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In 1993, a man in Steamboat Springs, Colorado was found dead in his home. He’d been burned with a stun gun, hit with a shovel, and shot several tim...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 09, 2018
  • Length: 20:56
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Matt and his dad Larry on the combine. Colorado, 1979
Food has become cheaper and more abundant in the last 150 years, largely thanks to technological advances. Irrigation, fertilizer, pesticides, and ...

Bought by KSJD


  • Added: Jun 29, 2014
  • Length: 22:01
  • Purchases: 1
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The German “eiswein” tradition was created almost by accident. This sweet, powerful wine was discovered when winemakers tried to save grapes that f...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2012
  • Length: 05:05
Caption: Dr. Robert C. Baker
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
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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
Caption: Loren Cordain, Credit: Sheri Quinn
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
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Matt Fidler and Dr. Despommier of Columbia University in New York talk about his new concept of Vertical Farming. That is, growing our food in a s...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Nov 26, 2008
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1