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Caption: Jennifer Vervrier
This week on Sea Change Radio, we are talking about green beer, and it’s not even St. Patrick’s Day. First we talk with Jennifer Vervrier, the Dire...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 09, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: A big, metal gate designed in 1914 to protect Cairo, Ill., from flood waters marks the entrance to the town. Today, Cairo's population has dwindled to about 2,800 due in large part to floods, evacuations and a suffering economy., Credit: Kristofor Husted
For years, some small towns and farmers along the Mississippi River have been battling each other over a flood project set up by the U.S. Army Corp...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2015
  • Length: 06:08
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Is it really more expensive for restaurants and institutions to purchase and serve locally-sourced food, thereby strengthening the local economy? ...

Bought by KRZA and WRGY


  • Added: Apr 09, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Duncan Ley on MIW, Credit: Oddua Productions
With Akeisha Johnson, life coach and your show host, this episode Duncan will chat about his experiences as a small business owner and how he is Ma...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2015
  • Length: 20:21
Caption: Tanya Holland, Brown Sugar Kitchen
What's it take to succeed in a competitive restaurant market? In a $683 billion industry, less than 5% of restaurant owners are women. Tanya Hollan...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WRIR


  • Added: Mar 27, 2015
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 2
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At a full-service restaurant you know the drill. You eat your food, you get your bill, and then you calculate the tip. But not at Sous Beurre Kitch...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2015
  • Length: 09:06
Caption: The Ice Cream Bar, Credit: Thomas Hawk
Juliet Pries, the owner of the Ice Cream Bar in Cole Valley, talks about the massive red tape she had to deal with to open her business.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2015
  • Length: 04:06
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We've all heard that we shouldn't shop for groceries when we're hungry because we'll buy more than we need. But now it looks like hunger might affe...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 11, 2015
  • Length: 45:27
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Pigs at Rocklands Farm go hog wild over spent grain., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
The growth of the craft beer industry is proving to be a win-win: both for brewers, and for pigs.

Bought by WABE and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Feb 27, 2015
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
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Today's show features an audio postcard of Seattle's Pike Place Market.

Bought by KZSC and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Rosa Robinson turns out cupcakes and other confections for Sweet Dreams Bake Shop, Credit: Sukey Lewis
Sky-high rents, Google buses and gentrification are all buzzwords around the Bay Area. But that is not the case in the city of Richmond. With unemp...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 05:59
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Imagine that you’re a farmer and you’ve just lost your crop due to pesticide drift from a neighboring farm. Who do you think should be responsible ...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Nicolette Hahn Niman
Livestock, especially cattle, are Public Enemy Number One. That’s been the perceived wisdom for decades. It’s thought that cattle erode soils, poll...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 19, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Everyone's familiar with local laws that don't seem to make sense. In Tennessee, it’s illegal for grocery stores to sell wine, but legal to ride in...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 07, 2014
  • Length: 15:46
  • Purchases: 1
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Steele Lorenz, a 2010 graduate of the U of MN Carlson School of Management, co-founded MyRain, a business that helps small farmers in India become ...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2014
  • Length: 19:03
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A story about the value of a different kind of "sharing a meal" and a small North Dakota town’s unusual effort to save its only café. Like a lot of...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2014
  • Length: 05:50
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Clark Wolf has consulted to restaurants, hotels, and just about every type of venue where people gather to enjoy food. Part of his job is to think ...

Bought by Radio New Zealand, WABE, PRX Remix, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Oct 02, 2014
  • Length: 17:10
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Fadi Jaber brought his American bakery concept from the Middle East to the US., Credit: Sugar Daddy's Bakery
Opening a classic American-style bakery in the heart of the Middle East might not be the easiest endeavor, but that didn't stop entrepreneur Fadi J...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2014
  • Length: 06:50
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“Why would you need toxins to have a healthy food supply?” asks Mary Jo Forbord, a registered dietitian, organic farmer, and former executive direc...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
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Can you explain the difference between a food trend and a fad? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her i...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
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Organizing the Maine Lobstering Union

Bought by WMPG and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 19, 2014
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 2
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How much do you know about the living conditions and wages of the people who pick, process and prepare your food? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 25, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Albeit a centerpiece both in form and function, the cuisine at our favorite restaurant is just plain food if not paired with conversation, company,...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2014
  • Length: 28:35
Caption: Duke Ellington and his band, Credit: Photo by Michael Ricci
Auburn Avenue was at one time known as Wheat Street. In 1893, a group of white citizens went to the city council and petitioned to change the name...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2014
  • Length: 23:40
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When you imagine the built environment, the places that shape a city's culture, you probably think about stadiums and parks, skyscrapers and museum...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 15:06