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The Poison Squad: A Chemist’s Quest for Pure Food
From: Sruthi Pinnamaneni
Caption: The Poison Squad dining room in the basement of the Bureau of Chemistry, Credit: FDA
Meet Harvey Washington Wiley, the mastermind behind this experiment where young government employees were fed poison-laced foods months on end. He...

Bought by WHYY, New Hampshire Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Hark!, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Jul 16, 2013
  • Length: 08:03
  • Purchases: 8
Food Sleuth Radio, Heather Day Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Good cookbooks nourish us beyond recipes for appetizers through dessert. Case in point: “Our Food, Our Right: Recipes for Food Justice,” by the Se...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
Author Michael Moss and "Salt Sugar Fat"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Pulitzer Prize-winning Michael Moss describes “bliss point” and “mouth feel,” two of the terms common in the trillion-dollar processed food industr...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Mar 21, 2013
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 3
City of Richmond could take an extra penny for your soda
From: KALW
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Richmond voters will decide on November 6 whether to authorize an extra cent tax on sugary beverages like soda. KALW's Isaac Silk talked with local...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2012
  • Length: 04:21
Food Sleuth Radio, Stacy Malkan Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Consumers have consistently said they have a right to know what's in their food. This November, CA citizens will have a chance to vote for GMO labe...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
Farm Bill: Some Good, Some Bad for California
From: California News Service
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The U.S. Senate is taking up the Farm Bill, which will set the nation's food policy for the next five years.

  • Added: Jun 06, 2012
  • Length: 01:34
Food Sleuth Radio, Mike Callicrate Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Why is it so hard to find meat from small to mid-sized ranchers in your local grocery store? Food Sleuth Radio Host, Melinda Hemmelgarn, interviews...

  • Added: May 28, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
Food Sleuth Radio, Ariane Lotti Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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How does the Farm Bill influence the food on our plates? Food Sleuth Radio host, Melinda Hemmelgarn, interviews Ariane Lotti, Legislative Specialis...

  • Added: May 14, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
Food Sleuth Radio, Lindsey Lusher Shute Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Food Sleuth Radio host, Melinda Hemmelgarn, interviews Lindsey Lusher Shute, Director of the National Young Farmer Coalition. Know anyone who wants...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
Food Sleuth Radio, Steph Larsen Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Food Sleuth Radio host, Melinda Hemmelgarn interviews Steph Larsen, Assistant Director of Organizing, Rural Organizing and Outreach at the Center ...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
Food, Justice and Sustainability
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Michelle Obama’s plan to eliminate obesity includes partnering with major retailers like Walmart to bring affordable, healthy food to neighborhoods...

Bought by WCSU-FM and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 07, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Midwest Food Trucks Hit Legal Roadblocks
From: Changing Gears
Series: Changing Gears: Remaking the Manufacturing Belt
Caption: People line up outside the Dim and Den Sum food truck for gourmet tacos and kimchi mac and cheese.
Food trucks have become all the rage in big cities like L.A., New York, and Boston. They’re transforming the way people think about street food and...

Bought by Vocalo.org and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 03, 2011
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
US AID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah
From: National Press Club
Series: From the National Press Club
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US AID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah discusses the mission of US AID in the Obama Administration and it's role in tackeling world hunger, the AIDS e...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2010
  • Length: 53:59
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Issue One: Can the World Feed Itself?
From: Mike Hickcox
Series: Issue One
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Global hunger - can the world handle the hungry population? Experts suggest various ways to feed more than 6-billion people every day.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
Bread and Butter Issues
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Sep 19, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Shift of Land part 12...local food
From: KRZA
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The Shift of Land is a 13 part series, which looks at the deep connections between land, culture and agriculture in New Mexico. In the twelfth pr...

Bought by KENW and KUNM


  • Added: Nov 17, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Here on Earth: Fair Trade - Who's Delivering Your Milk? (Full Show)
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders
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Preview "Here on Earth," Wisconsin Public Radio's international talk program and podcast. In this edition, find out why farmers are turning to fai...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and WBEZ


  • Added: Dec 19, 2006
  • Length: 52:34
  • Purchases: 2
Here on Earth: Fair Trade - Who's Delivering Your Milk? (Billboard)
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders
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The billboard for the "Here on Earth" program "Fair Trade - Who's Delivering Your Milk?"

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and WBEZ


  • Added: Dec 19, 2006
  • Length: 01:02
  • Purchases: 2
THE POLITICS OF FOOD: WHAT WE EAT AND WHY IT MATTERS
From: Commonwealth Club of California
Series: Commonwealth Club of California-Weekly Public Affairs Radio Program
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A Panel discussion on the politics of the Food Industry

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KTSW 89.9, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WRIR, and KZYX


  • Added: Nov 16, 2006
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 5
Commentary: Don't Bite the Immigrant Hands that Feed Us
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary explaining how the immigration reform bills in Congress would seriously harm immigrant farmworkers

  • Added: May 15, 2006
  • Length: 03:47