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Corporate agribusiness tells us we need genetically modified crops to produce more food to feed an ever-growing global population. But there are ho...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Shark fins drying in the sun cover the roof of a factory building in Hong Kong, Credit: AFP
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will ask, "Who is the top predator here?" and, "If certain endangered species do in fact con...

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 04:57
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We often take safe food for granted until a foodborne illness outbreak makes national news, or affects us personally. Join Food Sleuth Radio host a...

  • Added: May 19, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
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Who would have thought that worm castings could replace an expensive irrigation system on a Florida farm? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registere...

  • Added: May 06, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
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In this interview on food security and the environment, Dave Lobell explains the global food system, the monkey-wrench of climate change, and the p...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 33:25
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Biologist Peter Vitousek discusses the serious impacts humankind has had on the nitrogen cycle and how that relates to our food system. He expands ...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 26:12
Caption: Calvin Jollimore and his daughter., Credit: Charles McGuigan
Prince Edward Island is known the world over for its mussels. Nothing quite like them and those produced on PEI account for 80 percent of all musse...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2013
  • Length: 27:06
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Each year, 10 billion pounds of BPA (Bisphenol A) are produced and put into consumer products, ranging from food and soda cans to cash register rec...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 1 in 88 children have been identified with an autism spectrum disorder (...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
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Michael Hansen, senior scientist at Consumers Union, will discuss Consumer Union’s latest report on antibiotic resistant bacteria found in supermar...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
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From rising oceans to widespread droughts, we can expect global climate changes to impact how and where we grow our food. Join Food Sleuth Radio h...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: American chestnut grove in Sewickley, PA. , Credit: Hal B. Klein
Those chestnuts "roasting on an open fire" in the iconic "Christmas Song" have a secret. They're European. The American chestnut was once a keysto...

Bought by KLCC and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Nov 25, 2012
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Consumer packaging generates tons of waste., Credit: http://5gyres.org
Join us to learn more about reducing or eliminating your packaging waste.

  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Watch the movie., Credit:   http://www.takepart.com/foodinc/action
Among the biggest contributors to climate change is industrialized food production, its long distance transport and systemic use of toxic, oil base...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 07, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: You wanna eat this?!, Credit: www.myessentia.com
A handful of global food corporations who control the food supply are increasingly damaging that supply and the biosphere. What can you do about it?

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 03, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Yep! You CAN eat that., Credit: www.livinggreenmag.com
Find out how edible yard plants and trees offer a way that many consumers can get involved in shaping a better world.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 03, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Tons of food scraps end up in landfills., Credit: www.ecomena.org
How much food do you throw away? By changing just a few habits and ideas about how we deal with food, everyone can make a positive impact on this p...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Nov 03, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Join Food Sleuth Radio Host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her conversation with Monica Nuvamsa, Executive Director of the Hopi ...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
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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
Caption: Super trawler Abel Tasman, formerly the F/V Margiris, a recently renamed and reflagged 430 foot, 9,500 gross ton suction harvest and freezer ship owned by Seafish Tasmania in partnership with Seafish Tasmania Pelagic, a wholly owned subsidiary of a Dutch
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss the surprisingly small number of corporate conglomerates that control the fishi...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2012
  • Length: 06:31
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Why would an organic farmer be in favor of labeling genetically engineered (GMO) food? Join Food Sleuth Radio Host and registered dietitian, Melind...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
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Join Food Sleuth Radio host, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her conversation with superbug sleuth, Maryn McKenna. An investigative journalist and author, ...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
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A documentary that takes an in depth look at how natural resource management practices are impacting the Karuk tribal ancestral territory.

  • Added: Sep 09, 2012
  • Length: 48:38
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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
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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