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Food Sleuth Radio, William Harris Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that the American Heart Association recommends eating fish that are high in omega-3 fatty acids (Salmon, mackerel, herring, sardines, ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jan 25, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 78: The Botanist
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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In 1993, a man in Steamboat Springs, Colorado was found dead in his home. He’d been burned with a stun gun, hit with a shovel, and shot several tim...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 09, 2018
  • Length: 20:56
  • Purchases: 2
Food Sleuth Radio, Dorothy Sears Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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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 s...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jan 04, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Butter vs. Margarine
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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One of America's most bizarre food battles

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 16, 2017
  • Length: 20:52
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Brenda Davis Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that Type 2 diabetes can be reversed with diet and exercise? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn,...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Nov 02, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Tod Cooperman Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Are you one of approximately 170 million Americans who take dietary supplements? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemm...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Oct 26, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Surili Sutaria Patel Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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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 ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Oct 19, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Maryn McKenna Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that most meat animals in the United States are currently raised with the assistance of antibiotics? Eighty percent of the antibiotics...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
Big Hunger Big Chicken Big Moment
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Big Hunger by Andrew Fisher and Big Chicken by Maryn McKenna
Antibiotics in chicken getting away from us and hunger groups loving on corporations. Plus ending hunger by force of law.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: Oct 07, 2017
  • Length: 57:57
  • Purchases: 2
Food Sleuth Radio, Georges Benjamin Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that 2017 has been designated “The year of climate change and health” by the American Public Health Association? Join Food Sleuth Radi...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Oct 06, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Food Sleuth Radio, Nathan Donley Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that EPA’s “approval” of a pesticide does not equate with product safety? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melind...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Sep 28, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Ole Kaven + Julie Greene: Earthquakes and Solar Cooking
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Ole Kaven
While the earth probably won’t shake the next time you turn on your gas stovetop, keep in mind it comes at a cost. This week on Sea Change Radio, w...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 27, 2017
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Vera Krischik Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that the majority of insects are good? Recent pollinator declines related to pesticide use have resulted in declines in fruit and veg...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 13, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, David Ludwig Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that low-fat diets --as they’ve been largely followed in the U.S. --have hampered our ability to lose weight? Join Food Sleuth Radio h...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Jul 07, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Surviving a Hostile Climate on Local Food: Michael Brownlee #216
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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A scaled-up local food system may be the only way we can feed ourselves as we weather the storm of climate change. Until now, CSAs, urban gardens a...

Bought by KTRL


  • Added: Jun 06, 2017
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Jed Fahey Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that the same chemical compound in broccoli, and to a greater degree, broccoli sprouts, that helps protect us against cancer, also sho...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jun 02, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Interview: Paul Shapiro
From: Generation Anthropocene
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Are you a vegetarian, a vegan, or a lapsed vegetarian? Do you eat meat and feel a little conflicted about it? No matter where you fall on the spect...

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: May 23, 2017
  • Length: 26:56
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Martha Clare Morris Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that eating certain foods can offer protection against Alzheimer’s Disease? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Meli...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 18, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Paul Wotzka Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that water is our most important nutrient, and that our watersheds face risk from agricultural contaminants? Join Food Sleuth Radio h...

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  • Added: May 11, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Peter Infante, Part I Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer classified the most widely used herbicide in the worl...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Mar 30, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Skeptic Check: Not So Sweet
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Not So Sweet, Credit: Seth Shostak
Obesity, diabetes, heart disease … maybe even Alzheimer’s. Could these modern scourges be caused by sugar? A journalist says there’s evidence sug...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WMUU-LP, WMUU-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KTSW 89.9 and more


  • Added: Feb 27, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Food Sleuth Radio, Warren Porter Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup, is the most widely used herbicide in the world, and that resid...

Bought by XRAY.fm and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Feb 16, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Celebrate Champagne!
From: Free Epistemology with Mark Solomon
Series: The Wine Fellers Radio Program
Caption: Champagne
It's about time you learned a thing or two about Champagne with our good friend Alex the Wine Guru. A jovial & mirthful show for anyone who has ev...

  • Added: Dec 27, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:00
What is metabolism, and how can you make yours work better?
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Between leftover Halloween candy and the upcoming holidays, it's easy to add extra pounds this time of year. WTIP's Dick Swanson spoke with Taylor ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Nov 09, 2016
  • Length: 18:26
  • Purchases: 1
Vanishing Bees
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: UW-Madison Bee Hive
It’s called “colony collapse disorder” or CCD. A number of years ago US beekeeping operations realized they lost between 30 and 90 percent of their...

Bought by KSFR and KCBX


  • Added: Nov 09, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2