Food Sleuth Radio

Kari Hammerschlag, MS, Deputy Director of Friends of the Earth’s food and agriculture program discusses animal fats as potential reservoirs for fat-soluble environmental toxins, and our new dietary guidelines

24 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

 Did you know that the fat in animal products can be a source for fat-soluble environmental toxins such as DDT and other pesticides? Join Food Sleuth...

Shiloah Kviatkovsky, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences discusses collagen.

17 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that there is clinical evidence showing that collagen peptides may help support joint function, skin and bone health? Join Food Sleuth Ra...

Jessica Lebovits, Registered Dietitian discusses celiac disease and gluten-related disorders.

09 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that a gluten-free diet doesn’t have to limit your quality of life? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemme...

Stacy Malkan, co-founder, U.S. Right to Know, discusses agribusiness influence on policy in Washington, DC.

03 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that according to a recent Pew survey, more than 70% of American adults are concerned about exposure to toxic chemicals in their food and...

Lee Evslin, MD, pediatrician, discusses the multiple health risks associated with the herbicide, glyphosate and how to avoid harm. (Part 2 of 2)

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto/Bayer’s herbicide, Roundup,  is an endocrine (hormone) disruptor, and antibiotic th...

Lee Evslin, MD, pediatrician, and author of Breakfast at Monsanto’s: Is Roundup in our food making us sicker, fatter, and sadder? (Part 1 of 2)

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that even low-level exposures to commonly used pesticides pose harm to vulnerable populations such as pregnant women and children? Join F...

Kelly Verel, Co-Executive Director at Project for Public Spaces, describes the impacts of SNAP cuts to farmers’ markets and public health. (Part 2 of 2)

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that cuts to SNAP will affect farmers’ incomes, rural economies and the ability of underserved populations to access fresh, local food ...

Kelly Verel, Co-Executive Director at Project for Public Spaces, describes the multiple benefits of public markets. (Part 1 of 2)

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that public market spaces, including farmers’ markets, are vital for regional economic resilience and public health?  Join Food Sleuth...

Melanie Betz, MS, RD, “The Kidney Dietitian” discusses how to prevent and treat kidney stones through diet.

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that each year, more than 500,000 Americans visit the emergency room due to kidney stones; it’s estimated that approximately 1 in 10 pe...

Amanda Edmonds, MS, University of Michigan defines food systems and describes the free webinar series: “Food Literacy for All.”

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that the U. of MI offers a free webinar series titled: “Food Literacy for All”? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian,...

Alice Driver, PhD, author of Life and Death of the American Worker: The Immigrants Taking on America’s Largest Meatpacking Company, describes work inside Tyson meatpacking facilities.

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that the Tyson meatpacking company reaps enormous profits on the backs of immigrant, prison, and in some cases even child labor? Join Foo...

Christopher Gardner, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine and Nutrition Scientist at Stanford University discusses the Dietary Guidelines.

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that cost, convenience and taste almost always beat out health when it comes to making food choices? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Regi...

Seth Itzkan, cofounder of Soil4Climate, discusses soil restoration through regenerative grazing.

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that The United Nations has designated 2026 as the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development (IVY 2026), the Internati...

Jill Nussinow, MS, RD, Registered Dietitian discusses ways to improve nutrition and lead a healthier life in the New Year.

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that eating well doesn’t have to be time consuming or expensive?  Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmel...

Mary Anne Cohen, Director of The New York Center for Eating Disorders. Part 2 of 2

16 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that the new GLP-1 drugs may be helpful for overcoming certain eating disorders? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Me...

Mary Anne Cohen, Director of The New York Center for Eating Disorders discusses why diets don’t work. Part 1 of 2

09 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that weight loss is one of the most common resolutions for the New Year, but that restrictive dieting is a gateway to eating disorders? J...

Mark Winne, MS, discusses his latest book, The Road to a Hunger-Free America: Selected Writings of Mark Winne. (Part 2 of 2)

02 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that as consumers, we are all stakeholders in our food system? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn f...

Mark Winne, MS, food justice advocate and author of The Road to a Hunger-Free America: Selected Writings of Mark Winne. (Part 1 of 2)

26 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that our food system provides opportunities to promote economic, environmental and social justice? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Regist...

Hillary Wright, MEd, Registered Dietitian, and co-author of The Menopause Diet Plan: A Natural Guide to Managing Hormones, Health, and Happiness.

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that menopause influences women’s metabolism? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversa...

Kamyar Enshayan, PhD, former Director of The Center for Energy & Environmental Education at the University of Northern Iowa discusses food system failures and solutions.

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that food is more than medicine? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Kamya...

Debra Hendrickson, MD, author of The Air They Breathe: A Pediatrician on the Frontlines of Climate Change

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that it’s impossible to separate children’s health from their environment? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Meli...

Coco Newton, RD, MPH, CNS, discusses how she applies functional medical nutrition therapy for those diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis).

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that there is hope for patients diagnosed with ALS? Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), the debilitating neurodegenerative disease commo...

John Cardina, PhD, author of Lives of Weeds: Opportunism, Resistance, Folly, discusses man’s futile attempts to control “weeds.”

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that Emily Dickinson wrote 4 tributes to the dandelion? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her ...

Glenn Davis Stone, PhD, author of The Agricultural Dilemma: How Not to Feed the World, discusses the legend and unintended consequences of the Green Revolution.

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that the “Green Revolution” is a cultural narrative that is rarely questioned? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, ...

Daniel Costa, Director of Immigration Law and Policy Research at the Economic Policy institute, discusses immigration policy and our food system.

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that immigrant labor is critical to our food system, and most of the food that gets to our plates was grown, harvested and processed by t...

Leo Horrigan, Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, and author of What if Soil Microbes Mattered? Our Health Depends on Them

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that soil health is integral to life on earth? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversat...

Mariana Chilton, PhD, MPH, author of The Painful Truth About Hunger In America: Why We Must Unlearn Everything We Think We Know -- and Start Again.

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that the solution to hunger is solidarity, not charity? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her ...

Charlotte Vallaeys, MS, discusses the multiple benefits of organic, and confusion over “regenerative agriculture.”

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know organic agriculture has a legal definition, but “regenerative” agriculture does not?  Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Die...

Heather Norman-Burgdolf, PhD, University of Kentucky, author of “Food Allergens: Alpha Gal.”

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that the sugar responsible for alpha-gal allergy is widespread in processed food products, drugs and dietary supplements? Join Food Sleut...

Sharon Forsyth, patient advocate for the Alpha-gal syndrome community.

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that a tick bite could lead to a food allergy?  Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her convers...

Stephan van Vliet, PhD, Director of the Center for Nutrition Studies at Utah State University explains how farming practices impact nutrition quality of food.

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that agricultural practices influence the nutritional quality of our food?  Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melind...

Katherine Pryor, children’s book author, discusses her latest title: Attack of the Hangries

20 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that being hungry can affect our mood and behaviors? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her con...

Todd Larsen, MA, Executive Co-Director for Green America discusses child labor in the industrialized livestock industry

12 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that Tyson, Perdue, Cargill, and JBS have all been found to have children working in their meat processing facilities? Join Food Sleuth R...

Joseph Llobrera, PhD, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, discusses cuts to food assistance programs in the GOP’s Budget Reconciliation Bill.

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that one in five children in the U.S. receives food assistance? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn ...

Terrence Collingsworth, Founder and Executive Director of International Rights Advocates

30 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that some of the most popular brands of chocolate rely on child labor/slavery on cocoa plantations? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Regis...

John Marshall, CFA Director of Capital Strategies for the (UFCW) 3000, will discuss the report, “Bullies at the Table: Consequences of Understaffing by Kroger and Albertsons.”

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that “essential” grocery store workers’ average earnings are less than a living wage? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Di...

Daniel Rosen, MA, Co-founder of the Coalition for Carceral Nutrition and Public Health Fellow at the Bard Prison Initiative, discusses food and eating conditions in prison and jails, and the food industry that profits from the exploitation of those who ar

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that the food served and sold in prisons and jails contributes to poor mental and physical health? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Regist...

Jennifer Smilowitz, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension in the Department of Nutrition, at the U. of CA, Davis, and Director of Scientific and Strategic Development for the International Milk Genomics Consortium, discusses the multiple ben

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that breastfeeding may be the “biological norm,” but it is a learned skill for both mothers and babies. Join Food Sleuth Radio host a...

Tim Schwab, investigative journalist and author of “The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire,” questions the influence of the Gates Foundation’s philanthropy

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that the Bill Gates Foundation has tremendous influence over global health, journalism, and agricultural policy? join Food Sleuth Radio h...

Nate Donley, Ph.D. Environmental Health Science Director at the Center for Biological Diversity discusses the dangerous presence of PFAS in pesticides.

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” are increasingly being added to U.S. pesticide pr...

Gail A. Eisnitz, Chief Investigator for the Humane Farming Association discusses her book: Out of Sight, An Undercover Investigator’s Fight for Animal Rights and Her Own Survival

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that animal abuse takes place on factory farms and slaughterhouses? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelg...

Will Potter, investigative journalist and author of Little Red Barns: Hiding the Truth from Farm to Fable, discusses the connections between factory farms and authoritarianism. (Part 2 of 2)

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that powerful language and imagery are distractions from the reality of industrialized agriculture? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Regis...

Will Potter, investigative journalist and author of Little Red Bars: Hiding the Truth from Farm to Fable, will discuss “ag-gag” and other legislation designed to hide abuses in industrial livestock operations. (Part 1 of 2)

04 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that livestock abuse is widespread on factory farms? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her con...

Pamela Miller, MS, Founder and Executive Director of Alaska Community Action on Toxics

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that people living in arctic regions have some of the highest body burdens of toxic chemicals? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered...

Sandra Brooke, Ph.D., Florida State University’s Coastal and Marine Laboratory discusses oysters.

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that oysters are not only popular items at seafood festivals, but vital to the health of our estuaries?  Join Food Sleuth Radio host and...

Basel Musharbash, antitrust and trade regulation lawyer discusses fertilizer and consolidation in the agricultural sector. (Part 2 of 2)

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that consolidation in the fertilizer industry results in environmental harm and less choice for farmers? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and ...

Basel Musharbash, antitrust and trade regulation lawyer, discusses the high price of eggs. (Part 1 of 2)

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that consolidation in our food and agriculture systems has more to do with the price of eggs than bird flu? Join Food Sleuth Radio host a...

Peter Lurie, MD, MPH Executive Director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest discusses food dyes, the FDA and RFK.

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that some food dyes can have a negative influence children’s behavior? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda He...

Kendra Klein, PhD., Friends of the Earth, discusses dangerous Roundup herbicide formulations.

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that Roundup for residential /consumer use has been re-formulated to replace glyphosate with even more harmful chemicals? Join Food Sleut...

Liz Graznak, organic farmer, discusses USDA local food funding cuts.

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that USDA’s recent cuts to local food promotion grants will thwart farmers’ ability to provide fresh, nourishing, local food to schoo...

Ryan Betz, MS., National Farm to School Network discusses budget cuts.

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that federal budget allocations for farm to school purchasing have been cut, harming farmers, rural economies and the diet quality of sch...

Alan Kolok, Ph.D., discusses pesticides and pediatric cancers.

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that “geohealth” refers to health and disease through a geographical lens? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Meli...

Lea Rainey, founder of Roots Zero Waste Market part 2/2

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that regional, community grocery stores can create stronger, more resilient communities?  Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Die...

Lea Rainey, founder of Roots Zero Waste Market part 1/2

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that the grocery industry makes a significant contribution to both food waste and the global plastic crisis? Join Food Sleuth Radio host ...

Fabiola Ortiz Valdez, Director of Organizing, Food Chain Workers Alliance.

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that farmworkers face a growing number of hardships and threats both in their jobs and communities?  Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Reg...

Nate Halverson, investigative journalist at The Center for Investigative Reporting, and producer of the documentary, The Grab.

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that there are global brokers looking for land to “grab” as a way to capture water and food production? Join Food Sleuth Radio host a...

Megan Wolff, PhD, MPH, expert on plastics discusses myths of recycling and bio-plastics, and policies to reduce single-use plastics. Part 2/2

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that plastic recycling is a myth? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Mega...

Megan Wolff, PhD, MPH, expert on plastics and human health discusses the growing threats from plastics. Part 1/2

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know plastics don’t break down, they break up? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation...

Carol Cardona, PhD, DVM, discusses avian influenza risks and prevention strategies.

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that H5 influenza (also called bird flu) will continue to spread into new species and threaten human lives? Join Food Sleuth Radio host a...

Timothy Wise, MS, Tufts University, discusses GMO corn safety, trade tariffs and food sovereignty.

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that Mexico is trying to protect their health and food sovereignty rights to reject US GMO corn exports for use in their corn tortillas? ...

Mackenzie Feldman, founder of Re:wild Your Campus discusses pesticides, cover crops, and food system change.

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that whatever your interest, you can use it to make positive change in your community? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietiti...

Sonja Eayrs, discusses her book, Dodge County Inc.: Big Ag and the Undoing of Rural America.

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that industrialized hog farming has harmed rural communities and public health? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Mel...

David Wiss, PhD, RD, discusses food’s role in mental health, disordered eating, and addiction recovery.

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that nutrition can be an unspoken tool of oppression for marginalized populations? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, ...

Mike Kostyo, MA, discusses food and societal trends for 2025.

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that over 30 percent of consumers say most of their meals are eaten alone? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda ...

“Sioux Chef” Sean Sherman discusses colonization and his mission to revitalize Indigenous foodways.

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that Chef Sean Sherman’s James Beard award-winning restaurant, Owamni, in Minneapolis, MN features decolonized foods? Join Food Sleuth ...

Kyla Bennett Kyla Bennett, PhD, JD, Director of Science Policy for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) discusses toxic PFAS chemicals.

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that PFAS refers to a class of chemicals that are ubiquitous in our environment but pose significant health risks? Join Food Sleuth Radio...

Maine House Representative Bill Pluecker discusses PFAS contamination of farmland from sewage sludge/biosolids.

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that sewage sludge or biosolids when applied to farmland can contaminate soil, water and food with PFAS? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and ...

Jacob Mey, PhD, RD, discusses diet and specific nutrients to boost our immune system during cold and flu season and beyond.

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that specific nutrients can help aid our immune system in preventing and treating the symptoms of cold, flu and Covid 19?  Join Food Sle...

Dan Raichel, J.D., Natural Resources Defense Council, discusses neonicotinoid pesticides.

03 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that neonicotinoids are among the most ecologically destructive pesticides we’ve seen since DDT? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Regist...

Erin Palinski-Wade, RD, discusses ways to control blood glucose and reduce belly fat.

27 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that 1 in 3 Americans have pre-diabetes? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with...

Supatra Tovar, PhD, RD discusses ways to deprogram diet culture.

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that dieting is one of the greatest contributors to weight gain? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn...

John Pandolfino, MD, gastroenterologist, discusses GERD – symptoms and treatment.

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that GERD is one of the most common Gi disorders in the United States? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemm...

Abby Youngblood, Executive Director of the National Organic Coalition discusses climate benefits and policy challenges of organic farming.

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that organic farming is climate-smart agriculture? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her conv...

Marita Canedo, Milk with Dignity Program Coordinator for Migrant Justice

29 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that 50 percent of all food produced in the United States is handled at some point by migrant farm workers? Join Food Sleuth Radio host a...

Rebecca Raney, journalist at U.S. Right to Know, discusses neonicotinoids

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that nearly all non-organic, commercially grown corn and approximately half of soybeans, cotton and wheat seeds are treated with neonicot...

Mark Vossler, M.D., discusses the health harms from gas stoves

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that gas stoves pose health hazards, especially to vulnerable populations? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda ...

Molly Nicholie, Executive Director, Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project discusses Hurricane Helene.

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that in September, the Appalachian region was surprisingly hit by Hurricane Helene which destroyed mountain communities and farms, disrup...

Marianne Krasny, Ph.D., author of In This Together: Connecting with your Community to Combat the Climate Crisis

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that community networking is key to taking steps toward mitigating climate change? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, ...

Alexis E. Racelis, PhD, discusses the climate change, agriculture, and agroecology

25 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that agroecology offers a holistic approach to agriculture? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for...

Don Schaffner, PhD, food microbiologist, Rutgers University (Part 2)

18 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know there are probably millions of cases of foodborne illness every year in the U.S.? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, M...

Don Schaffner, PhD, food microbiologist, Rutgers University (Part 1)

11 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that pregnant women should avoid deli lunch meats due to the risk of listeria-related foodborne illness? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and ...

Max Goldberg, MBA, Founder and Editor of the Organic Insider newsletter.

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that there are efforts to weaken the organic label? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conv...

Thelma Velez, PhD, Research and Education Program Director at the Organic Farming Research Foundation.

27 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that organic farming is both regenerative and climate smart? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for...

Stephen Ritz, science teacher and founder of the Green Bronx machine.

20 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that food is the most important “school supply?” Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her in...

Audrey Tran Lam, MPH, Center for Energy & Environmental Education, University of Northern IA.

13 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that Midwestern industrial agriculture influences our national food system?  Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melin...

A-dae Romero- Briones (Cochiti/Kiowa), Director of Programs for the First Nations Development Institute.

06 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that indigenous food systems are based on cooperation? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her c...

Jim Goodman, retired dairy farmer and farm activist discusses farm labor, policy, and Project 2025.

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that a good share of dairy farms and food processors employ migrant laborers? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melin...

Grey Moran, staff writer at Civil Eats discusses plastic use in agriculture, and climate injustice.

23 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that farm soil is increasingly becoming a reservoir for plastic? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn...

Daniel Hinkle, J.D., Senior State Affairs Counsel at the American Association for Justice discusses how trial attorneys advocate for farmers.

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that trial attorneys work to protect farmers against harms they experience from the use of agricultural chemicals? Join Food Sleuth Radio...

Tod Cooperman, M.D., President and Founder of ConsumerLab.com discusses food and supplement risks and benefits.

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that the sugar alcohol xylitol has been linked to increased risk of blood clots? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Me...

Katie Marx, policy associate with the Center for Science in the Public Interest discusses food marketing to children.

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that food and beverage companies spend nearly $2 billion dollars each year marketing food to kids and the vast majority of these foods ar...

Katelyn Jetelina, MPH, PhD., epidemiologist and author of “Your Local Epidemiologist (YLE)” newsletter.

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that climate change is fueling the spread of bird flu?  Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for he...

Lisa Kaas Boyle, JD, environmental attorney, cofounder of the Plastic Pollution Coalition, and executive producer of Overload: America’s Toxic Love Story.

19 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that plastic is made from fossil fuel, and has deleterious effects on planet and people?  Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Die...

Kellie Casavale, RD, PhD., Senior Science Nutrition Advisor at the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that the mundane advice dietitians give to “eat a variety of foods in moderation” is actually critical to both reaching nutritional a...

Christina Badaracco, MPH, RD, discusses food as medicine and The Farm Bill: A Citizen’s Guide.

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that our nation’s agricultural policies (the Farm Bill) largely subsidize crops that don’t support “food as medicine?” Join Food ...

Evan Craine, Ph.D., Research Associate, The Land Institute, discusses perennial agriculture.

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that 80 to 90 percent of all agriculture globally is based on annual grain crops? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, M...

Omanjana Goswami, Ph.D., Interdisciplinary scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists discusses soil health, human health, and water pollution from Tyson meat processing plants.

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that U.S. farm policy values corporate profits over human health?  Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelg...

Pam Koch, Ed.D, R.D., Professor of Nutrition and Education, Columbia University, New York, discusses child nutrition.

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that teaching children how to cook improves their motivation and ability to eat well? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitia...

Marc Cornier, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses the brain’s role in weight control and obesity.

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that our brains play an important role in regulating appetite and food intake? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Meli...

Alexis Temkin, Ph.D., Toxicologist, Environmental Working Group, discusses the 2024 Shoppers Guide to Pesticides in Produce.

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that pesticides are widely used in U.S. agriculture and residues may remain on and in the foods we eat, even after washing or processing?...