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 274: Poultry Grower Eric Hedrick Gets his Day in Court
Amanda Hitt, Director of the Food Integrity Campaign at the Government Accountability Project takes listeners through a lawsuit the organization has filed on behalf of a Pilgrims Pride poultry grower…
00:43:14 |
Mon 14 Jan 2019
Episode 273: The Battle To Do Good; Inside McDonalds Sustainability Journey
Believe it or not, McDonalds has been a forward thinking corporation since the 90's with regard to sustainability. Author and former CSR officer Bob Langert tells the story
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Mon 17 Dec 2018
Episode 272: Ruminations
Host Katy Keiffer talks past and future shows.
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Mon 10 Dec 2018
Episode 271: Panera's Supply Change
How does a quick service restaurant company with over 2000 outlets change its supply chain? With the help of Compassion in World Farming, Panera has become a leader in responsible sourcing for the i…
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Mon 26 Nov 2018
Episode 270: Chef Andrew Hunter and the Supply Chain
Chef Andrew Hunter from Niman Ranch joins Katy today to talk about how corporations move forward in sustainability goals, the rise of blended and impossible burgers, food innovation and changing cons…
00:39:48 |
Mon 19 Nov 2018
Episode 269: Corporate Responsibility toward Ag pollution and climate change
In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, Hog manure lagoons breached and oceans of untreated animal waste flooded over land and into waterways, releasing VOCs and contaminating water. What role do cor…
00:40:11 |
Mon 12 Nov 2018
Episode 268: Water Quality in Agricultural Areas of the US
Some recently concluded studies by the USGS indicate some better news about water quality in agricultural areas, but its not all rosy as the amount of nitrogem in our water systems is growing, due to…
00:43:10 |
Mon 05 Nov 2018
Episode 267: America's Agricultural water stinks!
Nitrogen and Phosphorus runoff from agricultural chemicals is killing the gulf of Mexico, and local waterways as well. Iowa is a case in point. Chris Jones, a hydraulic engineer is the lead author on…
00:43:29 |
Mon 22 Oct 2018
Episode 266: Hurricane Florence, part 2
In this second installment of news from North Carolina, Donna Lisenby the Global Advocacy Manager for Riverkeeper Alliance talks about the ongoing problems with managing coal ash waste after major fl…
00:47:31 |
Mon 15 Oct 2018
Episode 265: Hurricane Florence, part 1
New Yorker Journalist Chalres Bethea and Water Keeper Alliance senior advisor Rick Dove talk about the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, the impact on local communities from the CAFO flooding and how…
00:31:31 |
Mon 08 Oct 2018
Episode 264: Charting a new course for Agriculture
Eminent agricultural expert Fred Kirschenman describes the end of this era of agricultural activity and what must be adopted going forward. In his view we have reached the end of the line in our extr…
00:36:34 |
Mon 24 Sep 2018
Episode 263: Water Woes in Coatal Florida
Coastal Florida has seen a disastrous season of harmful algae blooms, unprecedented in scale, duration, and severity. Mayor John Holic of Venice Florida, and Dr. Larry Brand from the University of Mi…
00:42:36 |
Mon 10 Sep 2018
Episode 262: National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Offers Its Take on What We Need in the Farm Bill
Ferd Hoefner launched NSAC over 30 years ago, and has seen a few Farm Bills. In this discussion we talk about the most important funding demands to foster a robust agricultural sector and revitalizin…
00:54:20 |
Mon 11 Jun 2018
Episode 261: Formerly Known as Food: How the Industrual Food System is Changing our Minds, Bodies, and Culture
Kristin Lawless has written a highly provocative book that assigns the blame for many of society's ills on a food industry run amok. Whether its how we feed our young, the impact of chemicals on our …
00:45:47 |
Mon 04 Jun 2018
Episode 260: Chicken Business, Water Pollution, Farm Bill, and more with the Uber Knowledgeable Raj Patel
In a wide ranging discussion with one of America's foremost thinkers, activists, and academics on food systems, we discuss Patel's forthcoming book on the chicken industry, the food system, and polit…
00:48:09 |
Mon 28 May 2018
Epsidoe 259: Why a Town in Kansas Prefers to Drink Bottled Water Rather Than Change Farming Practices
In order to support their local farming community, an entire town drinks bottled water. Their groundwater is polluted by agricultural runoff, but the townspeople don't want to penalize their farmers …
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Mon 21 May 2018
Episode 258: Water Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink!
Iowa, like many states has major water quality issues thanks to Big Ag. Francis Thicke is an organic dairy farmer, soil scientist and leader in the organic food movement. He is also an expert in wate…
00:45:48 |
Mon 14 May 2018
Episode 257: A Groundbreaking Suit Against a Division of Smithfield Brings Justice to a North Carolina Community
Many a suit has been brought against the big guns in Animal Agriculture to force them to clean up their stinking poisonous manure pits. Until now, not one has prevailed. Liz Crampton, a reporter for …
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Mon 07 May 2018
Episode 256: Not Everyone Sees the Trade War with China as a Threat to Farmers
Michael Stumo, CEO of Coalition for a Prosperous America explains why he sees President Trumps efforts to realign trade agreements and impose tariffs as a much needed correction to long abuses of Ame…
00:30:14 |
Mon 16 Apr 2018
Episode 255: Anti-Trust Litigation in an Era of Monopoly
Diana Moss is the President of the American Antitrust Institute, an organization that investigates issues of market concentration and monopoly and litigates on behalf the of the American consumer to …
00:44:53 |
Mon 09 Apr 2018
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