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With real economic benefits and perceived environmental ones, local food has been branded as an ethical alternative to the mass-produced variety. B...
- Added: Oct 16, 2012
- Length: 02:10
Across the country, a renaissance of local food, local farming and place based culinary traditions is taking hold. Yet, something small, critically...
- Added: Aug 07, 2012
- Length: 28:57
This wraps up our three-part series Blood, Sweat, and Tears. First, how it feels to lose your ability to cry; then why onions bring on the waterworks.
- Added: Jul 11, 2012
- Length: 15:05
The U.S. House of Representatives voted this week to destroy the program that has enabled the recovery of six endangered species through a successf...
- Added: May 21, 2012
- Length: 05:25
The story of the late Dr. Robert Baker, famous food scientist at Cornell, who invented the chicken nugget.
- Added: May 07, 2012
- Length: 21:53
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss the relationship of fisherman and customer; market pressure and the necessity f...
- Added: May 02, 2012
- Length: 05:51
Finally, McDonald's and Pfizer have announced a plan to merge operations. The Final Edition investigates...
- Added: Apr 17, 2012
- Length: 03:47
Food Sleuth Radio host, Melinda Hemmelgarn, interviews Maria Rodale, CEO and Chairman of Rodale, Inc., and author of “The Organic Manifesto. Maria...
- Added: Mar 25, 2012
- Length: 28:00
Nearly 90 percent of the corn grown in America is now genetically-modified. That corn ends up in many foods...and increasingly in spirits, like bou...
Bought by NPR Illinois, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Mar 22, 2012
- Length: 03:44
- Purchases: 3
Honey bees help pollinate 1 in every 3 bites that we eat. They are vital in our agricultural industry and essential for the survival of the almost ...
Bought by XRAY.fm
- Added: Mar 20, 2012
- Length: 29:01
- Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio host, Melinda Hemmelgarn, interviews Tyrone Hayes, Ph.D., biologist, University of CA-Berkeley. Hayes is known for his groundbrea...
- Added: Feb 20, 2012
- Length: 28:00
In this episode, a celebration of meat: segments on an all-natural meat tenderizer, BBQ'ed carcinogens, and the history of steak.
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 11:55
- Purchases: 2
This piece gives listeners a taste of the art and science contained in your cocktail. Go behind the scenes at St. George Spirits, a Northern Califo...
Bought by Marfa Public Radio, WTJU, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix
- Added: Jan 03, 2012
- Length: 07:24
- Purchases: 4
A new health movement called the PaleoDiet is gaining momentum across the world. It advocates eating like a caveman -only plant and animal protein,...
- Added: Dec 20, 2011
- Length: 26:07
We tell you how to properly peel a banana and what to do if you get pepper sprayed.
Bought by North Country Public Radio, KRUA, Louisville Public Media, and North Country Public Radio
- Added: Dec 12, 2011
- Length: 06:34
- Purchases: 4
New research says that obesity might not all be to blame for ailments such as hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease.
- Added: Dec 05, 2011
- Length: 28:58
We explore the secret lives of nuclear scientists and learn why these brainiacs are way more interesting than you’d have ever imagined.
Bought by WTJU and WRST-FM Oshkosh
- Added: Nov 10, 2011
- Length: 08:20
- Purchases: 2
Two research teams get unexpected results and health advocates see even more reason to get people to give up sweet drinks.
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Sep 29, 2011
- Length: 06:05
- Purchases: 1
The smartphone is the newest weapon in the battle against weight -- and for some, it's surprisingly effective.
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Sep 29, 2011
- Length: 03:42
- Purchases: 1
In Part I of our series, Tipping the Scales, we look at how obesity affected one young man's life -- and how he got a grip on it.
- Added: Sep 29, 2011
- Length: 05:41
Honey bees help pollinate 1 in every 3 bites we eat. But they’re fighting to survive, in a world filled with pesticides and parasites. We’ll learn ...
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Sep 16, 2011
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
An extended interview with Slow Food International Secretary General Paolo di Croce about how his organization plans to feed the growing world popu...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Sep 07, 2011
- Length: 06:23
- Purchases: 1
Do you ever find food nutrition labels confusing? Dr. David Katz of the Yale Prevention Research Center did. He led a team of medical and nutrition...
- Added: Jul 14, 2011
- Length: 19:29
Filmmaker Taggart Siegel talks disappearing bees, letting nature take its course, and the meaning of honey time.
Bought by KVMR
- Added: Mar 27, 2011
- Length: 17:06
- Purchases: 1
The Living Well Show presents a two part interview with Dr. Stacy Bell, editor of Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 5th Edition. Dr. Bell disc...
- Added: Feb 19, 2011
- Length: 28:37
