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Food Sleuth Radio, David Andrews Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that the EPA ordered local water utilities to begin the first nationwide tests for the unregulated contaminant, chromium-6? From 2013 ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Dec 09, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Paul Winchester Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that counties with the highest pesticide use rates have the highest rates of birth defects? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registere...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Dec 01, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Bruce Hemming Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s RoundUp herbicide, has been found in our food, wine, and even mothers’ breastmilk...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 02, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, George Leventhal Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that the citizens of Montgomery County Maryland passed an ordinance banning county-wide use of “cosmetic” pesticides in public and pri...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 07, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
RDD: The Great Lakes with Ellen
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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This week, The Rough Draft Diaries takes a visit of the National Museum of the Great Lakes, a museum that spans hundreds of years on the Great Lake...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2016
  • Length: 06:24
Food Sleuth Radio, Dana Gunders Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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No one wants to waste food, but cultural forces – from too-large portion sizes to mis-understood “expiration” dates contribute to significant food ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Laura Batcha Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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U.S. consumer sales of organic products continue to grow annually, with more than 70% of US adults buying organic foods. But what does the organi...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
Food Sleuth Radio, JoAnne Berkenkamp Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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According to the USDA, food waste is the single largest component going into our municipal landfills. It’s estimated that we waste 40 percent of t...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Oct 01, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Vermont Poet Laureate Sydney Lea
From: New Letters on the Air
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Vermont Poet Laureate (2011-2015), Sydney Lea reads for the Writers Series sponsored by the literary magazine, PLEIADES at the University of Centra...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WNJR, KWMR, and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Aug 13, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Evicted from the Mountains (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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When Shenandoah National Park was built, hundreds of families were forced off their land. Margaret Marangione says new information has emerged sugg...

Bought by WJCT, KVSC, WKCC, KRDP, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 7
Evicted from the Mountains (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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When Shenandoah National Park was built, hundreds of families were forced off their land. New information has emerged suggesting that some of them ...

Bought by West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WCNY, WTJU, and WXDU


  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 4
Food Sleuth Radio, Amy Mondlach Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Ever wonder where your favorite fast food fries are grown, and under what conditions? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
Food Sleuth Radio, Anita Poeppel Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the drift of spray and dust from pesticide applications can expose people, wildlife, and the...

Bought by WRGY


  • Added: Mar 26, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Margaret Reeves Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Consumers increasingly demand “clean food,” produced without pesticides. Our decisions to purchase foods grown without pesticides not only benefits...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
Memoirist Cheryl Strayed
From: New Letters on the Air
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Cheryl Strayed's memoir, WILD: FROM LOST TO FOUND ON THE PACIFIC CREST TRAIL, took over twenty years to write and has since been selected by Oprah'...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KQED, WNJR, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WJCU


  • Added: Dec 11, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Food Sleuth Radio, Eric Herm Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Strong winds in West Texas make it difficult for farmers to grow crops without contamination from pesticide drift. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and ...

  • Added: Dec 05, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
'Tis The Season For A Good Guide
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Dara O'Rourke
It’s that time of year, again: the season of giving…or at least the season of buying. When you’re perusing the shelves, be they virtual or actual, ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and KVSC


  • Added: Dec 02, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Pedal Power (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Bicycling is on the rise in cities, and it's no longer limited to those who are highly trained, extremely fit, and daring enough to battle traffic ...

Bought by WJCT, WMNR, KGNU Community Radio, WFHB, and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Sep 16, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Pedal Power (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Bicycling in cities is on the rise, and it's no longer limited to those who are highly trained, extremely fit, and daring enough to battle traffic ...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Sep 16, 2013
  • Length: 53:51
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Paul Tukey Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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The American dream wouldn’t be complete without a picture perfect lawn. Lawn chemical companies want you to think their products are safe when used...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
Food Sleuth Radio, Steve Sprinkel Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Join Registered Dietitian and Food Sleuth, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her conversation with Steve Sprinkel, a Harvard-educated organic farmer, owner ...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
Food Sleuth Radio, Ken Cook Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Apples, celery and bell peppers top the Environmental Working Group’s 2012 Dirty Dozen list for pesticide residues. Join Food Sleuth Radio host, Me...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Sep 03, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Jasia Steinmetz Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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What’s the big deal about local food? Join Food Sleuth Radio host, Melinda Hemmelgarn as she speaks with fellow dietitian Jasia Steinmetz, Ph.D., ...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
Food Sleuth Radio, Julie Guthman Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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What does capitalism have to do with obesity? Join Food Sleuth Radio host, Melinda Hemmelgarn, as she interviews Julie Guthman, Ph.D., associate p...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
Food Sleuth Radio, Jan Weber Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Food Sleuth Radio host, Melinda Hemmelgarn, interviews award winning filmmaker Jan Weber. Based in Brooklyn, but born in Wisconsin, Weber travels b...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Apr 09, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1