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Jess Conard, Beyond Plastics, discusses the anniversary of the toxic Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, OH.
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that one year ago the community of East Palestine Ohio was poisoned by a Norfolk Southern train derailment and the resulting purposefu...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Jennifer Wilkins, Ph.D., RD, leader in sustainable, community-based food systems, discusses the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) serves more than 40 million Americans, or about 1 in 8 people living in pove...

Bought by KVNF and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Dec 07, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Andrew Whelton, Ph.D., discusses the environmental disaster resulting from the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, OH.
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that the Feb. 3rd, 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine OH resulted in chemically-contaminated air and water that ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Nov 02, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
05-18: Social Medicine: Restoring Public Health by Changing Society, 9/13/2023
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Rupa Marya, Credit: Nikki Ritcher
We are told that our personal health is our individual responsibility based on our own choices. Yet, the biological truth is that human health is d...

  • Added: Sep 05, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
Eric Hecht, MD, MPH, PhD, discusses the negative impacts of ultra-processed food on mental health.
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that consuming ultra-processed foods harms both our physical and mental health? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Aug 24, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Conversations: Philip Zelikow
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Conversations
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Emily speaks with historian, attorney, and diplomat Philip Zelikow about the investigative report Lessons from the Covid War, authored by the COVID...

  • Added: May 15, 2023
  • Length: 01:08:16
Of Course, Fortification
From: Jonathan Nellermoe
Caption: WHA75 "Walk the Talk", Field Recording, Credit: Kate, Partners in Health
An audio producer falls into step with a global advocacy campaign at the very moment it rises to call for mandatory action to fortify staple foods ...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2023
  • Length: 04:00
Laura Vandenberg Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that industries use a variety of tactics to manipulate public opinion about products that can harm our health and environment? Join Fo...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Dec 30, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Psycology of the Covid-19 Health Crisis. A look at Mental Health and Media Use with Clinical Psycologist Dr Russell Bourne
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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The Psycology of the Covid-19 Health Crisis. A look at Mental Health and Media Use with Clinical Psycologist Dr Russell Bourne. In practice for ove...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Feb 13, 2021
  • Length: 27:00
  • Purchases: 1
Brian Ronholm Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that “One Health” is a valid, interdisciplinary approach to public health that connects human, animal, and environmental health? Join ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Dec 18, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Kim E. Richman Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that litigation can help drive legislation? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her intervie...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 28, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
S2 Ep 6: Treating addiction from the ER
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Series: Finding Fixes Season Two
Caption: Justina Bauthues (center) poses for a photo with her parents, Lisa and Tom Hilton.
A new approach is linking people with addiction to drug treatment, instead of just sending them out the door when they’re well again. Two doctors, ...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2020
  • Length: 28:04
S2 Ep 3: Treating Chronic Pain
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Series: Finding Fixes Season Two
Caption: Physical therapist, Dr. Timothy Zepelak, meets with patient Kimberly Bergrud at Swedish Hospital in Seattle on her first day in the Structured Functional Restoration Program for people with chronic pain., Credit: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
On this episode we zoom out and get a more complete picture of chronic pain, so we can understand where opioids fit in. We find out about one solu...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2020
  • Length: 29:56
S2 Ep 2: Treating acute pain to prevent opioid dependence
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Series: Finding Fixes Season Two
Caption: Megan and Scarlett coming home from the hospital, Credit: The Swarners
Washington State law around opioid prescribing has recently changed. Reporter Eilís O’Neill follows a couple, Megan and Ben, through the birth of t...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2020
  • Length: 19:04
Food Sleuth Radio, Terry Spence Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that the American Public Health Association has called for a moratorium on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) because of r...

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  • Added: Jan 16, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ep 5: Fighting the opioid epidemic in jails
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Series: Finding Fixes Season One
Caption: Medical Staff in the Snohomish County Jail., Credit: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Opioid withdrawal is like the worst flu you’ve ever had. Now, imagine you’re responsible for dozens of people as sick as can be. What do you do? ...

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  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 28:33
  • Purchases: 1
Ep 4: Social workers and police team up to fight the opioid epidemic
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Series: Finding Fixes Season One
Caption: Social worker Lauren Rainbow and police reaching out to man who may be struggling with addiction., Credit: Leah Nash for Finding Fixes
Marshmallows in Kevlar and a foul-mouthed social worker. Coffee dates, mac n’ cheese, and body wash. The county reimagines police work and helps hu...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 30:07
Ep 3: Treating the opioid epidemic like a natural disaster
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Series: Finding Fixes Season One
Caption: Sheriff Ty Trenary, Credit: Leah Nash for Finding Fixes
Addiction hits home for the top dog of a disaster-prone county. An old-school cop gets a wake-up call and learns “handcuffs and a trip to jail” jus...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 26:39
Ep 2: Reversing opioid overdoses with Narcan
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Series: Finding Fixes Season One
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A life lost, a life saved. The main character of this episode isn’t a person. It’s a nasal spray. Naloxone (aka Narcan) saves lives from opioid ove...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 23:51
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Gabriel Scarlett Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that powerful photojournalism can drive public policy to protect public health and promote social and environmental justice? Join Foo...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Jul 25, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Andy “Cotton” Sarjahani Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that an industrial hog farm was permitted in our national Buffalo River watershed? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitia...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Aug 11, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, George Leventhal Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that the citizens of Montgomery County Maryland passed an ordinance banning county-wide use of “cosmetic” pesticides in public and pri...

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  • Added: Jul 07, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Cactus Water Filter
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Cross-section of a prickly pear cactus, Credit: Susanne Bard
The drought-defying interior of the prickly pear cactus holds a secret to purifying water.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KENW, and WLPR


  • Added: Mar 23, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Measles vs. the Immune System
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Measles vaccination in Ethiopia., Credit: UNICEF Ethiopia Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND 2.0, via flickr
The measles vaccine protects the immune system from other infectious diseases.

Bought by KENW, KMXT, and WLPR


  • Added: May 08, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Food Sleuth Radio, Anita Poeppel Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the drift of spray and dust from pesticide applications can expose people, wildlife, and the...

Bought by WRGY


  • Added: Mar 26, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1