of the topics explored so we can better understand how to feed the future.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 413
- Years Active
- 2011 - 2024
Episode 174: Plate of the Union
Director Ricardo Salvador outlines a partnership with Food Policy Action and other groups that addresses the principal issues around US food policy. Their combined initiative is called Plate of the U…
00:49:35 |
Mon 07 Dec 2015
Episode 173: Why Aren’t Solar Powered Stoves Being Given a Green Light?
Why aren’t solar powered stoves being given a green light? This week on What Doesn’t Kill You, Katy Keiffer is joined by friend of the show and photojournalist Erik Hoffner. His articles and images a…
00:39:35 |
Mon 30 Nov 2015
Episode 172: Oxfam USA Assesses the American Poultry Industry
In a blistering report on the state of the poultry industry, Oxfam USA noted the appalling conditions for poultry and workers alike. Today on _ What Doesn’t Kill You _, Katy Keiffer discuss the repor…
00:47:12 |
Mon 23 Nov 2015
Episode 171: How Cider can Rule!
Cider has the power to transform rural economies but only if people embrace drinking it and not settling for commercial hard cider made from concentrate from other parts of the world. Join Ian Merwin…
00:45:43 |
Mon 16 Nov 2015
Episode 170: Meat Matters by Chefs Collaborative
This week on _ What Doesn’t Kill You _, Katy Keiffer is talking Meat Matters by Chefs Collaborative with guests Butcher Adam Danforth, Chef Paul Ferhlibach, and Butcher and Larder Owner Rob Levitt. …
00:43:45 |
Mon 09 Nov 2015
Episode 169: Livestock in the US & the UK with John Wilkes
Former sheep farmer, John Wilkes has a unique perspective on how livestock should raised and is raised. Thanks to his work with the American Livestock Breed Conservancy, Wilkes has first hand knowled…
00:50:19 |
Mon 02 Nov 2015
Episode 168: Frances Moore Lappé
Katy Keiffer is joined by the legendary activist and writer Frances Moore Lappé on an inspiring episode of What Doesn’t Kill You. ** ** Frances More Lappé is the author or co-author of 18 books inclu…
00:47:51 |
Mon 26 Oct 2015
Episode 167: Consumer Reports Issues a Blistering Report on Ground Beef supplies in the US.
This week on _ **What Doesn’t Kill You, ** _Dr. Urvashi Rangan from Consumer Reports discusses her recent report on the safety of ground beef in the US and looking beyond phasing out antibiotics in t…
00:42:11 |
Mon 19 Oct 2015
Episode 166: Agriculture Pollution in Municipal Water
Des Moines is suing upstream counties for agriculture pollution in municipal water. Is this the new paradigm? Find out on a brand new episode of What Doesn’t Kill You as Katy Keiffer is joined by fri…
00:47:14 |
Mon 05 Oct 2015
Episode 165: Checkoff Funds, USDA and Follow the Money
The Other White Meat is dead. Just Mayo is.. not mayo? Tune in to a fascinating episode of What Doesn’t Kill You as host Katy Keiffer talks about labeling, slogans and other issues in food with **Pa…
00:48:18 |
Mon 28 Sep 2015
Episode 164: Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning)
Are we winning the war against big soda? Dr. Marion Nestle says YES! Tune in to a brand new episode of _ What Doesn’t Kill You _as Katy Keiffer chats with Dr. Nestle about her latest book, Soda Pol…
00:47:59 |
Mon 21 Sep 2015
Episode 162: Water with Brooke Barton
Water is one of the most important issues in the world right now. Access, supply, regulation, law… H20 is central in almost every agricultural conversation. Today on What Doesn’t Kill You, Katy Keiff…
00:43:41 |
Mon 27 Jul 2015
Episode 161: Pork Consolidation
When Katy Keiffer and Tom Philpott talk about the pork industry, you better listen. This week on What Doesn’t Kill You, the two discuss JBS’s acquisition of Cargill pork production and the impact tha…
00:50:58 |
Mon 13 Jul 2015
Episode 160: Blue Apron
This week on What Doesn’t Kill You, Katy Keiffer is joined by Matt Wadiak, co-founder and COO of Blue Apron, a subscription service that delivers ingredients, recipes, instructions and ready-to-cook …
00:41:58 |
Mon 29 Jun 2015
Episode 159: Adam Eskin
This week on What Doesn’t Kill You host Katy Keiffer interviews Adam Eskin about the work he is doing at Dig Inn seasonal markets. Adam tells us about his transition from the business world to the fo…
00:37:11 |
Mon 22 Jun 2015
Episode 158: Jose Oliva
This week on What Doesn’t Kill You, Katy Keiffer returns from the Slow Meat Conference with a new friend and guest, Joe Oliva, who has plenty of insight to share on the show! Jose Oliva is Co-Directo…
00:47:48 |
Mon 08 Jun 2015
Episode 157: Dr. Flora
How do we make sure animals are being farmed safely and who has the main oversight in these areas? You might try asking Dr. Flora-Josephine Hagen Liste, the District Veterinary Officer of Western Ice…
00:47:11 |
Mon 01 Jun 2015
Episode 156: Dr. Marion Nestle Returns
Dr. Marion Nestle is back on Heritage Radio! Tune in as she joins Katy Keiffer for a lively and spirited discussion on What Doesn’t Kill You. Freshly back from visiting the USA Pavilion at the World’…
00:48:36 |
Mon 18 May 2015
Episode 155: Labor and Drought with Lauren Markham
Water and labor are two extremely important topics currently being discussed in the United States, and no state is discussing these issues more than California. Writer and reporter Lauren Markham dis…
00:41:54 |
Mon 11 May 2015
Episode 154: Tom Philpott
This week on a brand new season of What Doesn’t Kill You, host Katy Keiffer welcomes writer Tom Philpott to discuss a plethora of inter-related topics, kicking off the show with a discussion on the C…
00:46:50 |
Mon 04 May 2015
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