Food Sleuth Radio
Episodes
Andrew Gunther, Executive Director of A Greener World, explains what common food labels really mean.
20 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know how to navigate food labels in the marketplace? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her intervie...
Dana Boyd Barr, Ph.D. discusses the pesticide, chlorpyrifos, and how it harms children’s development.
12 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that chlorpyrifos, produced by Dow chemical, is the most widely used insecticide globally? Commonly known as Durzban, this particular p...
Lori Byron, M.D., discusses effects of climate change on food and health, and the Citizen’s Climate Lobby.
06 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that the Lancet Commission has referred to climate change as both the biggest public health crisis, and biggest public health opportunity...
Pediatrician, Michelle Perro, M.D. explains the connection between childhood illness and our industrial food system.
30 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that today’s children are suffering from increasing rates of auto-immune illnesses, asthma, autism, ADHD, and digestive disorders? Jo...
Margaret Scoles, Organic Inspector, defines organic and explains the benefits of organic certification and labeling.
23 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that organic food and farming have far reaching impacts on our environment and health? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietiti...
Julia Turshen Interview
16 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that food is intimately connected with issues of justice, equity and community? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Me...
Farmer suicides and agriculture policy with investigative reporter, Debbie Weingarten.
09 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that farmer suicides have become a global epidemic? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her in...
Harms of industrial farming and benefits of strengthening organic integrity.
02 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that the National Organic Standards Board helps maintain the integrity of the organic seal? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Di...
U. of Colorado Pharmacist discusses the health risks and benefits of medical cannabis / marijuana.
23 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine recently published an extensive report reviewing the research on the he...
Consolidation of food and agriculture’s impact on rural communities.
16 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that food and agriculture are at the nexus of critical 21st century issues of climate change, water scarcity, hunger and energy use? Joi...
Environmental Toxins and Breast Cancer Prevention.
09 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that most breast cancer is the result of exposures to environmental toxins in combination with genetic susceptibility, and stage of life ...
Biotech Industry strategies to discredit and silence scientists who question GMOs
02 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that the biotech industry works to discredit and silence scientists who question the health and safety of genetically engineered crops an...
Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Heart & Brain
26 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that the American Heart Association recommends eating fish that are high in omega-3 fatty acids (Salmon, mackerel, herring, sardines, alb...
Anita Sanchez author of “The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times.”
19 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that we are all inter-connected, with each other and our environment? And that healing is a process, hope an energy source, and forgivene...
Martha Belury, Ph.D., Good fats, bad fats.
12 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that both omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids are “essential” for our health? Are you confused by which fats are best and how much we nee...
Dorothy Sears, Ph.D., Benefits of intermittent fasting.
05 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that when we eat during the day (meal timing) affects the way our bodies handle calories, and can help us lose weight, control blood suga...
Leslie Mikkelsen, R.D., MPH, Public policy’s role in preventing disease.
28 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that more education isn’t enough to help people make better food choices? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda...
Roy Fox: How TV commercials control Kids’ thinking.
22 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that media (words and images) influence how we think about food, and ourselves? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Mel...
Christopher Bosso: How our farm bill shapes our food system.
15 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, is the largest expenditure in our Federal Farm ...
Carey Gillam: The truth about Monsanto’s herbicide, glyphosate.
08 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that glyphosate is the most commonly used herbicide globally, and decades of scientific research link it to a range of diseases, includin...
Charles Benbrook Interview
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know the multiple benefits of organic food and farming systems? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for h...
Tom Ruggieri Interview
24 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know the difference between “biological” and “conventional” farming? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hem...
Michael Carolan Interview
17 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that our food system can help build social networks and create greater empathy? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Me...
David Montgomery Interview
10 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that there are parallels between the microbial worlds in our gut and the soil? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Mel...
Food Sleuth Radio, Brenda Davis Interview
02 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that Type 2 diabetes can be reversed with diet and exercise? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, fo...
Tod Cooperman Interview
27 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Are you one of approximately 170 million Americans who take dietary supplements? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelg...
Surili Sutaria Patel Interview
20 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that climate change is the most urgent challenge facing our food system and public health? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Die...
Maryn McKenna Interview
13 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that most meat animals in the United States are currently raised with the assistance of antibiotics? Eighty percent of the antibiotics so...
Georges Benjamin Interview
06 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that 2017 has been designated “The year of climate change and health” by the American Public Health Association? Join Food Sleuth Rad...
Nathan Donley Interview
29 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that EPA’s “approval” of a pesticide does not equate with product safety? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Mel...
Laura Shapiro Interview
22 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that what we eat shapes who we are and vice versa? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her inte...
Abby Youngblood Interview
15 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that consumer demand for organic food continues to grow, despite the struggle of U.S. farmers to keep up with demand? Do you understand w...
Jim Riddle Interview
07 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Jim Riddle, MN-based certified organic farmer and internationally respected expert on organic farming systems and standards, policy and advocacy...
John Reganold Interview
01 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that we already produce enough food to more than “feed the world?” -- we just don’t provide adequate access to all. Join Food Sle...
Urvashi Rangan Interview
24 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Urvashi Rangan, Ph.D., environmental health scientist, Chief Science Advisor to the Grace Communications Foundation, and former executive director of ...
Maya Shetreat, M.D. Interview
17 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Maya Shetreat, M.D., integrative pediatric neurologist and author of The Dirt Cure: Healthy Food, Healthy Gut, Happy Child, explains rising rate...
Andy Sarjahani, M.S., R.D. Interview
10 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Andy Sarjahani, M.S., R.D., documentary film maker discusses his film, Downstream People about the politics and public health threats of an indu...
Mary Otto Interview
03 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Mary Otto, author of Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America. Otto describes her investigation into ...
Andy Fisher Interview
27 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Andy Fisher, author of Big Hunger: The Unholy Alliance between Corporate America and Anti-Hunger Groups, discusses charity vs. policy, and the r...
Eve Van Cauter Inerview
20 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Eve Van Cauter, Ph.D., former Director of the Sleep, Metabolism and Health Center at the University of Chicago, describes the impact of sleep di...
Vera Krischik Interview
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Vera Krischik, Ph.D., entomologist, Director of the Center for Sustainable Urban Ecosystems at the University of Minnesota describes the critica...
David Ludwig Interview
06 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest David Ludwig, M.D., Ph.D., endocrinologist, Professor of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health, and Time magazines obesity warrior, discu...
Fred vom Saal Interview
29 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Fred vom Saal, Ph.D., Curators Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri and co-editor of Integrative Envi...
Erin Silva Interview
22 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Erin Silva, Ph.D., plant pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison, describes research in modern sustainable and organic agriculture, new tec...
Johanna Mirenda Interview
15 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Johanna Mirenda, Technical Director at OMRI, the Organic Materials Review Institute, describes her work in organic certification, explains input...
Stacy Malkan Interview
08 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Stacy Malkan, co-founder and co-director of U.S. Right to Know, a non-profit organization working for transparency and accountability in our nat...
Jed Fahey Interview
01 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Jed Fahey, Ph.D., Director of the Cullman Chemoprotection Center at the Johns Hopkins University School of medicine, describes his research on s...
Hector Valenzuela Interview
25 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Hector Valenzuela, Ph.D., crop production specialist, University of HI at Manoa, discusses sustainable vs. industrial food production on the Haw...
Martha Claire Morris Interview
18 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Martha Claire Morris, Sc.D., nutritional epidemiologist at Rush University discusses the Mind Diet, dietary approaches for reducing risk for Alz...
Paul Wotzka Interview
11 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Paul Wotzka, Minnesota-based hydrologist, and organic farmer, discusses the water cycle, watersheds, and the impact of the herbicide Atrazine an...
Ridge Shinn Interview
04 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Ridge Shinn, a.k.a. the Carbon Cowboy, and founder of Big Picture Beef, explains the human health and planetary benefits of 100 percent grass-fe...
Judith McGeary Interview
27 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Judith McGeary, sustainable farmer, attorney, and Founder and Director of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance based in Cameron, TX, discusses th...
Emily Jackson Interview
20 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Emily Jackson, Founder and Director of the Growing Minds Farm to School Program of the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP), discu...
Will Allen Interview
13 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Will Allen, VT-based organic farmer, co-founder of Cedar Circle farm, research director for Regeneration Vermont, and author of The War on Bugs,...
Peter Infante Interview, Part 2
06 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Peter Infante D.D.S., Dr.P.H., epidemiologist, and former Director of the Office of Carcinogen Identification and Classification at OSHA, descri...
Peter Infante Interview
30 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Peter Infante, D.D.S., Dr.P.H., epidemiologist, and former Director of the Office of Carcinogen Identification and Classification at OSHA, descr...
Cheryl Forberg Interview
23 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Cheryl Forberg, R.D., James Beard Award-Winning Chef, New York Times best-selling author, and Nutritionist for NBCs The Biggest Loser, takes us ...
Andy Tomolonis Interview
17 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that producing some of our own food can be an empowering, affordable way to improve our diets, take control of our food choices, and prot...
Mariana Chilton Interview
10 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that poverty and hunger is often associated with obesity, depression, alcoholism, and childhood trauma? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and R...
Joe Maxwell Interview
03 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know the biggest challenges family farmers face when trying to bring their livestock to market? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Diet...
Daryl Ray Interview
23 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Daryl Ray, Ph.D., Agricultural Economist, Professor Emeritus at the University of TN Knoxville, and columnist for the Agricultural Policy and An...
Warren Porter Interview
16 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Warren Porter, Ph.D. professor of zoology and environmental toxicology at the U. of WI-Madison, describes the health risks from ingredients (gly...
Richard Oswald Interview
09 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Richard Oswald, 5th generation farmer, poet and columnist for the Daily Yonder, President of the MO Farmers Union and Board member of the Organi...
Faith Rogow Interview
02 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Faith Rogow, Ph.D., the Media Literacy Education Maven, and co-author of The Teachers Guide to Media Literacy: Critical Thinking in a Multimedia...
Kathleen Dean Moore Interview
26 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Kathleen Dean Moore, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of philosophy at Oregon State University, nature essayist and author, discusses the moral ur...
James Greenblatt Interview
19 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest James Greenblatt, M.D., discusses his recent webinar: Malnourished Minds: A Functional Medicine approach to Cognition, Memory and Mood, with a s...
Colleen Webb Interview
12 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Colleen Webb, M.S., R.D., Weill Cornell Medical Center, speaks about her work with gastro-intestinal disorders irritable bowel syndrome and infl...
Jessica Almy Interview
05 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Jessica Almy, M.S., J.D., Deputy Director of Nutrition Policy, Center for Science in the Public Interest, discusses Rigged: Supermarket Shelves ...
Brenda Davy Interview
29 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Brenda Davy, Ph.D., R.D., Nutrition Professor and researcher at Virginia Tech, talks about the under-appreciated role of water in health promoti...
Sriram Madhusoodanan Interview
22 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Sriram Madhusoodanan, Director of Corporate Accountability Internationals Value[the]Meal Campaign, describes Corporate Accountabilitys successfu...
Bettina Siegel Interview
15 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bettina Siegel, J.D., School food activist, named one of the 20 Most Influential Moms and author of The Lunch Tray blog, describes her work to i...
David Andrews Interview
08 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest David Andrews, Ph.D., Senior Scientist at the Environmental Working Group discusses his recent reports on water contamination with the carcinoge...
Paul Winchester Interview
01 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Paul Winchester, M.D., Medical Director of the Neonatal and Intensive Care Unit at St. Francis Hospital, and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at...
Robert Schooler Interview
24 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Robert Schooler, Cornell University student who questioned the Alliance for Science - pro-biotechnology rhetoric, and began a speaker series pre...
Alan Guebert Interview
17 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Alan Guebert, award-winning agricultural journalist, author of the nationally syndicated weekly column, The Farm and Food File, and co-author of...
Genna Reed Interview
10 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Genna Reed, M.A., science and policy analyst in the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists, discusses her new rep...
Grace Gershuny Interview
03 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Grace Gershuny, organic farmer and author of Organic Revolutionary: A Memoir of the Movement for Real Food, Planetary Healing and Human Liberati...
Tyrone Hayes Interview
27 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Tyrone Hayes, Ph.D., biologist and professor of integrative biology at the University of California Berkeley, discusses his research on the haza...
Lori Taylor Interview
20 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Lori Taylor, M.A., M.S., R.D., nutritionist, explores the science questioning the safety of genetically engineered foods and who benefits from t...
Susan Swithers Interview
13 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Susan Swithers, Ph.D., professor of psychological sciences and behavioral neuroscientist at Purdue University discusses her research on the surp...
Caitlin Shetterly Interview
06 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Caitlin Shetterly, author of Modified: GMOs and the Threat to Our Food, Our Land, Our Future, describes her investigation into genetically engin...
David Vetter Interview
29 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest David Vetter, award-winning organic farmer, Grain Place Foods, Marquette, NE, discusses his philosophy, practices, challenges, and future of far...
Sheldon Krimsky Interview
22 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Sheldon Krimsky, Ph.D., professor of urban and environmental policy and planning at Tufts University and co-editor of The GMO Deception: What Yo...
Naomi Oreskes Interview
15 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Naomi Oreskes, Ph.D., co-author of Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global War...
Josh Golin Interview
08 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Josh Golin, Executive Director, Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood, discusses how marketers target children at home and school, and the ch...
Zen Honeycutt Interview
25 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Zen Honeycutt, Founder and Director of Moms Across America describes her organizations mission to protect childrens health, raise awareness abou...
Carrie Balkcom Interview
18 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Carrie Balkcom, Executive Director for the American Grassfed Association, and Certified Executive Chef, based in Denver, Colorado, defines grass...
Will Harris Interview
11 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Will Harris, 4th generation cattleman, describes his philosophy on raising livestock humanely, in cooperation with nature, on White Oak Pastures...
Percy Schmeiser Interview
04 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Percy Schmeiser, canola farmer from Saskatchewan, Canada, describes his legal battle with Monsanto following the contamination of his land with ...
Keeve Nachman Interview
28 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Keeve Nachman, Ph.D., Director of the Center for a Livable Futures Food Production and Public Health Program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Scho...
Peter Menzel Interview
21 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Peter Menzel, award-winning photojournalist and co-author with Faith DAlusio of Hungry Planet: What the World Eats, Man Eating Bugs: The Art and...
Anthony Flaccavento Interview
14 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Anthony Flaccavento, organic farmer, founder of Appalachian Sustainable Development, national thought-leader on sustainability, and author of Bu...
George Leventhal Interview
07 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest George Leventhal, immediate past president of the Montgomery County Council (Maryland), describes the challenges and ultimate success in banning...
Jane Grover Interview
30 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Jane Grover, DDS, Director of the Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations for the American Dental Association discusses so...
Ken Roseboro Interview
23 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Ken Roseboro, editor and publisher of The Organic and Non-GMO Report, describes the steady growth in consumer demand for organic and non-GMO foo...
Kristin Schafer Interview
16 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Kristin Schafer, co-author of Kids on the Frontline: How Pesticides are Undermining the Health of Rural Children, describes the risks rural chil...
Garrett Broad Interview
09 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Garrett Broad, Ph.D., author, More Than Just Food: Food Justice and Community Change, describes the power of media and storytelling in promoting...
Tao Orion Interview
02 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Tao Orion, author of Beyond the War on Invasive Species: A Permaculture Approach to Ecosystem Restoration helps us rethink invasive species, des...
Laura Lengnick Interview
26 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Laura Lengnick, Ph.D., soil scientist and author of Resilient Agriculture: Cultivating Food Systems for a Changing Climate, discusses the Paris ...
Laura Lengnick Interview
19 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Laura Lengnick, Ph.D., soil scientist and author of Resilient Agriculture: Cultivating Food Systems for a Changing Climate, explains resilience ...