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Bev Thorpe, Co-Founder of Clean Production Action, discusses the “Triple Planetary Crisis,” the fossil fuel-derived chemicals widely used in our food system, and strategies to advance a non-toxic economy.
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that fossil fuel subsidies contribute to the “cheap” cost of plastic? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda He...

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
EE 24-08: Meet the guy who cooks for flies–and for science, 2/23/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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Most of us, when we encounter a fruit fly, are focused on keeping it out of our food. But what if it was your job to feed fruit flies?

  • Added: Feb 02, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
EE 23-45: Who sets the menu for the animals at the zoo?, 11/3/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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Everybody eats, including animals at the zoo. Producer Toby Foster talks with the Curator of Nutrition at the Cincinnati Zoo.

  • Added: Nov 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:01
Dust To Eat
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: This Is Science with Jess Phoenix
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Jess digs into the science of soils and farming in the century of climate change with Dr. Rick Cruse of Iowa State University.

  • Added: Oct 17, 2023
  • Length: 28:49
Joseph McFadden: A Cattle Biologist Explains Feed Additives
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Joseph McFadden
Did you know that India accounts for about one-third of the world’s one billion head of cattle? Last week on Sea Change Radio, we spoke to the head...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
David Messina: Rumin8 Strives To Reduce Cow Methane Emissions
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: David Messina
When we think about greenhouse gas emissions, automobiles, airplanes, and power plants usually figure more prominently than livestock. The methane ...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
EE 23-35: A beehive contains multitudes, 8/25/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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Microbiologist Irene Garcia Newton shares her knowledge about the many organisms involved in keeping a colony of honeybees healthy.

  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
Food Sleuth Radio, Stacy Malkan Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that pesticide manufacturers deliberately discredit reputable scientists and employ a host of other corrupt practices to protect sales...

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  • Added: Jul 06, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Steven Lasee, Ph.D., environmental toxicologist discusses PFAS contamination.
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that essentially all humans have PFAS compounds in their systems? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemme...

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  • Added: May 25, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Maria Gloria Dominguez Bello, PH.D discusses disruptions to the microbiota
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that disruptions in the infant microbiome can lead to lifelong illness? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda ...

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  • Added: May 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Margaret Reeves, Ph.D., Senior Scientist at the Pesticide Action Center of North America discusses pesticides’ role in climate change.
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that most synthetic pesticides are petroleum-based? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her ...

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  • Added: Apr 27, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Glyphosate-Autism Connection with Dr. Stephanie Seneff
From: Doug Wood
Series: Green Street News
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How the world's most popular pesticide is impacting kids

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Apr 24, 2023
  • Length: 28:18
  • Purchases: 1
Megan Westgate, Executive Director of the Non-GMO Project
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that sales of non-GMO verified products continue to grow in consumer popularity and sales? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered ...

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  • Added: Mar 30, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Jillian Fry Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that the way in which issues are framed in the media influences how they are understood and acted upon? Join Food Sleuth Radio host an...

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  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Tod Cooperman, MD, President, Founder, and Editor-in-Chief at ConsumerLab.com
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that many chocolate products contain unsafe levels of cadmium and lead? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda ...

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  • Added: Feb 02, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ramon Velazquez Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that the herbicide glyphosate can cross the blood-brain barrier, resulting in an increase of neuro-inflammation? Join Food Sleuth Radi...

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  • Added: Sep 29, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Barry Boyd Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that insulin resistance increases risk for chronic diseases? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn,...

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
EE 22-35: Meet the guy who cooks for 31 million–luckily his guests don’t eat much, 8/26/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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Take a peek inside the fruit fly kitchen on the Indiana University campus.

  • Added: Aug 25, 2022
  • Length: 54:01
Sarah King, M.S., Head of Greenpeace Canada's Oceans and Plastics campaign.
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that the United Nations has declared plastic pollution a global crisis? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda...

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  • Added: Aug 18, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
2022 Fall Fundraiser: Empathizing With Nature / Choice In The Food Industry
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To The Best of Our Knowledge Fundraisers
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In this special fundraising edition of "To the Best of Our Knowledge," host Anne Strainchamps samples some of our best interviews about humans in n...

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  • Added: Aug 11, 2022
  • Length: 01:22:43
  • Purchases: 5
David Wiss Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that mental health is influenced by what and how we eat? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for...

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  • Added: Jul 14, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
703: Are You Ready For The Psychedelic Revolution? / 704: Who Owns Seeds?, 7/2/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Are You Ready For The Psychedelic Revolution?" - Could a psychedelic compound undo years of depression or addiction? Meet the CEO behind...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
The Truth About Compostable Packaging - EcoJustice Radio
From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio
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We look into the truth about compostable foodservice and packaging with Erin Levine, Resource Recovery Manager at World Centric [https://www.worldc...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
679: Forged By Hand / 680: Weird World Of Mushrooms, 4/9/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Forged By Hand" - You would think that handcrafting, like iron forging and copper smithing, would be on the way out. But COVID has shown...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
Danielle Reed Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that smell and taste loss can affect our personal safety, mental and physical health, and overall quality of life? Join Food Sleuth Ra...

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  • Added: Apr 07, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1