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Union of Concerned Scientists, Ricardo Salvador Gives Tom Vilsack a Report Card on His First Year. from 2023-12-14T08:24:32.076716
Senior scientist and Director of the Food and Environment program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, Ricardo Salvad...
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What if You Could Measure Your Water Use and Your Food Print? Would You Change the Way You Shop, Eat, Consume? from 2023-12-14T08:24:32.055999
Robin Madel takes us through the uses of the Water Calculator, a new tool that measures not just your water use from the tap, but the water used in...
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BlueTriton, One of the Largest Water Companies in the World, Comes to Talk Sustainability and Addressing Infrastructure from 2023-12-14T08:24:32.031645
BlueTriton has gobbled up a lot of water companies, including Nestle's water division. They say they are addressing the kinds of problems we saw in Flint. B...
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Alt Meat! Is It the Answer? Maybe Not? from 2023-12-14T08:24:32.021343
Chloe Sorvino, journalist and author of Raw Deal, returns to talk about alt mea...
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Cage Free Eggs Should Be the Norm. How Is That Working Out? from 2023-12-14T08:24:32.015443
Vicky Bond, President of the Humane League, joins to discuss their campaign to transition ...
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Farms Not Feed from 2023-12-14T08:24:32.009801
Sherri Dugger, Executive Director of the Socially Responsible Agriculture Project, joins What Doesn'...
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Avian Flu, Zoonotic Disease, and How Close Are We to a New Pandemic? from 2023-12-14T08:24:32.003195
Science writer and author Maryn McKenna is back to talk about her newest piece for Wired where s...
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Ducks and Rice; A Beautiful Synergy from 2023-12-14T08:24:31.994414
Vermont farmer Erik Andrus is practicing an ancient form of agro-ecology from Japan. Learn how the old informs the new as Erik describes his approach an...
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The Swine Republic: Read It and Weep, but You Will Be Laughing Your Head off Too... from 2023-12-14T08:24:31.984672
Iowa State University Water Quality expert Chris Jones, @riverraccoon, just published a damning indictment of the governing officials of Iowa and...
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Farmland for Farmers, Not Farmland for Hedge Funds from 2023-12-14T08:24:31.970071
The National Family Farm Coalition is advocating for the Listen
Bio-Digesters: The Race Is On! from 2023-12-14T08:24:31.955847
Big Ag and Big Oil are getting in bed together to promote the buildout of bio-digesters to manage animal waste. Is this a good thing, or a bad thing masquerading as a good thing? Reporter Listen
Is One Man Going to Finally Going to Change the Way Iowa Deals With Its Waterways? from 2023-12-13T22:41:43
Chris Jones, author of The Swine Republic, featured here in June, is back to talk about the remarkable series of co...
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The Ethanol Scam from 2023-11-23T00:09:05
Professor Sylvia Secchi from University of Iowa joins to talk about how ethanol is a giant giveaway to the ag industry, purporting to be ...
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Cancer Road in Minnesota from 2023-11-10T19:59:23
Journalist Keith Schneider examines a spate of cancer diagnoses in farm country in Minnes...
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Watering Down Organic Standards from 2023-10-12T21:56:11
Organic food purchasers buy organic and pay the extra for a reason. New regulations being proposed by some members of congress would make it much easier for corporate food businesses to use that...
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Electric Dog Collars on Cattle? This Rancher Has Ditched the Fence. from 2023-09-22T21:01:20
Western states are home to herds of grazing beasts, and to keep them in the right place, thousands of miles of fencing is required. Conservation Northwest Associate Director Listen
Farm Bill 2023: Get the Skinny from 2023-09-15T20:02:24
Award winning journalist and author, and favorite guest, Tom Philpott returns to talk all things Farm Bill. What will change, what is new, and what is,...
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PFAS! What Are They? Why Are They in Everything Including Us? from 2023-06-14T22:19:24
Every day a new article describes the prevalence of PFAS in our water, land, food, and bodies. David Cwiertny, professor of Civi...
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California Central Valley Braces for Catastrophic Floods... We Should Be Bracing as Well from 2023-05-19T22:02:23
Tom Philpott, author of Perilous Bounty, was prescient in his 2020 book in a lengthy description of the 1862 floods that inundated Central Valle...
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The Cocklebur, a New Newsletter From Longtime Ag Reporter Bryce Oates from 2023-04-13T00:04:10
Bryce Oates, a regular contributor to Civil Eats, Daily Yonder and other pubs has launched a Listen
Injured and Invisible: Civil Eats Exposes Safety Failures in Animal Agriculture from 2023-01-26T18:59:11
Journalist Christina Cooke joins to discuss her lead off piece in a five part series on worker safety in animal agriculture called Listen
Raw Deal: Hidden Corruption, Corporate Greed, and the Fight for the Future of Meat from 2022-12-17T05:01:51
Forbes's food writer Chloe Sorvino brings the business in her new book about the corruption of the meat industry. Exploitation, price fixing, poll...
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The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health from 2022-10-26T18:23:54
Civil Eats reporter and former host of the Farm Report, Listen
Proposition 12 out of California is having its day in Supreme Court from 2022-10-19T19:33:54
On October 11, the Supreme Court heard a case that will have major implications for animal welfare standards nationwide. The case was brought forward by National Pork Producers Council against t...
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Pulitzer prize winning author and publisher Art Cullen from the Storm Lake Times weighs in on Iowa politics and why Biden gets no love. from 2022-10-13T17:27:31
Despite banner investments in big ag, not to mention the end of the trade wars with China and a host of other farm friendly policies, Biden gets no love. Journalist Listen
Food Safety Inspection Services, a branch of USDA, offers up recent reports on poultry processing. Its not pretty. from 2022-09-28T23:24:57
President of the Humane League, a non profit animal rights organization, discusses the game-chan...
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Money for Agriculture in the Inflation Recovery Act and More from 2022-09-20T20:43:50
Agriculture is getting some serious attention from the Biden administration with significant investments via the Inflation Recovery Act, and even more from Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodi...
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'Slow Cooked'With Marion Nestle from 2022-09-14T07:58:40
Author, activist, and professor Marion Nestle joins to talk about her Listen
Is Kelp Production the Next Big Thing? from 2022-07-18T21:17:56
If you follow the news, you have probably noticed a lot of copy devoted to the commercial cultivation of kelp. Kelp farmer Jonathan...
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Meatpacking Gets Hauled up on the Carpet in Congressional Hearings. Hear What They Had to Say for Themselves, and How Ranchers and Producers Responded. from 2022-06-13T23:35:43
Forbes journalist Chloe Sorvino describes what happened at a recent congressional hearing where meatpacking CEOs are questioned about the...
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Raised Without Antibiotics Doesn’t Always Mean Raised Without Antibiotics! from 2022-06-10T18:40:05
Surprise! Those certification labels promising no antibiotics in animals are sometimes a hollow promise. Andrew deCoriolis from Farm Forward unpacks th...
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Explosive Report on How the FDA Is Failing Our Food System from 2022-05-16T23:46:32
Investigative reporter Helena Bottemiller-Evich digs deep into the many ways the FDA, suppos...
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Why the War in Ukraine Will Affect Food Supplies Globally from 2022-04-11T23:07:11
If you are wondering why a conflict so far away is going to hit so close to home, listen up here to Tom Philpott of Listen
Mega Ag is sucking Africa Dry from 2022-03-28T23:22:44
My guest today is Anuradha Mittal, the founder and executive director of The Oakland Institute. They recently released a report that exposes how c...
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Iowa State Representative Pushes Back on the Hog Industry from 2022-03-21T23:54:33
Democratic State Representative Art Staed has put forth a bill that demands a moratorium on building new CAFO...
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Right to Repair, a Critical Element of Industry Consolidation from 2022-03-11T18:42:36
Most farm equipment is manufactured by a very few industry giants like John Deere. Shutting farmers out of the ability to fix their equipment themselves or locally costs millions of dollars in l...
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Episode 4: Brooklyn Grange; Urban Ag from 2022-02-22T03:32:04.238877
This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is joined by one of the founders of The Brooklyn Grange, a one-acre rooftop farm in Long Island City. Tune in to hear how the farm was started and how...
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Episode 7: Food Safety Attorney Bill Marler, Food Borne Illnesses from 2022-02-22T03:32:04.180638
This week Straight, No Chaser takes on foodborne illness when lawyer Bill Marler joins host Katy Keiffer. Marler began representing victims of foodborne illness in 1993, when he represented the mos...
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Episode 10: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Farm Bill from 2022-02-22T03:32:04.164589
This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is joined by Congresswoman Chellie Pingree of the great state of Maine. Tune in for a lively discussion on all things related to food, agriculture, po...
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Episode 14: Author Timothy Pachirat: “Every 12 Seconds Industrialized Slaughter And The Politics Of Sight” from 2022-02-22T03:32:04.160749
Katy Keiffer has a deep discussion about slaughterhouses and transparency with the author of Every Twelve Seconds: Industrialized Slaughter and the Politics of Sight, Timothy Pachirat. How do peopl...
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Episode 18: Brooklyn Grange Returns! : Urban Agriculture from 2022-02-22T03:32:04.156855
This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer chats with Ben Flanner, Anastasia Cole Plakias, Chase Emmons and Michael Meier of Brooklyn Grange, a community oriented commercial organic farm locate...
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Episode 22: Amanda Hitt of The Government Accountability Project: Agricultural Gag Laws from 2022-02-22T03:32:04.151973
This week on Straight, No Chaser, host Katy Keiffer discusses the Ag Gag Laws with Amanda Hitt is the Director of the Food Integrity Campaign (FIC) for the Government Accountability Project. Amanda...
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Episode 26: Associated Press Food Editor J.M. Hirsch: Food Media from 2022-02-22T03:32:04.148336
This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is joined by J.M. Hirsch, Food Editor for the Associated Press. Get an insiders view on how food media has grown over the last decade and how American...
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Episode 29: Author Peter Kaminsky: “Culinary Intelligence” from 2022-02-22T03:32:04.145563
On this weeks episode of Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is joined in the studio by Peter Kaminsky, food writer and author of Culinary Intelligence. Peter defines culinary intelligence and discus...
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Episode 34: Jean Halloran Of Consumers Union: Antibiotics In Food from 2022-02-22T03:32:04.141065
On this weeks episode of Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is joined in the studio by Jean Halloran. Jean has worked on food safety and sustainability issues at in the Yonkers Office of Consumers U...
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Episode 38: Andrew F. Smith and American Tuna from 2022-02-22T03:32:04.137309
Katy Keiffer is back with more Straight, No Chaser! In the beginning of the episode, Katy outlines some of the topics and guests for the upcoming season. So dont miss a single episode; tune in for ...
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Episode 42: Author and Food Stylist Libbie Summers from 2022-02-22T03:32:04.090352
Libbie Summers returns to Straight, No Chaser! Libbie is an accomplished writer, culinary producer and stylist for television and print media. She is the author of The Whole Hog Cookbook and a fort...
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Episode 48: Pesticides, Herbicides, and Genetics with Dr. Charles Benbrook from 2022-02-22T03:32:04.082517
This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is geeking out with Dr. Charles Benbrook. Dr. Benbrook is a research professor at the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, Washing...
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Episode 49: Poultry & Public Health with Amanda Hitt from 2022-02-22T03:32:04.081614
This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is talking poultry and public health with Amanda Hitt, the Director of the Food Integrity Campaign for the Government Accountability Project. Amanda o...
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Episode 51: Coming Up in 2013 from 2022-02-22T03:32:04.079936
Katy Keiffer rings in 2013 by talking about the upcoming season of Straight, No Chaser! Tune in to hear about recent studies on hydraulic fracturing, and how its methane byproducts make it no more ...
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Episode 55: Michael Dimin on Sustainable Fishing from 2022-02-22T03:32:04.076128
Michael Dimin is in the business of sustainable seafood. On this weeks installment of Straight, No Chaser, Michael joins Katy Keiffer in studio to talk about the organization he co-founded, Sea2Tab...
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Episode 59: Food Waste with Gary Oppenheimer of AmpleHarvest.org from 2022-02-22T03:32:04.072502
Gary Oppenheimer is connecting food producers with surpluses to food pantries across the world! This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is talking with Gary about his initiative, AmpleHarves...
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Episode 67: Antibiotic Resistance in Ground Turkey Samples with Dr. Urvashi Rangan from 2022-02-22T03:32:04.065147
Katy Keiffer is talking antibiotic resistance as seen in ground turkey on this weeks What Doesnt Kill You with Dr. Urvashi Rangan. Urvashi Rangan, Ph.D. leads and directs the Consumer Safety and Su...
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Episode 71: Horse Slaughter with Vickery Eckhoff from 2022-02-22T03:32:04.061027
Vickery Eckhoff is a journalist who has written for most of the major upscale publications and media companies including The New York Times, Dow Jones, Forbes, The New Yorker, Golf Digest and, for ...
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Episode 72: Eben Bayer of Ecovative Design from 2022-02-22T03:32:04.050181
Eben Bayer and Ecovative Design are revolutionizing the packaging industry using mushrooms and agricultural waste. This week on What Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer calls up Eben to get the scoop on ...
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Episode 79: School Nutrition with Margo Wootan from 2022-02-22T03:32:04.040674
Margo Wootan is the director of nutrition policy at CSPI. Wootan received her B.S. in nutrition from Cornell University and her doctorate in nutrition from Harvard Universitys School of Public Heal...
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Episode 82: Patty Lovera, Food & Water Watch from 2022-02-22T03:32:04.037859
Patty Lovera is the Assistant Director of Food and Water Watch. She coordinates the food team. Patty has a bachelors degree in environmental science from Lehigh University and a masters degree in e...
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Episode 86: The Business of Farming with Tom Philpott from 2022-02-22T03:32:04.000629
Tom Philpott is a food and agriculture correspondent for Mother Jones and the cofounder of Maverick Farms, a center for sustainable food education in Valle Crucis, North Carolina. For five years, P...
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Episode 88: Food & Health Update with Dr. Marion Nestle from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.998363
Dr. Marion Nestle is a Paulette Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University, which she chaired from 1988-2003. She is also Professor of ...
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Episode 92: The King Amendment from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.990652
This week on What Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer is talking about the King Amendment to the Farm Bill with John Goodwin, Director of Animal Cruelty Policy for the Humane Societys Animal Rescue Team,...
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Episode 95: What Doesn’t Kill You 2014 from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.987737
What can you expect from What Doesnt Kill You in 2014? This week, Katy Keiffer starts the year off right by outlining the future of her program. Katy has a new time slot, but shes still going to be...
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Episode 99: Putting Meat on the Table with Bob Martin from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.980680
Bob Martin is the director of Food System Policy at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Healths Center for a Livable Future and guest lecturer at the school. Formerly, he was a senior officer ...
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Episode 103: GMO’s Continued from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.976489
This weeks episode of What Doesnt Kill You is a continuation on the discussion of GMO technology. Along with columnist Tom Philpott and Dr. Charles Benbrook, Research Professor at the Center for Su...
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Episode 108: GRAS with Marion Nestle from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.971809
Whats the deal with GRAS? GRAS is an acronym for the phrase Generally Recognized As Safe. On this weeks episode of What Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer chats GRAS with Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard...
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Episode 110: Water Management from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.969907
Water management is a serious issue - one that affects almost everything in the world of agriculture. How can you insure your crops against drought as a farmer? What happens when the rain wont fall...
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Episode 113: Sustainable Standards for Cattle Production from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.966596
We all know that there are problems in our meat supply. Genetics, antibiotic use, animal welfare, the list goes on and on. Some of the main producers and people in the entrenched cattle production ...
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Episode 114: Hemp Bound from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.965650
The stat sheet on hemp sounds almost too good to be true: its fibers are among the planets strongest, its seed oil the most nutritious, and its potential as an energy source vast and untapped. Its ...
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Episode 118: Degrees of Freshness with Rick Shepro from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.961323
Its a very fishy episode of What Doesnt Kill You as Katy Keiffers talking fish with Rick Shepro, author of Degrees of Freshness: The Contemporary International Market for Hyperfresh Seafood. Get so...
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Episode 122: Caviar’s Last Stand from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.957391
Were losing our sturgeon supply and black market caviar is becoming a real thing. Tune in to a brand new episode of What Doesnt Kill You as Katy Keiffer is chatting caviar with Michelle Nijhuis. Mi...
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Episode 124: Chef’s Collaborative 2014 Summit Preview from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.897725
Preview the upcoming Chefs Collaboratives Sustainable Food Summit on a brand new episode of What Doesnt Kill You. Chefs Collaboratives Sustainable Food Summit brings hundreds of chefs and food prof...
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Episode 131: Sam Fromartz from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.891392
Tired of the way big media covers environmental and agricultural issues? Theres a pure voice amidst the noise in FERN, The Food and Environment Reporting Network, Inc. Tune in as Katy Keiffer is jo...
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Episode 135: Food News & Fad Diets with Marion Nestle from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.883503
Katy Keiffer is rounding up the headlines and providing sharp commentary with guest Marion Nestle on a topical episode of What Doesnt Kill You. Marion Nestle is Paulette Goddard Professor in the De...
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Episode 136: Grazers: A Grass from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.882314
Meet Sarah Teale, documentary filmmaker and founding member of Adirondack Grazers Cooperative, a group of beef producers from small to mid-scale, family farms in New York and Vermont that naturally...
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Episode 139: Composting with FOR Solutions from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.879634
Learn about the future of composting on the 2015 season debut of What Doesnt Kill You! Katy Keiffer is joined by the team behind FOR Solutions, the sustainable answer to the food scraps management ...
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Episode 142: The Chicken Debate from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.873178
In this corner we have the Center for a Livable Futures Bob Martin, and in the other, Doctor John Glisson, representing the National Chicken Council! The debate? A new study from the Harvard School...
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Episode 145: Antibiotics Update from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.870085
Get a deep look at the state of antibiotic use in the livestock industry on this weeks episode of What Doesnt Kill You. Host Katy Keiffer is joined by Sasha Stashwick, senior advocate at National R...
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Episode 146: Catherine Price from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.869262
This week on What Doesnt Kill You Katy interviews contributing editor to Popular Science and award winning author Catherine Price. The two discuss Catherines recent book, Vitamania, which focuses o...
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Episode 150: Professor Hod Lipson from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.862828
This week on What Doesnt Kill You Katy interviews professor Hod Lipson about his work with 3D printing, and how this process has recently intertwined into printing food. They start the show by disc...
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Episode 154: Tom Philpott from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.858618
This week on a brand new season of What Doesnt 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 ...
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Episode 157: Dr. Flora from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.855623
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 I...
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Episode 158: Jose Oliva from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.854355
This week on What Doesnt 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-Direct...
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Episode 166: Agriculture Pollution in Municipal Water from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.847580
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 Doesnt Kill You as Katy Keiffer is joined by fr...
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Episode 169: Livestock in the US & the UK with John Wilkes from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.844647
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 knowl...
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Episode 170: Meat Matters by Chefs Collaborative from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.843765
This week on What Doesnt 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. Wit...
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Episode 174: Plate of the Union from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.839871
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...
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Episode 176: The Year in What Doesn’t Kill You from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.837901
On the first episode of What Doesnt Kill You in 2016, Katy recaps last years news stories and prepares for the year ahead. Hear why the Future of Food Manifesto might have been the most important s...
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Episode 179: Congressman Tim Ryan from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.793420
Katy Keiffer is charged up and is continuing her politically themed shows with a brand new episode of What Doesnt Kill You that features special guest Congressman Tim Ryan. Tim Ryan has been a stro...
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Episode 180: Bill Stowe, CEO of Des Moines Water Works from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.792601
Learn more about a precedent setting lawsuit against upriver counties for municipal water pollution in Des Moines, Iowa on todays episode of What Doesnt Kill You. Katy Keiffer is joined by Bill Sto...
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Episode 184: Target Goes Cage Free from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.788708
This week on What Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer opens with her aches and pains regarding new and creative ways teenagers are getting a buzz on. Later, she chats with Leah Garces, executive director...
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Episode 189: Voters Unite! Take Back Control of the Food System from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.783533
Katy Keiffer is flying solo today on What Doesn't Kill You and she's got plenty to say. First, she recaps some news - from legal pot to cheese in cat food. Later, she talks about the industrial foo...
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Episode 190: Trespassing Across America: One Man's Epic, Never-Done-Before (and Sort of Illegal) Hike Across the Heartland from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.782478
This week's guest on What Doesn't Kill You hiked 1,700 miles along the proposed Keystone XL route. Yes, actually! Ken Ilgunas started in Denver, hitchhiked across the Canadian border, took a flight...
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Episode 193: Shelburne Farms from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.779972
Learn about the incredible operation at Shelburne Farms this week on What Doesn't Kill You. Shelburne Farms is a nonprofit organization educating for a sustainable future. That means learning that ...
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Episode 199: Talking Sustainability With Congresswoman Chellie Pingree from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.774023
Today on What Doesn't Kill You, host Katy Keiffer tells us about Joys & Trump-centric Sorrows before sharing her interview with Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, a Democrat representing Maine's 1st Co...
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Episode 203: The "Nasty Women" of Heritage Radio Network from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.770075
On this Election Eve edition of What Doesn't Kill You, host Katy Keiffer is joined in the studio by Heritage Radio Network's current and soon-to-be executive director, Erin Fairbanks and Caity Mose...
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Episode 207: Why Haven't Antitrust Laws Been Evoked in the Meat Industry? from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.766297
This week on What Doesn't Kill You, host Katy Keiffer is joined by Christopher Leonard, a former national business reporter for the Associated Press and author of The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeov...
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Episode 209: The Chain with Ted Genoways from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.764452
On the season premiere of What Doesn't Kill You, host Katy Keiffer is joined by Ted Genoways, award-winning writer and editor, and author of The Chain: Farm, Factory, and the Fate of Our Food, a fi...
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Episode 213: Algae Is the New Protein! from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.760340
CEO Andrew Dahl of Zivo BioScience joins Katy to discuss the applications and virtues of microalgae as a feedstuff for livestock and humans. Algae has the potential to take a leading role in animal...
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Episode 216: A New Regime from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.757019
This week on What Doesn't Kill You, Tom Philpott joins us to talk about the new regime for our agricultural sector: no more earthy crunchy stuff like supporting Know your Farmer, Know your Food. Wh...
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Episode 219: Panhandle Fire Relief from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.754046
This week on What Doesn't Kill You, host Katy Keiffer is joined by Will Carey and Lesha Pierson, volunteers for the 2017 Panhandle Fire Relief organization.
On March 6, wildfires swept thr...
Episode 223: Land Grabbing from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.750111
Land Grabbing is a strategy being deployed by many countries to boost their food production, grow crops for manufacturing purposes, or just to hold for investment. Anuradha Mittal explains how this...
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Episode 224: Good Meat Takes a Bite Out of the Industrial Hide from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.749136
Schweid & Sons has focused on making great ground beef, and finding the best possible sources for it. As a result, their sales are up by about 12%, while sales of conventional ground beef have only...
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Episode 227: The Mack Daddy of Food Retail, Steve Jenkins from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.745669
A wide ranging discussion of all things in the world of retail gourmet foods. Steve talks about his new import company, why grocery stores are boring and whose writing he likes the best. Never a du...
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Episode 236: This Blessed Earth, a new book by journalist Ted Genoways, author of The Chain from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.696352
Ted Genoways spent a year following the day to day life of a farming family in Nebraska. What follows is a close up look at the risks and rewards of medium size farming in an Agri-business world. H...
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Episode 237: DACA and the Food Chain from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.694913
Immigrants rights activist Jose Oliva describes the impact of revoking DACA on the American Food Chain. The effects won't be pretty, and we are already seeing them as produce and fruit rot in field...
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Episode 240: Indonesia: Wealth of Species from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.691807
Indonesia is home to a wealth of species, and a vast rainforest that is rapidly disappearing through the untrammeled sale of land to internal and external forces intent on becoming the largest prod...
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Episode 241: The Great Nutrient Collapse from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.690442
Veteran agricultural reporter Helena Bottemiller Evich delves into an obscure but highly impactful aspect of climate change; the loss of nutrients from plant life. As temperatures rise, the nutriti...
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Episode 249: Why Did Milk Become a Superfood: A Discussion with Dr. Walter Willett from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.674778
How did milk become the dietary and nutritional staple it is? Dr. Willett explains the history of the marketing campaign that has encouraged Americans to consume massive quantities of milk, and the...
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Episode 255: Anti-Trust Litigation in an Era of Monopoly from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.668838
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 t...
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Episode 257: A Groundbreaking Suit Against a Division of Smithfield Brings Justice to a North Carolina Community from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.662500
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 fo...
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Episode 261: Formerly Known as Food: How the Industrual Food System is Changing our Minds, Bodies, and Culture from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.654293
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 ou...
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Episode 265: Hurricane Florence, part 1 from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.650349
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 h...
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Episode 268: Water Quality in Agricultural Areas of the US from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.647869
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 ...
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Episode 281: Iowa's Real Population; it ain't all human from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.601603
Chris Jones returns to the show to talk about hog waste and its impact on water quality.
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Episode 282: Democratic candidates swarmed the Family Farmers Rally in Iowa. What did they have to say? from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.600703
FERN reporter Leah Douglas attended the Family Farmers Rally in Storm City Iowa where 5 democrats tried to explain that they have a recipe to fix american agriculture. At least they are talking ab...
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Episode 284: RTE Ancient Grains from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.598821
Janet Holt saw a niche for low gluten, ancient and heirloom grains already cooked. She started RTE Cuisine and has some lessons to impart to anyone who thinks they have a great idea!
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Episode 287: Congressional Committees acknowledge climate change when it comes to Agriculture, elsewhere, not so much. from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.596321
Alyssa Charney from NSAC reports on recent congressional committee meetings acknowledging the devastating impacts of climate change on farmers. Lip service paid to building resiliency. The question...
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Episode 290: The Labor of Lunch from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.593500
Author Jennifer Gaddis discusses her new book about The National School Lunch Program.
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Episode 293: Economic Research Service gives a snapshot of farm income and well being from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.590373
How are farmers doing financially in the wake of the trade wars and historically low crop prices. The ERS, or Economic Research Service agency within the USDA, (yes that agency, now located in Kan...
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Episode 294: What's the Beef? Cattlemen push back on indus from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.585960
Lia Biondo from the US Cattlemen's Association takes us through the troubles for ranchers and feeders.
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Episode 298: Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group It Takes a Region Conference from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.582173
What is NESAWG and why should you go to their conference. Tracy Lerman, Director of NESAWG and Angela Davis Angela C. Davis, Director, Division of Food & Nutrition for NJ health and Human Services ...
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Episode 301: Towns pushing back against CAFOs from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.579238
Leah Douglas illustrates the divisions in ag communities between pro and con CAFOs through a story for the Food and Environment Reporting Network.
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Chipotle and Niman Ranch team up to support young farmers from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.575406
Kay Cornelius, and Elle Gadient give an overview of the partnership between Niman Ranch and Chipotle to extend money in scholarship and in stocking new farmers, a relatively rare phenomenon in whic...
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Getting the 411 on Farming in Pandemic Mode from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.572545
Veteran Agricultural reporter Leah Douglas joins today to talk about how the supply chain is doing and how smaller farms/independent fishermen are managing.
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Brooklyn Borough President Talks Diet from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.570695
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams joins the show to talk about improving the diet and food system for Brooklyn Residents.
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Potential New Rules for FinFish Aquaculture, and Tracking COVID-19 in Meatpacking from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.569010
Leah Douglas from the FERN returns to discuss a couple of her recent stories, including jaw-dropping stats on COVID-19 in meatpacking towns and a scary executive order opening the path toward FinFi...
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The Corona Virus Food Assistance Program from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.568177
Policy Director for NSAC, Dr. Eric Deeble joins to discuss the USDA program, the biggest direct payment program to farmers in history, what works, and what doesn't.
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Two young dairy professionals talk business from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.566061
Jessica Mayhew and Maggie LePrise offer their thoughts on how to make dairy work better, especially in RI.
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Where is OSHA in meatpacking? from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.563519
Tom Philpott of Mother Jones discusses his recent story about Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia and how he has steered the industry away from safety for workers.
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New Dietary Guidelines; what didn't but should have changed! from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.549049
Journalist Greta Moran digs into the new version of the National Dietary Guidelines so the rest of us don't have to. Big surprise! Industry dictates what they are going to be.
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The Poultry Industy Pays fines, Pleads guilty to price fixing from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.548035
Anti-trust lawyer and University of Wisconsin Professor Emeritus Peter Carstensen joins to discuss the recent fines and settlements extracted from the poultry industry in the wake of investigations...
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Draining the "Big Food" Swamp from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.500881
Draining the "Big Food" Swamp is an in depth report on lobbying money in politics backed by major food and beverage corporations. Buying politicians and skewing legislation is the game. Executive ...
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Iowa has had enough of CAFOs from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.498088
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Art Cullen comes on to talk about the pressure of the hog industry on Iowa's environment, joined by Wisconsin Farmer Lisa Doerr. Support the Western Iowa Journalis...
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Organizing Poultry Workers in Arkansas from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.477591
Magaly Licolli is a labor organizer in Northwest Arkansas, home to the chicken industry. She has been helping poultry workers push back against industry, demanding health care, paid leave, and bett...
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Urban Agriculture; Exponential Growth Over a Decade from 2022-02-22T03:32:03.472939
Anastasia Cole Plakias, co-founder of the Brooklyn Grange, talks about the role of urban agriculture, the business model, community engagement, and more.
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Understanding What Went Wrong With the Cattle Markets from 2022-02-21T23:54:13
Mike Callicrate, activist and rancher, comes aboard to talk about breaking up consolidation in the meat industry and re-regionalizing the system. The man has a plan.
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Son of Vilsack Helps Perpetuate the Ethanol Industry from 2022-01-25T02:05:06
Tom Philpott of Mother Jones returns to discuss the role of Ag Sec Tom Vilsack in fostering and perpetuating the ethanol industry, with his son now stepping into a role with a major "carbon sequest...
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Antibiotics in the Food Chain from 2022-01-18T00:42:38
In 2012 I did the first of many interviews about antibiotics in the animal agriculture sector.. what has happened since then? Join science writer Maryn McKenna for an update on where that all-impor...
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How Can Policy Affect Food Waste? from 2022-01-11T01:52:10
Emily Broad Leib, Faculty Director of the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic, offers policy solutions to managing food waste on consumer and corporate platforms.
Humanewashing: Think Those Labels Mean Something? from 2021-12-13T22:48:24
Executive Director of Farm Forward, an advocacy group, takes on the greenwashing of Animal welfare certifications, drawing the distinctions between industry and independent labeling, as well as ani...
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Economic Study Shows the Value of Regional Agriculture on State Finances from 2021-11-29T22:19:25
Economic researcher Dave Swenson and Niman Ranch Farmer Ron Mardesen discuss the financial impact on rural communities of hog farming in more traditional systems vs the industrialized model so prev...
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Scare Tactics by Factory Farms in Minnesota from 2021-11-16T23:19:13
Sonja Trom Eayrs, a family law attorney in Minneapolis, has documented the way factory farming giants are deploying deceptive practices, intimidation, and harassment to expand their facilities thro...
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Farmer Focus, a New Kind of Poultry Company from 2021-10-25T20:42:06
Corwin Heatwole, Founder and CEO of Farmer Focus, joins to talk about creating a whole new model for industrial chicken production: "farmer-focused", organic, and certified humane. How did he achie...
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Lab Grown Meat: A Deep Dive Into Viability from 2021-10-20T15:05:48
Deputy Editor of The Counter, Joe Fassler, joins the show to deconstruct his article on lab-grown meat; the economics, the infrastructure, and the viability...
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Poultry Farmer Blows the Whistle on Perdue from 2021-10-11T21:13:42
Rudy Howell, a long-time contract grower for Perdue spoke up. He got fired. He has something to say about the industry, along with Amanda Hitt from the Food Integrity Campaign/ Government Accountab...
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The Attack of the Superweeds from 2021-09-20T22:13:33
Journalist H. Claire Brown comes in to discuss the implications of her NY Times article on how weeds are outpacing science by half a decade. What will that mean for farmers? What will it cost consu...
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Defending Beef 2.0 from 2021-09-13T22:46:53
Author Nicolette Hahn Niman comes back to talk about her revised and expanded, Defending Beef: The Ecological and Nutritional Case for Meat.
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Biden takes aim at Consolidation and Monopolies from 2021-07-20T00:32:20
Mike Callicrate, activist and cattle rancher comes back to talk about the Executive Order signed by Biden that addresses long standing grievances in the animal agriculture sector, among others. Inc...
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JBS Pays 11Million in ransom to cybercriminals from 2021-06-22T02:14:14
Colonel John Hoffman of the Food Protection and Defense Institute has been advising companies and government on how to harden their cyber functions. Here he deconstructs how JBS came to be hacked a...
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The Climate Bill even Big Ag Loves from 2021-06-15T00:21:17
Mother Jones ag correspondent Tom Philpott deconstructs the boondoggle that is the new "climate bill" beloved by all who pollute. Dubbed "GROWING CLIMATE SOLUTIONS", this bill makes people like Jon...
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Water, the Commodity Trade? from 2021-05-25T01:50:32
Dr. Steve Suppan joins to discuss the very first futures contract for water, and the implications for the rest of us.
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Eating with the Ecosystem from 2021-05-17T23:20:54
Eating with the Ecosystem director Kate Masury joins to talk about encouraging chefs and consumers to appreciate underutilized species of fish, improving the fishing industry for fishermen, and a...
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The State of American Drinking Water from 2021-05-13T17:43:42
Legal expert Valerie Baron from Natural Resources Defense Council joins to discuss the existential threat to safe, available drinking water across the United States. Topics include The Clean Water ...
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More scandals in meatpacking from 2021-03-22T21:00:43
Leah Douglas reports on a Smithfield meatpacking plant in California whose negligence has exposed hundreds of workers to Covid, and thousands of people in the surrounding community.
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Just Eat! with Barry Estabrook from 2021-03-15T22:24:30
Award winning journalist Barry Estabrook shares his insights on the multibillion dollar industry that is the diet industry. Fascinating and funny.
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Migrant workers and the H2A visa Program from 2021-02-22T22:41:12
H2A visa workers, those who pick and harvest our food, are some of the most abused and least protected of all labor categories. David Bacon, author of a new report on the subject joins to describe...
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The latest on COVID-19 in food processing with Leah Douglas from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this update, Leah talks about her most recent piece for FERN detailing how numbers are underreported in meatpacking plants in North Carolina, and no agency is regulating them. Heritage Radio Ne...
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How one dairy farm beat the Covid business blues from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Wright's Dairy farm in northern Rhode Island INCREASED profitability during Covid. Huh?
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Episode 302: National Young Farmers Coalition from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Caitlin Arnold is National Regional Manager for the National Young Farmers Coalition. She is joined by Alicia Harvie from Farm Aid to discuss the challenges to new and beginning farmers The holida...
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Episode 291: Price Fixing in Poultry??? Really? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
FERN Reporter Leah Douglas discusses a recent article on how the poultry industry has been colluding for years on price fixing and wages.
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Episode 33: Paul Lightfoot, Ceo Of Brightfarms Urban Ag from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What could be more local than buying produce that was grown at your supermarket? On this weeks episode of Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is talking with Paul Lightfoot, CEO of BrightFarms. Brigh...
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Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food from Sustainable to Suicidal. from 2021-01-27T22:13:58
Mark Bittman, former NYTimes columnist and noted author joins to discuss his newest book
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Rebuilding dairy in Pennsylvania from 2021-01-18T22:33:54
Aaron DeLong of Pasa Sustainable Agriculture in PA will describe his organizations efforts to recharge and rebuild Pennsylvania's dairy industry
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USDA nominations; new legislation to support Black farmers from 2020-12-10T22:02:38
Tom Philpott from Mother Jones comes by to chat about who is in the running for the Secretary of Agriculture, and to discuss newly introduced legislation to recompense and support Black farming fam...
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Meat Industry gets its way on line speeds from 2020-11-30T20:31:41
Amanda Hitt from the Government Accountability Projects Food Integrity campaign comes back to talk about the increases in line speed jammed through by the industry and the Trump administration. Wha...
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How Biden is likely to react to Trump administration roll backs on protections for food and farming from 2020-11-23T21:22:47
The Counter's senior reporter Claire Brown joins Katy Keiffer to describe her team's predictions on rules rolled back by Trump. Their conversation covers topics as varied as SNAP, WOTUS (the EPA's ...
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Climate change and resiliency in agriculture from 2020-10-26T20:38:51
Reporter for Civil Eats, and Farm Report host and producer Lisa Held gives a look at what a Biden presidency might mean for addressing the impact of climate change on agriculture.
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Trump Administration Cancels USDA Wage Survey; Tens of Thousands of Farmworkers Will Suffer Massive Wage Cuts from 2020-10-19T20:27:34
As if being a farmworker could get any worse, the Trump administration, via USDA has killed a critical report that determines wages for farmworkers, all but guaranteeing even less income in the com...
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Weather and agriculture from 2020-09-28T21:14:48
Michigan Meteorologist and professor of Geography at MSU, Jeff Andreson, joins to talk about how changing weather patterns are affecting agricultural communities.
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OSHA fines big meatpackers. Are they kidding? from 2020-09-21T21:54:33
In our monthly roundup with Leah Douglas we talk about the recent fines levied on Smithfield and JBS by OSHA. Spoiler alert, they are barely even fines. Meanwhile the companies continue to see sign...
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Perious Bounty, a new book by Mother Jones reporter Tom Philpott from 2020-09-14T19:38:40
Tom Philpott returns to discuss his new book, Perilous Bounty, an examination of American Agriculture in our key food producing states.
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Monthly Roundup with Leah Douglas from 2020-08-17T19:31:09
FERN reporter Leah Douglas reviews the Covid Map for meatpackers, describes her oped in rebuttal to Smithfield and reviews the ag news
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Propagate Ventures, a new modeling tool to foster agroecology from 2020-07-23T15:21:15
Ethan Steinberg of Propagate Ventures describes a modeling tool to identify costs and rewards of adopting an agroecology style of farming.
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Roundup with Leah Douglas, FERN from 2020-07-16T20:16:22
Leah Douglas updates her map of COVID-19 in food workers, and discusses the lack of oversight on "depopulation" and its impacts on the environment.
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The Organization for Competitive Markets Weighs in on Cattle from 2020-06-24T00:52:48
The Interim Director of OCM, Ben Gotschall, talks about a moratorium on beef imports, consolidation in the industry, and improving the markets for American producers.
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What's the Real Scoop on the Cattle Industry? from 2020-05-12T14:33:08
Mike Callicrate, a Colorado rancher and activist joins to talk about the beef industry and COVID-19.
COVID-19 and Factory Farming; Science from 2020-04-15T15:48:49
Award-winning science writer Maryn McKenna joins the conversation to talk about the rumors around factory farming and COVID-19, vaccines, mutations, and food safety.
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How to Stay Afloat as a Small-Size, Family-Owned Restaurant During 'Rona Time from 2020-03-31T14:30:59
Derek Wagner owns two farm-to-table restaurants in Providence, RI. Keeping his family, his staff, and his purveyors going is the Sisyphean task he faces.
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Lisbon Eats from 2020-02-10T21:30:47
Sonia and Pedro own a small restaurant in one of the last remaining city markets in Lisbon. Food traditions, preparations, supermarket encroachment and generational attitudes are discussed.
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Episode 300: Workers rights in the Dairy Industry from 2019-11-25T19:00:02
Crispin Hernandez came up from Mexico to work in an upstate NY dairy with 10,000 cows. In 3 years he was transformed into an activist, participating in a successful lawsuit against the industry wit...
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Episode 299: Meat Animal Research Center; Blowing the Whistle on USDA with Dr. Jim Keen from 2019-11-18T23:26:06
NYT published a gagging expose of animal cruelty in 2015 at the behest of veterinarian and research scientist Jim Keen. In this episode he describes what they were doing and how we, the taxpayers, ...
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Episode 297: GRILLED with Leah Garces from 2019-10-28T18:06:06
Leah Garces joins the show to talk about her new book Grilled: Turning Adversaries into Allies to Change the Chicken Industry.
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Episode 296: WHAT IS ILSI? THE LOBBYING GROUP YOU NEVER HEAR from 2019-10-22T03:54
ILSI is a secretive lobbying group that is deployed by major food companies to push their agenda in legislative matters.
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Episode 295: Arizona is going dry from 2019-10-14T19:20
Arizona is a high producing agricultural state despite its desert conditions, and it relies obvuously on water from far away. Trouble is, it competes with other states for that same water. How to r...
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Episode 292: Rules Change in Pork Inspection from 2019-09-23T17:47:03
Amanda Hitt from the Government Accountability Project gives a long view perspective on the new rules in pork inspection, the industry's wet dream since 1997.
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Episode 289: Turning a silk purse from a sow's ear, or in this case from human urine to low cost fertilizer from 2019-06-24T16:19
The Rich Earth Institute is pioneering technology to capture and convert human urine into no/low cost fertilizer for agriculture. What will it take to make it universal?
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Episode 288: Agroforestry, an ancient concept with future implications from 2019-06-18T01:25
New interest in an ancient agricultural technnique brought together several thousand educators, scientists, and activists at a conference in France. With Erik Hoffner of Mongabay.com.
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Episode 286: Why is Chobani bailing out a school district in Rhode Island? from 2019-05-20T20:36
Margaret Read a food policy consultant for school districts explains why this national story about school lunch debt is a pretty common occurrence.
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Episode 285: Why is the USDA attacking the Economic Research Service? from 2019-05-13T18:38
Today we talk with Bryce Oates of the Daily Yonder. If you have been paying attention, there has been a fair amount of new about the proposed relocation of the ERS and NIFA, two agencies within the...
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Episode 283: The Heartland Forum with Art Cullen from 2019-04-15T18:29
Art Cullen, the Pulitzer Prize winning editor of Iowa's Storm Lake Times joins the show today to talk about the Democratic candidates whose panel he moderated recently at the Heartland Forum.
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Episode 280: Activists in Iowa push back on CAFOS from 2019-03-25T14:08
Meet Diane Rosenberg, an Iowa citizen who does more than her fair share in helping communities stave off the expansion of animal agriculture.
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Episode 279: Cape Fear is really scary from 2019-03-11T21:16
Larry Cahoon, PHD professor of Biology and Marine Biology takes us through the impacts of chemical dumping in the Cape Fear River in North Carolina
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Episode 278: Six months post Florence, how are North Carolina waterways managing their cleanup from 2019-02-25T20:17
Rick Dove, Senior Advisor to the Waterkeeper Alliance and Riverkeeper for the Neuse River comes back to describe the state response to the disastrous flooding caused by Hurricane Florence.
Episode 277: Building a New Generation of New York Farmers from 2019-02-18T20:20
Samantha Levy, regional policy manager for New York State joins Katy to talk about a new initiative called Farmland for a New Generation New York that works to bring access to land and knowledge to...
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Episode 276: How the Spaniards are pushing back against Industrial Meat from 2019-02-11T21:35
David Sanchez Carpio is the Spanish liaison to Food and Water Watch. In this episode he describes how rural communities push back against industrial animal ag with the help of NGOS like FWW
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Episode 275: Pork industry is growing by leaps and bounds in hog heavy Spain. What are activists doing about it? from 2019-01-28T22:17
Patricia de Rada from Compassion in World Farming, and Alberto Diez from Anda discuss how the industry is running roughshod over rural communities and traditional methods to ramp up their export b...
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Episode 274: Poultry Grower Eric Hedrick Gets his Day in Court from 2019-01-14T19:45
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 grow...
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Episode 273: The Battle To Do Good; Inside McDonalds Sustainability Journey from 2018-12-17T19:27
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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Episode 272: Ruminations from 2018-12-10T19:00
Host Katy Keiffer talks past and future shows.
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Episode 271: Panera's Supply Change from 2018-11-26T16:12
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...
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Episode 270: Chef Andrew Hunter and the Supply Chain from 2018-11-19T21:43
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 co...
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Episode 269: Corporate Responsibility toward Ag pollution and climate change from 2018-11-12T19:19
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 c...
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Episode 267: America's Agricultural water stinks! from 2018-10-22T14:18
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 ...
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Episode 266: Hurricane Florence, part 2 from 2018-10-15T15:33
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 ...
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Episode 264: Charting a new course for Agriculture from 2018-09-24T17:11
"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 e...
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Episode 263: Water Woes in Coatal Florida from 2018-09-10T17:26
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 ...
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Episode 262: National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Offers Its Take on What We Need in the Farm Bill from 2018-06-11T16:57
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 revitaliz...
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Episode 260: Chicken Business, Water Pollution, Farm Bill, and more with the Uber Knowledgeable Raj Patel from 2018-05-28T19:36
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 pol...
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Epsidoe 259: Why a Town in Kansas Prefers to Drink Bottled Water Rather Than Change Farming Practices from 2018-05-21T17:36
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 farmer...
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Episode 258: Water Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink! from 2018-05-14T16:55
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 wa...
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Episode 256: Not Everyone Sees the Trade War with China as a Threat to Farmers from 2018-04-16T17:21
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 A...
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Episode 254: Mike Weaver and the Organization for Competitive Markets from 2018-03-26T22:18
Mike Weaver is the president of the Organization for Competitive Markets, a group that supports small and medium size farms and meat producers in the face of the consolidation of American agricultu...
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Episode 253: Katy Keiffer Ruminates on Agricultural Issues, Including Monopolies, Price Fixing, and Consolidation and its Impacts from 2018-03-19T16:52
Understanding what really needs to be fixed to revive american agriculture seems to be more about policy than what we grow and how we grow it. Anti trust legislation, agricultural reform, and a bet...
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Episode 252: The Alternative to Dairy Farmers of America from 2018-03-12T17:27
Board member and lobbyist for the National Dairy Producers Organization, Gary Genske threads the needle on why the industry is falling apart and how Dairy Farmers of America and the USDA are presid...
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Episode 251: Organic Dairy Farming from 2018-02-19T17:56
Gary Hirshberg is a pioneer in developing a national market for an organic commodity, milk. His company began producing yogurt in 1985, after being a farming school for a few years. What is the fut...
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Episode 250: Just What Are the Economics of the Dairy Industry and Why Have They Gone So Wrong? from 2018-02-12T17:56
Professor Andy Novakovic takes listeners through the economics of the dairy industry and why milk prices have fallen below the price of production. What can small to medium size dairy farms do to s...
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Episode 248: Rhody Fresh Dairy Co-Op Forges a New Path for Small Farmers from 2018-01-29T18:11
Alex LaPrise explains how a small group of Rhode Island dairy farmers banded together to call their own shots. the challenges and the pitfalls of competing with the dairy industry as a small producer.
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Episode 247: Why the Dairy Industry is Crushing Dairy Farmers or Killing the Goose from 2018-01-22T18:11
Professor Peter Carstensen has made anti trust law his specialty, particularly as it pertains to the American Dairy Industry. He explains how a co-op model initiated decades ago to help dairy farme...
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Episode 246: Lorraine Lewandrowski from 2018-01-16T22:44
In the first episode of 2018, What Doesn’t Kill You launches a multipart series diving into the dairy industry. Today’s guest is a dairy farmer and environmental attorney in Herkimer County N.Y., L...
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Episode 245: The Center of the Plate with Alison Rabschnuk from 2017-12-18T18:03
Is plant-based meat really the meal of the future? Alison Rabschnuk, Director of Corporate Engagement for the Good Food Institute explains how this organization is supporting companies making huge ...
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Episode 244: Uprooting FDR's Great Wall of Trees from 2017-12-11T18:27
In the 1930's President Roosevelt responded to the tragedy of the dustbowl by planting millions of trees in what he called "shelterbelts". The trees were meant to hold water, as well as protect the...
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Episode 243: Cultivating the Next Generation: An Evaluation of the Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Program from 2017-11-27T17:56
As the farming population wanes, its essential to train up new ones, or we will be buying everything we eat from other countries. Juli Obudzinski is co-author on a new report about the Beginning Fa...
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Episode 242: Hunger in the Age of Trump from 2017-11-20T19:29
Trump's administration is taking aim at SNAP benefits, WIC benefits, watering down school lunch standards, and implementing draconian immigration policies. A distinguished panel led by Food and Env...
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Episode 239: Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science from 2017-10-23T16:28
Carey Gillam has spent over a decade researching and writing about Monsanto and Glyphosate the worlds most popular agro chemical. Her new book WhiteWash describes a perfect storm of collusion betwe...
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Episode 238: A Foodie's Guide to Capitalism: Understanding the Political Economy of What We Eat from 2017-10-16T18:08
The roots of our food system can be traced back multiple centuries according to author Eric Holt-Gimenez. In a far ranging discussion, just how intertwined food and capitalism is laid bare. The neo...
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Episode 235: Big Chicken from 2017-09-25T17:02
The latest from agro journalist Maryn McKenna, Big Chicken, should be rattling more than a few cages. Her exhaustive work on the rise of antibiotic resistant pathogens, largely thanks to the Americ...
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Episode 234: Wasted! The Story of Food Waste with Lydia Tenaglia from 2017-09-18T17:42
On this week's episode of ?What Doesn't Kill You?, Katy is joined by documentary filmmaker Lydia Tenaglia of Zero Point Zero Production to talk about Lydia's film Wasted! The Story of Food Waste. T...
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Episode 233: Food and Farm Discussion Lab – A Social Media Experiment from 2017-09-11T16:58
Marc Brazeau started the Food and Farm Discussion Lab several years ago to unite his many interests: agriculture, restaurants, social justice, and culinary education. The group grew to over 6,000 m...
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Episode 232: Chuck Abbott, Ag Insider from 2017-07-31T16:55
Chuck Abbott, the Ag Insider, gives up the skinny on Sam Clovis set to head up the Science Department at USDA, along with some opinions on Sonny Perdue and what he is likely to get up to. Plus, he ...
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Episode 231: Global Food Policy from 2017-07-24T16:52
Former Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food at the UN, and one of the masterminds behind Plate of the Union, Olivier de Schutter discusses food policy and politics at the global level.
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Episode 230: Monsanto gets BUSTED! from 2017-06-26T17:16
Journalist Carey Gillam has been rooting around in the glyphosate archives and comes up with some studies from 1985 that show tumors in mice, but those were neatly suppressed. Tune in to hear what ...
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Episode 229: The National Farmers Union Talks Farming from 2017-06-19T16:57
Tom Driscoll, Director of the NFU Foundation and Conservation Policy describes the biggest challenges facing farmers today. Whether its the 50% reduction in income projected for this year, or the m...
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Episode 228: 20 Questions with Marion Nestle from 2017-06-12T15:55
Twenty Questions with Marion Nestle. We celebrate her ten years of Food Politics, consider the Farm Bill, discuss school food, imagine a food policy, visit probiotics and wind up with an optimistic...
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Episode 226: Food in America from 2017-05-22T17:01
This week on ?What Doesn't Kill You?, host Katy Keiffer is joined in the studio by Andrew F. Smith, a writer and lecturer on food and culinary history. His latest book is the three volume set ?Food...
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Episode 225: Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life from 2017-05-15T16:30
In his quest to reveal the solutions beneath our feet, David Montgomery introduces us to innovative farmers who practice regenerative agriculture. Montgomery shows that restoring fertility to the l...
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Episode 222: Jeff Tripician of Niman Ranch from 2017-04-24T17:03
Jeff Tripician, general manager of Niman Ranch, gives a tour of their new line of charcuterie, a natural extension of the Niman commitment to sustainable farming. Along with the new line, Niman is ...
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Episode 221: What Will a 21% Cut to the USDA Mean to Young Farmers? from 2017-04-17T16:54
Executive Director of the National Young Farmers Coalition, Lindsay Lusher Shute explains the impact on young and beginning farmers should the Trump budget prevail. The barriers to entry in farming...
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Episode 220: Aquaculture, is it the future of a major food source? from 2017-04-10T16:30
Join Scott Nichols, founder of Food's Future and an expert in aquaculture as he explains the new technologies that will make aquaculture a more environmentally friendly, cost effective source of pr...
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Episode 218: Agricultural Justice and the New Food Economy from 2017-03-27T17:05
On this week's What Doesn't Kill You, host Katy Keiffer is joined by Joe Fassler and Sally Lee.
Joe Fassler is Senior Editor for New Food Economy, where he covers the politics, economics, ...
Episode 217: Des Moines Water Works Sued Upriver Counties for Polluting Municipal Water. Here Is What Happened. from 2017-03-20T16:53
Des Moines Water Works sued upriver counties for polluting municipal water. Here is what happened.
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Episode 215: Cattle Wars: David and Goliath from 2017-02-20T17:55
This week on ?What Doesn't Kill You?, host Katy Keiffer is joined by Mike Callicrate, a native of Evergreen, Colorado, who has spent his career as a farmer-rancher, business entrepreneur, and famil...
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Episode 214: American Fisheries, Challenges and Opportunities from 2017-02-13T17:46
This week on ?What Doesn't Kill You?, host Katy Keiffer is joined by Tim Fitzgerald, director of the Impact Division of Environmental Defense Fund’s Fishery Solutions Center – leading its global pr...
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Episode 212: The Food Movement Divided from 2017-01-30T17:55
In a recent article for Forbes magazine, journalist Nancy Huehengarth parses the divides within the progressive food movement between those that want immediate and complete change and those who wor...
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Episode 211: Sari Kamin of HRN's The Morning After from 2017-01-23T23:21
This week on ?What Doesn't Kill You?, host Katy Keiffer is joined in studio Sari Kamin. Also a host at Heritage Radio Network, today Sari is sitting on the guest's chair as she chats with Katy abou...
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Episode 210: Molly Anderson of Middlebury College from 2017-01-16T17:57
This week on What Doesn’t Kill You, host Katy Keiffer is joined by Molly Anderson. Anderson is part of the Food Studies program at Middlebury College in Vermont, where she teaches about hunger and ...
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Episode 208: Kathleen Merrigan and Sustainable Food Systems from 2016-12-12T17:54
What is a sustainable food system? Former undersecretary of the USDA, Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director of Sustainability at George Washington University talks about what's possible, what's hap...
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Episode 206: Biting the Hands that Feed Us with Baylen Linnekin from 2016-11-28T17:52
This week on What Doesn’t Kill You, host Katy Keiffer brings us an intriguing phone conversation with Baylen J. Linnekin, food lawyer and an adjunct professor at George Mason University Law School,...
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Episode 205: Jonathan Gelbard and The Grasslands Alliance from 2016-11-21T18:01
This week on What Doesn't Kill You, host Katy Keiffer is joined by Jonathan Gelbard, lead scientist at Grasslands Alliance and conservation scientist and sustainable agriculture specialist at Conse...
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Episode 204: Chef Evan Mallett from 2016-11-14T17:52
This week on ?What Doesn't Kill You?, Chef Evan Mallett brings an activist sensibility to cooking with his emphasis on biodiversity and promotion of local products. His new book Black Trumpet: A Ch...
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Episode 202: James Beard Foundation Award Winner Anna Lappe from 2016-10-31T16:53
This week on What Doesn't Kill You, host Katy Keiffer is joined on the line by Anna Lappé, an author and educator known for her work as an expert on food systems and as a sustainable food advocate....
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Episode 201: Talking Food System Innovations with Professor Emeritus John Ikerd from 2016-10-24T16:53
This week on What Doesn't Kill You, host Katy Keiffer is joined by John Ikerd, a visionary scholar and author who writes and speaks on issues related to sustainability with an emphasis on economics...
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Episode 200: Unravelling the TPP from 2016-10-17T16:52
Journalist David Dayen offers insights into the trade agreements being negotiated by the Obama Administration right now. The negotiations are conducted in secret, and are essentially deals worked o...
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Episode 198: Sugar Industry Threw Fat Under the Bus from 2016-09-26T17:06
Newly revealed documents show how the sugar industry skewed public perception toward fat and away from sugar as the source of obesity and health problems. Marion Nestle, currently writing a new boo...
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Episode 197: Corn: A New Crop Of Risks for Food Companies from 2016-09-19T16:48
This week on What Doesn't Kill You, Arlin Wasserman shows how reliance on corn relates to risk management and financial results in the food industry which has a direct impact on consumers in many w...
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Episode 196: Plate of the Union, Food Policy Change and the 2016 election from 2016-09-12T16:44
Join Dr. Ricardo Salvador, Food Policy Director for the Union of Concerned Scientists, as he parses out what food policy change means, where to start, and how politicians and consumers have respond...
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Episode 195: One Family Farm, Two Documentary Filmmakers from 2016-06-20T16:22
Today on What Doesn’t Kill You, Katy Keiffer speaks with Annie Speicher and Matt Wechsler, the two filmmakers behind Hourglass Films and a new documentary. Sustainable tells the story of a family f...
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Episode 194: What Is Really In That Packaging? Mike Schade Reviews the State of Food Packaging and How It Affects Our Health and the Environment from 2016-06-13T16:14
This week on What Doesn't Kill You, host Katy Keiffer welcomes Mike Schade of Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families.
Schade spearheads the Mind the Store campaign which aims to work with the n...
Episode 192: Talking Agriculture Smack with Tom Philpott from 2016-05-23T20:59
Katy Keiffer is once again joined by friend of the show, Tom Philpott on a new episode of What Doesn't Kill You. They chat about the Presidential race, the National Food Policy for the 21st Century...
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Episode 191: The Center for a Livable Future has a Food System Policy Program. What is it? from 2016-05-16T16:34
The Center for a Livable Future has a Food System Policy Program. What is it? Find out this week on What Doesn't Kill You. Katy Keiffer is joined by Bob Martin, currently the director of Food Syste...
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Episode 188: Seeds of Time from 2016-04-25T17:45
Tune into a brand new episode of What Doesn't Kill You as Katy Keiffer is joined by Sandy McLeod, director of Seeds of Time. Seeds of Time is a documentary about preserving our agricultural heritag...
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Episode 187: Trans-Pacific Partnership Talk from 2016-04-11T19:37
Will the Trans-Pacific Partnership bring to livestock agriculture? Listen to a couple of fire-breathing ranchers and activists duke it out on a brand new episode of What Doesn’t Kill You. Host Katy...
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Episode 186: Fast Food: The Good, the Bad and the Hungry from 2016-03-21T17:15
On this week's episode of What Doesn't Kill You, host Katy Keiffer is joined in the studio by Andrew F. Smith, a writer and lecturer on food and culinary history. Andrew serves as the general edito...
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Episode 185: Daisy Freund, Robert Hensley, and North Carolina’s “Anti-Sunshine” Law from 2016-03-14T17:04:58
On this weeks episode of What Doesnt Kill You, Katy welcomes Daisy Freund and Robert Hensley of the ASPCA to discuss North Carolinas Anti-Sunshine Law. A coalition of animal protection, consumer ri...
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Episode 183: FORKED: A New Standard for American Dining; an insiders view into the highest and lowest scoring restaurants for workers wages and benefits from 2016-02-29T17:53:28
Saru Jayaraman is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC United) and Director of the Food Labor Research Center at University of California, Berkeley. Af...
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Episode 182: Claire Benjamin, Food Policy Action, Plate of the Union from 2016-02-23T22:41
This week on What Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer is joined by Claire Benjamin, Executive Director of Food Policy Action. Food Policy Action was established in 2012 through a collaboration of nationa...
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Episode 181: The Trouble with Iowa, Corn, Corruption, and The Presidential Caucuses from 2016-02-15T18:12
On today’s episode of What Doesn’t Kill You, journalist Richard Manning shows the link between big agriculture and big money in politics. Manning is an environmental author and journalist, whose wo...
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Episode 178: Twilight Greenaway of Civil Eats from 2016-01-18T17:54:44
This week on What Doesnt Kill You, host Katy Keiffer is on the line with Twilight Greenaway, Managing Editor of Civil Eats. Civil Eats is a daily news source for critical thought about the America...
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Episode 177: Senator from Rhode Island to the US Congress, Sheldon Whitehouse from 2016-01-11T18:25:17
Is the fossil fuel industry too big to be held accountable by the US Government? Tune in for a spirited conversation on our government, the environment, lobbying mechanisms and how they work as Kat...
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Episode 175: Whistleblower Roundup News of 2015 from 2015-12-14T18:41:56
Blow the whistle with Amanda Hitt and Katy Keiffer on a brand new episode of What Doesnt Kill You. Amanda Hitt is the Director of The Government Accountability Projects Food Integrity Campaign (FIC...
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Episode 173: Why Aren’t Solar Powered Stoves Being Given a Green Light? from 2015-11-30T17:19:55
Why arent solar powered stoves being given a green light? This week on What Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer is joined by friend of the show and photojournalist Erik Hoffner. His articles and images a...
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Episode 172: Oxfam USA Assesses the American Poultry Industry from 2015-11-23T23:35:38
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 Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer discuss the report a...
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Episode 171: How Cider can Rule! from 2015-11-16T19:06:19
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 Merw...
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Episode 168: Frances Moore Lappé from 2015-10-26T17:12:14
Katy Keiffer is joined by the legendary activist and writer Frances Moore Lappé on an inspiring episode of What Doesnt Kill You. Frances More Lappé is the author or co-author of 18 books including ...
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Episode 167: Consumer Reports Issues a Blistering Report on Ground Beef supplies in the US. from 2015-10-19T16:39:59
This week on What Doesnt 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 the meat...
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Episode 165: Checkoff Funds, USDA and Follow the Money from 2015-09-28T16:43:48
The Other White Meat is dead. Just Mayo is.. not mayo? Tune in to a fascinating episode of What Doesnt Kill You as host Katy Keiffer talks about labeling, slogans and other issues in food with Park...
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Episode 164: Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning) from 2015-09-21T16:08:48
Are we winning the war against big soda? Dr. Marion Nestle says YES! Tune in to a brand new episode of What Doesnt Kill You as Katy Keiffer chats with Dr. Nestle about her latest book, Soda Politic...
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Episode 162: Water with Brooke Barton from 2015-07-27T17:29:47
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 Doesnt Kill You, Katy Ke...
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Episode 161: Pork Consolidation from 2015-07-13T16:46:33
When Katy Keiffer and Tom Philpott talk about the pork industry, you better listen. This week on What Doesnt Kill You, the two discuss JBSs acquisition of Cargill pork production and the impact tha...
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Episode 160: Blue Apron from 2015-06-29T16:36:52
This week on What Doesnt 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...
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Episode 159: Adam Eskin from 2015-06-22T16:40:40
This week on What Doesnt 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 f...
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Episode 156: Dr. Marion Nestle Returns from 2015-05-18T16:47:37
Dr. Marion Nestle is back on Heritage Radio! Tune in as she joins Katy Keiffer for a lively and spirited discussion on What Doesnt Kill You. Freshly back from visiting the USA Pavilion at the World...
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Episode 155: Labor and Drought with Lauren Markham from 2015-05-11T16:40:56
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 d...
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Episode 153: Pig Tales: An Omnivore’s Quest for Sustainable Meat from 2015-04-27T17:14:25
Barry Estabrook joins Katy Keiffer for this weeks episode of What Doesnt Kill You to discuss his latest book, Pig Tales: An Omnivores Quest for Sustainable Meat -- an eye-opening investigation of t...
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Episode 152: Fecal Engineering from 2015-04-20T16:25:55
This week on What Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer is talking about one of her favorite topics - fecal engineering! Shes joined by Craig Scott of Bion Environmental Technologies, a provider of compreh...
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Episode 151: Farming Insects for Human Consumption from 2015-04-13T16:47:41
Insects are the future, people! This week on What Doesnt Kill You, host Katy Keiffer continues her innovation series, chatting with Andrew Brentano, co-founder and COO of Tiny Farms, Inc. He is wor...
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Episode 149: TBD from 2015-03-30T17:05:38
This week on What Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer launches a series of shows that will spotlight innovative new businesses dealing with the challenges we face in feeding our burgeoning population. On...
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Episode 148: Favorite Topics and Trends from 2015-03-23T16:16:12
This week on What Doesnt Kill You Katy has no guest and decides to interview herself. She begins the show by addressing some of the major food issues that she has covered before the mainstream medi...
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Episode 147: Slave Labor & Thai Shrimp with Barry Estabrook from 2015-03-16T18:07:45
This week on What Doesnt Kill You Katy interviews two-time James-Beard-award winning author of Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit , Barry Estabrook. Bar...
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Episode 144: Hormel Goes HIMP from 2015-02-23T18:55:30
This week on What Doesnt Kill You, whistle blower Amanda Hitt returns to talk about the latest news on HIMP, a new meat inspection model heavily touted by industry, and heavily protested by former ...
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Episode 143: USDA takes a lesson from Dr. Mengele from 2015-02-16T17:50:21
This week on What Doesnt Kill You , award winning journalist Michael Moss deconstructs his recent NY Times story on abused animals at the hands of USDA researchers. This program was sponsored by Ro...
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Episode 141: No Carnitas at Chipotle? from 2015-01-19T19:29:41
Chipotle recently took Carnitas off the menu in over 600 restaurants. Why? Is this a watershed moment for the pork industry? Find out on a brand new episode of What Doesnt Kill You! Katy Keiffer is...
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Episode 140: Food Tank from 2015-01-12T20:26:36
On a thought provoking episode of What Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer is joined by Danielle Nierenberg, President of Food Tank (www.FoodTank.com) and an expert on sustainable agriculture and food is...
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Episode 138: The Urban School Food Alliance Announcement from 2014-12-23T00:18:38
Things are changing quickly in the chicken industry. The Urban School Food Alliance, a coalition of the largest school districts in the United States that includes New York City, Los Angeles, Chica...
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Episode 137: Labor Issues & Restaurant Work from 2014-12-15T20:18:57
Tune in to this weeks episode of What Doesnt Kill You for an in-depth conversation on labor issues in the restaurant industry. How do tipped wages affect workers? Why is there a labor shortage in t...
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Episode 134: Immigration, Food Chains & More from 2014-11-24T20:40:12
This week on What Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer is once again joined by journalist Tom Philpott for an insightful conversation on immigration, food chains and more! For five years, Tom Philpott ser...
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Episode 133: The Meat Industry with George Faison from 2014-11-17T20:46:26
Get ready for a soup-to-nuts conversation on the meat business on a brand new episode of What Doesnt Kill You, with Katy Keiffer. Shes joined by George Faison, partner and COO at DeBragga and Spitl...
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Episode 132: Food Industry Insights from 2014-11-10T17:28:29
This week on What Doesnt Kill You, host Katy Keiffer is getting insight on the food industry from Mel Coleman, Jr. of Niman Ranch. Niman Ranch, based in the San Francisco Bay area, raises livestock...
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Episode 130: The Chain: Farm, Factory, and the Fate of our Food from 2014-10-27T17:09:36
This week on What Doesnt Kill You, host Katy Keiffer is speaking with Ted Genoways who is the editor-at-large at OnEarth, the magazine of the Natural Resources Defense Fund. He has also contributed...
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Episode 129: Defending Beef from 2014-10-20T17:32:53
This week on What Doesnt Kill You, host Katy Keiffer is talking beef and welcomes guest Nicolette Hahn Niman to the program. Nicolette is a rancher, attorney, and writer. Much of her time is spent ...
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Episode 128: Antibiotics with Maryn McKenna from 2014-10-13T19:35:04
Antibiotic use in livestock is a topic that has been discussed many times on Heritage Radio Network, but this week on What Doesnt Kill You, journalist, author and blogger Maryn McKenna explains wha...
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Episode 127: Dr. Gail Hansen from 2014-09-29T15:55
Katy Keiffer and Dr. Gail Hansen dissect the new protocols on antibiotic use announced recently by Perdue on a brand new episode of What Doesnt Kill You. Gail is the Senior officer for Pews campaig...
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Episode 126: How a Fast Food Chain is Leading the Progressive Food Movement from 2014-09-22T19:58:45
Quick service restaurants are one of the most interesting case studies in sustainability and sourcing - and Chipotle is arguably the best in the business. Tune in to a brand new episode of What Doe...
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Episode 125: The New Standards for College Dining; Healthy, Sustainable & Delicious from 2014-09-15T20:15:08
Get ready to meet one of the hardest working people in institutional dining on a brand new episode of What Doesnt Kill You as Katy Keiffer is joined by Ken Toong, Executive Director of University o...
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Episode 123: Ag News with Tom Philpott from 2014-08-25T17:22:36
Katy Keiffer is back from Australia and in the studio for another episode of What Doesnt Kill You. Shes joined by writer Tom Philpott, the Food and Ag Correspondent for Mother Jones and the cofound...
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Episode 121: Domestic Seafood with Paul Greenberg from 2014-07-28T16:43:05
When it comes to the United States seafood industry, there is perhaps no better thinker and writer than Paul Greenberg. Hes this weeks guest on What Doesnt Kill You, as host Katy Keiffer picks his ...
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Episode 120: San Joaquin River Restoration Program from 2014-07-21T18:13:38
River restoration affects more than just the natural environment. On todays episode of What Doesnt Kill You, learn about one of the most essential restoration projects in the country right now, The...
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Episode 119: Burger Maker from 2014-07-14T18:18:27
If you eat burgers, chances are youve enjoyed one from Burger Maker. Their client list includes Five Guys, Cheesecake Factor, Fuddruckers and many many more. Born out of the Meatpacking District in...
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Episode 117: California Olive Oil from 2014-06-30T17:27:40
Get ready to go beyond the label as Katy Keiffer explores the world of olive oil on a new episode of What Doesnt Kill You. How has California emerged as an olive region? How can you spot fraudulent...
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Episode 116: The Carnivore’s Manifesto from 2014-06-23T17:40:51
This week on What Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer chats with Patrick Martins about his book, The Carnivores Manifesto: Eating Well, Eating Responsibly, and Eating Meat. The book features fifty ways t...
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Episode 115: Lethal But Legal with Nicholas Freudenberg from 2014-06-16T16:36
Nicholas Freudenberg is Distinguished Professor of Public Health at CUNYs School of Public Health at Hunter College. He is also co-director of the New York City Food Policy Center at Hunter College...
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Episode 112: Agriculture, Policy & Politics from 2014-05-19T18:33:04
What did we learn from the National Climate Assessment Report? What did the Farm Bill get wrong? What will we do when California runs out of water? Find out the answers to these questions and more ...
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Episode 111: Eating Insects from 2014-05-12T16:34:05
Get ready to be convinced that you should be eating insects! Pat Crowley, Founder of Chapul Bars, is this weeks guest on What Doesnt Kill You, and hes got his sights set on introducing bugs to the ...
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Episode 109: Beta Agonists in Livestock Production from 2014-04-28T16:25:40
What are beta agonists? Beta-agonists are a class of non-hormonal compounds fed to livestock. Why should we care? Well, for a number of reasons - including both animal and consumer safety. On this ...
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Episode 107: NRDC Challenges FDA Antibiotic Guidances from 2014-03-31T20:45:09
NRDC attorney Avinash Kar breaks down the news that drug companies have agreed to re-label antibiotics in compliance with recent FDA guidances on their usage in livestock agriculture. In a wide ran...
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Episode 106: Fish Farming from 2014-03-24T16:38:21
Fish farms are a growing industry - and there are plenty of issues to explore around the idea of growing fish. What are the environmental and sustainability concerns? Why does fish farming have suc...
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Episode 105: Big Pork with Ted Genoways from 2014-03-17T16:24:03
What does Hormel have to do with the water supply in Nebraska? What are the issues facing workers in the pork industry? Find out on a pork-themed episode of What Doesnt Kill You as Katy Keiffer cha...
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Episode 104: Chickenization with Christopher Leonard from 2014-03-10T15:26:11
The meat industry is becoming chickenized and its not a good thing. This week on What Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer talks to Christopher Leonard, author of The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of A...
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Episode 102: Tom Philpott & GMOs from 2014-02-24T17:40:11
On this weeks episode of What Doesnt Kill You, Katy speaks with Tom Philpott about GMOs. For five years, Tom served as a columnist, food editor, and senior food writer for the online environmental ...
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Episode 101: Windfall with McKenzie Funk from 2014-02-17T17:27:05
McKenzie Funk is one of the founding members of the journalism collective Deca. Since 2000, his reporting has taken him all over the United States and to dozens of countries on six continents. A Na...
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Episode 100: Daisy Freund on Poultry from 2014-02-10T18:51:05
Daisy Freund is the senior manager of the ASPCAs Farm Animal Welfare campaign. In her role, Daisy works to raise public awareness about factory farming practices and improve the lives of farm anima...
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Episode 98: Food Policy in the United States with Parke Wilde from 2014-01-27T18:01:02
Parke Wilde is Associate Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, USA. He has a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Cornell University. He is past chai...
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Episode 97: Supplements with Dr. Marion Nestle from 2014-01-20T17:21:30
This week on What Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer calls Dr. Marion Nestle to talk about dubious effectiveness of nutritional and dietary supplements. Dr. Nestle is Paulette Goddard Professor in the D...
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Episode 96: Sustainable McDonald’s with Joel Makower from 2014-01-13T17:33:24
Joel Makower is chairman and executive editor of GreenBiz Group Inc. and producer of GreenBiz.com. For 20 years, Joel has been a well-respected voice on business, the environment, and the bottom li...
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Episode 94: Sponsor a Family with St. John’s Bread & Life from 2013-12-22T20:07:28
This week on What Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer checks in with Christy Robb of St. Johns Bread and Life in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn to talk about holiday programs and volunteering. Tune in to learn more ...
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Episode 93: In Meat We Trust from 2013-12-15T23:18:27
This week on What Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer is joined via the phone lines by Maureen Ogle, author of In Meat We Trust to talk about the history and evolution of the meat industry in the United ...
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Episode 91: Salmonella, HIMP, & More with Bill Marler from 2013-11-24T23:05:06
Bill Marler is an accomplished personal injury lawyer and national expert on foodborne illness litigation. He began representing victims of food-borne illness in 1993, when he represented Brianne K...
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Episode 90: Alfredo Gomez on Inspection Models from 2013-11-17T18:14:19
J. Alfredo Gomez serves as a Director in the Natural Resources and Environment team of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). He is responsible for overseeing the teams work in environmen...
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Episode 89: Animal Ag & Welfare with Emily Meredith from 2013-11-10T18:50:52
This week on What Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer focuses on two separate reports, one by the Pew Commission and the other by the Animal Agriculture Alliance, regarding the state of animal agricultur...
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Episode 87: Salt Sugar Fat with Michael Moss from 2013-10-27T17:44:50
Learn about the science and economics behind snack foods with Michael Moss, author of Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us, on this weeks edition of What Doesnt Kill You. Katy Keiffer chat...
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Episode 85: Food Date Labeling with Dana Gunders from 2013-09-29T17:47:55
This week on What Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer is talking expiration date labeling with Dana Gunders of the Natural Resources Defense Council. Recently, the NRDC and The Harvard Food Law and Polic...
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Episode 84: The Gulf’s Dead Zone with Paul Greenberg from 2013-09-22T17:36:58
This week on What Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer talks with Paul Greenberg about the state of fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. Paul is the author of the James Beard Award winning New York Times bestse...
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Episode 83: SNAP Judgment with Jane Black from 2013-09-15T20:00:37
Jane Black is a journalist who covers food politics, trends and sustainability issues. Her column, Smarter Food, appears monthly in the Washington Post and her work appears regularly in the New Yor...
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Episode 81: Arsenic & Food with Dr. Urvashi Rangan from 2013-08-18T16:53:16
Arsenic in our food supply? This week on What Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer checks in Dr. Urvashi Rangan regarding the prevalence of arsenic in food products like rice, apple juice, and poultry. Ur...
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Episode 80: Robert Gould, Physicians for Social Responsibility from 2013-08-11T16:26:48
Hospital food has a pretty awful reputation, and the Physicians for Social Responsibility are working on new procurement opportunities that include small farmers and focus on anti-biotic free meat....
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Episode 78: Green Town USA & Thomas Fox from 2013-07-28T17:43:30
On this weeks episode of What Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer is talking with Thomas Fox about sustainable building practices. Thomas Fox writes on far-ranging interests, among them sustainability an...
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Episode 77: Smithfield with Raoul Baxter from 2013-07-21T17:50:02
Katy Keiffer is discussing the sale of Smithfield to Shuanghui International Holdings on this weeks episode of What Doesnt Kill You with meat industry insider Raoul Baxter. What makes this deal any...
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Episode 76: Paul Willis, Manager of Niman Ranch Pork Company from 2013-07-14T17:18:59
On this weeks episode of What Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer is joined by Paul Willis, Manager of Niman Ranch Pork Company, former Peace Corps volunteer, father, grandfather, husband, community advo...
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Episode 75: Antibiotics with Dr. Scott Hurd from 2013-06-30T18:40:10
Today on What Doesnt Kill You, Dr. Scott Hurd, Associate Professor and Director of the Food Risk Modeling and Policy Laboratory at Iowa State Universitys College of Veterinary Medicine in Ames, Iow...
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Episode 74: Animal Welfare with Emily Meredith from 2013-06-23T17:18:33
Emily Meredith is back for this weeks episode of What Doesnt Kill You! Emily is the communications director for the Animal Agriculture Alliance. Established in 1987, the Animal Agriculture Alliance...
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Episode 73: East Coast Shellfish with Bob Rheault from 2013-06-16T17:46:55
Katy Keiffer talks east coast shellfish with Bob Rheault on this weeks edition of What Doesnt Kill You. Bob Skid Rheault was president of Moonstone Oysters in Narragansett, RI for 26 years. He has ...
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Episode 70: Janet Riley of the American Meat Institute from 2013-05-26T17:55:08
Janet Riley is the senior VP, Public Affairs and Professional Development for the American Meat Institute. In her role, she develops public information and issue management strategy, manages press ...
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Episode 69: Tom Colicchio on Antibiotics from 2013-05-19T17:22:32
Tom Colicchio, the face of Top Chef and Craft Restaurant, is talking antibiotics in the food system on this weeks What Doesnt Kill You. Katy Keiffer calls up Tom to talk about how he good involved ...
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Episode 68: Ten Years of Food Politics with Dr. Marion Nestle from 2013-05-12T19:55:08
Dr. Marion Nestle joins Katy Keiffer for this weeks What Doesnt Kill You to talk about the tenth anniversary of her seminal book, Food Politics. Tune into this episode to hear Dr. Nestle and Katy t...
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Episode 66: The Way of All Flesh from 2013-04-28T17:24:31
What goes into meat inspection? Find out on another informative episode of What Doesnt Kill You, as Katy Keiffer chats with Ted Conover, the author of five books, most recently The Routes of Man, a...
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Episode 65: Hank Cardello on Obesity & Health from 2013-04-21T20:16:09
Hank Cardello mixes business and health. This week on What Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer chats with Hank about calories and obesity. Hank is chief executive officer of 27ºNorth, a consulting firm ...
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Episode 64: Hip4Kids from 2013-04-14T20:13:17
Chris Daly is getting parents and children in touch with nutrition! This week on What Doesnt Kill You, Katy Keiffer sits down with Chris to discuss his non-profit, Hip4Kids. Chris founded Hip4Kids,...
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Episode 63: Paul Shapiro, Vice President, Farm Animal Protection for the Humane Society of the United States from 2013-03-31T18:08:07
Paul Shapiro is Katy Keiffers guest on this weeks installment of What Doesnt Kill You to talk about animal welfare and ag gag laws. Paul is the Vice President, Farm Animal Protection for the Humane...
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Episode 62: Human Medicine & The Food Supply with Dr. Richard Raymond from 2013-03-24T20:21:07
In 2005, after a long career in family medicine and as Nebraskas chief medical officer, Dr. Raymond was appointed Under Secretary for Food Safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For the next...
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Episode 61: A Place at the Table from 2013-03-17T17:52:53
49 million people in the U.S. - one in four children - dont know where their next meal is coming from, despite our having the means to provide nutritious, affordable food for all Americans. Todays ...
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Episode 60: Foodopoly with Wenonah Hauter from 2013-03-10T17:25:31
Tune in for an in-depth conversation on food politics as Katy Keiffer chats with Wenonah Hauter, the Executive Director of Food and Water Watch. She has worked extensively on food, water, energy an...
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Episode 58: Waste Water with Jim Pynn from 2013-02-24T18:25:56
What happens to our waste water and how does it get cleaned? Find out on Straight, No Chaser as Katy Keiffer chats with Jim Pynn, Superintendent at the Newton Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. Get ...
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Episode 57: “All Natural” with Nathanael Johnson from 2013-02-17T21:24:43
Will natural health and medicine practices save the world? On this weeks episode of Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer chats with freelance journalist Nathanael Johnson about everything from microbe...
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Episode 56: Ag Gag Laws with Emily Meredith from 2013-02-10T21:50:44
Emily Meredith and Katy Keiffer talk about monitoring slaughter facilities and ag gag laws on this weeks Straight, No Chaser. Emily Meredith is the communications director for the Animal Agricultur...
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Episode 54: Superbugs with Maryn McKenna from 2013-01-27T22:40:39
Maryn McKenna is talking resistant bacteria with Katy Keiffer on this weeks Straight, No Chaser! Maryn is an independent journalist and author who specializes in public health, global health and fo...
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Episode 53: Nanotechnology with Heather Millar from 2013-01-20T18:37:39
What is nanotechnology? Find out with Heather Millar, an award-winning freelance magazine writer and author who has covered science, health, and technology for twenty years, contributing to magazin...
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Episode 52: Fracking & Health with Elizabeth Royte from 2013-01-13T18:39:26
Katy Keiffers guest on todays Straight, No Chaser is Elizabeth Royte. Elizabeth is the author of Bottlemania: How Water Went On Sale and Why We Bought It; Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash...
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Episode 50: Sugar with Cristin Couzens & Dr. Marion Nestle from 2012-12-16T22:52:20
This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is joined in the studio by guest co-host Dr. Marion Nestle! Dr. Nestle is Paulette Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and...
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Episode 47: Lily Kelly of Global Green USA & the Coalition for Resource Recovery from 2012-11-18T23:45:05
Today on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is joined in the studio by Lily Kelly. Lily Kelly is the Interim Director for Global Green USAs New York Office and the Coalition for Resource Recovery. P...
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Episode 46: Disaster Relief with Christy Robb of St. John’s Bread & Life from 2012-11-11T18:44:53
This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is joined in the studio by Christy Robb, the Director of Food Services at St. Johns Bread and Life in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. Today, Katy and Christy are ...
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Episode 45: Antibiotics in Food Animal Production with Dr. James Johnson from 2012-10-28T18:47:47
On this weeks episode of Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is talking with Dr. James Johnson. James R. Johnson, M.D. is Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota, Director of the Infecti...
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Episode 44: Erik Cutter on Hydroponics and Vertical Farming from 2012-10-21T21:37:25
On this episode of Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is talking with Erik Cutter of AlegrÃa Farms and EnvironIngenuity. Tune into this episode to her Eric discuss the water retention benefits of c...
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Episode 43: Dr. Richard Raymond of the Food Safety and Inspection Service from 2012-10-14T19:11:02
Today on Straight, No Chaser Katy Keiffer is on the phone with Dr. Richard Raymond. In 2005 after a long career in family medicine, Dr. Raymond was appointed Under Secretary for Food Safety at the ...
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Episode 41: Jean Halloran of Consumers Union: Trader Joe’s, Antibiotics, & MRSA from 2012-09-30T18:33:53
Jean Halloran rejoins Katy Keiffer on this weeks installment of Straight, No Chaser. Jean has worked on food safety and sustainability issues at in the Yonkers Office of Consumers Union for the las...
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Episode 40: Barf Blog with Professor Doug Powell from KSU from 2012-09-23T17:46:12
Food borne illness is the theme on this weeks episode of Straight, No Chaser as host Katy Keiffer welcomes Doug Powell to the program. Doug is a food scientist and creator of an online repository o...
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Episode 39: Animal Handling with Dr. Temple Grandin from 2012-09-16T22:10:37
Katy Keiffer continues her investigation of the cattle industry on this weeks Straight, No Chaser with Dr. Temple Grandin. Dr. Grandin is a leading expert in animal handling and psychology, a profe...
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Episode 37: Season One Recap from 2012-07-29T22:55:57
This marks the end of Straight, No Chasers first season! Congratulations to our host, Katy Keiffer! Each week, Katy offers insight into the world of food politics and policy, focusing on topics lik...
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Episode 36: St. John’s Bread and Life from 2012-07-22T19:57:14
This week on Straight, No Chaser host Katy Keiffer takes on the crisis of hunger with guest Anthony Butler, Executive Director of St. Johns Bread and Life. Learn about how the federal cuts of the R...
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Episode 35: Author Lynne Curry, “Pure Beef” from 2012-07-15T22:20:48
On this weeks episode of Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is talking cattle and beef with Lynne Curry, author of Pure Beef: An Essential Guide to Artisan Meat with Recipes for Every Cut. Hear Katy...
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Episode 32: Benjamin Solotaire And Caitlin Salemi Of The Nyc Food And Farm Bill Working Group ; Farm Bill from 2012-06-24T20:17:34
On this weeks episode of Straight, No Chaser, were talking about the 2012 Farm Bill. Katy Keiffer is joined in the studio by Benjamin Solotaire of the Brooklyn Food Coalition and the NYC Food and F...
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Episode 31: Raoul Baxter ; Cattle Industry Expert from 2012-06-17T20:22:05
Welcome to another episode of Straight, No Chaser! On this weeks installment, Katy Keiffer is talking with Raoul Baxter of R.J.B. World Wide, and formerly of Smithfield Foods Company. Todays theme ...
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Episode 30: Tim Fitzgerald of The EPA : Sustainable Seafood from 2012-06-10T19:26:37
On this weeks episode of Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is on the phone with Tim Fitzgerald. Tim currently directs EDFs sustainable seafood program, and specializes in the intersection of enviro...
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Episode 28: Dr. Dickson Despommiers: Vertical Farming from 2012-05-20T17:27:27
This week on Straight, No Chaser Katy Keiffer has an in-depth conversation about vertical farming with Dr. Dickson Despommier, the author of The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century...
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Episode 27: Public Health Advocate And Attorney Michele Simon from 2012-05-13T17:27:02
This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer chats with Michele Simon, a public health lawyer who has been researching and writing about the food industry and food politics since 1996. She specia...
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Episode 25: Author Jennifer Cockrall from 2012-04-29T17:08:43
This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer talks urban agriculture with Jennifer Cockrall-King, author of Food and the City: Urban Agriculture and the New Food Revolution, a tour of urban agric...
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Episode 24: Greenmarket NYC & Farmers Market Coalition from 2012-04-22T17:29:22
This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is joined by Michael Hurwitz, Executive Director of Greenmarket NYC and Stacy Miller, Executive Director of The Farmers Market Coalition. Together the...
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Episode 23: Author Marion Nestle, “Why Calories Count” from 2012-04-15T17:25:50
This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer chats with one of our generations great food thinkers, Dr. Marion Nestle. Marions latest book, Why Calories Count, explores the essential measurement ...
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Episode 21: Mark Dunlea of Hunger Action Network Of Nys: Farm Bill from 2012-03-25T17:26:57
This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer chats with Mark Dunlea about everything current in US Food Policy. Mark is Executive Director of Hunger Action Network of NYS, for which he has worked...
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Episode 20: Steve Jenkins: Fairway Market, Michelle Buster, Forever Cheese from 2012-03-18T18:11:20
This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer sits down to chat with Steve Jenkins of Fairway Market and Michele Buster of Forever Cheese to have an in-depth conversation on the import/export proc...
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Episode 19: ALBC And Farmers Veteran Coalition, Returning Vets In Agriculture from 2012-03-11T17:27:34
This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer chats with Jeannette Beranger of the American Livestock Breed Conservancy and Chris Ritthaler of the Farmer Veteran Coalition. Tune in and hear how th...
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Episode 17: Jessica Donze Black, Pew Health Group: Healthy School Food from 2012-02-26T18:55:06
There are few topics more important in this country than the health of our children, and this week on Straight, No Chaser host Katy Keiffer chats with Jessica Donze Black, project director for the ...
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Episode 16: Organic Seed Growers Vs Monsanto from 2012-02-20T17:55:14
In this very important and very timely episode of Straight No Chaser host Katy Kieffer talks with farmer Jim Gerritsen who is the President of the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association, which ...
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Episode 15: Food Safety Attorney Bill Marler: Raw Milk from 2012-02-12T18:28:23
This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer has an in-depth conversation on raw milk and food borne illness with Bill Marler, the managing partner of the Seattle law firm Marler and Clark, and a...
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Episode 13: Michael Conard Of Urban Design Lab : Food Systems And Urban Agriculture from 2012-01-29T18:36:41
This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is joined by Michael Conard, the Assistant Director of the Urban Design Lab. Tune in for an intense discussion on re-imagining regional and nationaliz...
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Episode 12: Chuck Jolley, Cattle Industry Expert, Pink Slime from 2012-01-22T18:29:41
Youve heard about it, youve seen it, but what IS pink slime? This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is joined by meat industry expert and president of The Meat Industry Hall of fame Chuck J...
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Episode 11: Michael Conard Of Urban Design Lab : Food Systems And Urban Agriculture from 2012-01-15T18:43:06
You may think youve had extra virgin olive oil, but theres a good chance you havent. Tune in to an informative episode of Straight, No Chaser as Katy Keiffer chats with Tom Mueller, author of Extra...
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Episode 9: Author Sam Fromartz; Food And Environmental Reporting Network from 2011-12-18T18:33:30
This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy is joined by the new Editor-in-Chief of the Food and Environment Reporting Network. Sam discusses how food writing and blogging has changed over the years and...
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Episode 8: Nrdc And As You Sow, Nanotechnology In Food from 2011-12-11T18:23:20
What is nano technology and how does it relate to food? Tune in to a scientific episode of Straight, No Chaser and find out about how things like nano silver in food packaging can potentially be ha...
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Episode 6: Author Alex Prud’homme, “The Ripple Effect” from 2011-11-20T18:48:45
Water is the defining resources of the 21st century. Learn more about our water supply and why the issues surrounding our reserves are so important on an informative episode of Straight, No Chaser ...
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Episode 5: Author Ben Hewitt;” Making Supper Safe” from 2011-11-13T18:24:14
Food Safety is the theme on this weeks episode of Straight, No Chaser hosted by Katy Keiffer. Listen in as she speaks with Ben Hewitt, author of Making Supper Safe: One Mans Quest to Learn the Trut...
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Episode 3: Occupy Against Big Food from 2011-10-30T18:39:43
On this weeks edition of Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is joined by food activists Erika Lade and Kristin Wartman to discuss yesterdays Occupy Against Big Food Rally. Tune in and find out more ...
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Episode 2: Catskill Mountain Keeper Wes Gillingham, Hydrofracking from 2011-10-23T20:12:05
The hydrofracking debate is as important as ever and host Katy Keiffer speaks about our water supply with Wes Gillingham of Catskill Mountain Keeper on the 2nd installment of Straight, No Chaser. L...
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Episode 1: Cookbook Authors Kathy Gunst, Katherine Alford, and Libbie Summers from 2011-10-16T17:39:58
Straight, No Chaser debuts! Tune in as Katy Keiffer starts the show off right with three talented food personalities and cookbook authors. Hear from Katy Gunst, author of “Notes from a Maine Kit...
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Episode 1: Cookbook Authors Kathy Gunst, Katherine Alford, and Libbie Summers from 2011-10-16T17:39:58
Straight, No Chaser debuts! Tune in as Katy Keiffer starts the show off right with three talented food personalities and cookbook authors. Hear from Katy Gunst, author of Notes from a Maine Kitchen...
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Episode 1: Cookbook Authors Kathy Gunst, Katherine Alford, and Libbie Summers from 2011-10-16T17:39:58
Straight, No Chaser debuts! Tune in as Katy Keiffer starts the show off right with three talented food personalities and cookbook authors. Hear from Katy Gunst, author of “Notes from a Maine Kit...
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