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How do chemicals in our environment affect the developing fetus? Join Food Sleuth Radio Host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her ...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
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With real economic benefits and perceived environmental ones, local food has been branded as an ethical alternative to the mass-produced variety. B...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 02:10
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This wraps up our three-part series Blood, Sweat, and Tears. First, how it feels to lose your ability to cry; then why onions bring on the waterworks.

  • Added: Jul 11, 2012
  • Length: 15:05
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted this week to destroy the program that has enabled the recovery of six endangered species through a successf...

  • Added: May 21, 2012
  • Length: 05:25
Caption: Tuna at market, Credit: Earth Times
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss the relationship of fisherman and customer; market pressure and the necessity f...

  • Added: May 02, 2012
  • Length: 05:51
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Food Sleuth Radio host, Melinda Hemmelgarn, interviews Maria Rodale, CEO and Chairman of Rodale, Inc., and author of “The Organic Manifesto. Maria...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Honey Bee on Winter Aconite, Credit: Tie Guy II/ flickr
Honey bees help pollinate 1 in every 3 bites that we eat. They are vital in our agricultural industry and essential for the survival of the almost ...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Mar 20, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Food Sleuth Radio host, Melinda Hemmelgarn, interviews Tyrone Hayes, Ph.D., biologist, University of CA-Berkeley. Hayes is known for his groundbrea...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Loren Cordain, Credit: Sheri Quinn
A new health movement called the PaleoDiet is gaining momentum across the world. It advocates eating like a caveman -only plant and animal protein,...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 26:07
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New research says that obesity might not all be to blame for ailments such as hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2011
  • Length: 28:58
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Honey bees help pollinate 1 in every 3 bites we eat. But they’re fighting to survive, in a world filled with pesticides and parasites. We’ll learn ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Get the skinny on trans fats and learn why a popular crash diet is not likely to help you shed pounds.

  • Added: Feb 18, 2010
  • Length: 12:15
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Dr. Zieve talks with dietitian and nutritionist Ana Maria Quispe of the Organic Consumers Association and Via Organica about strategies for economi...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2009
  • Length: 47:59
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Cannabis, commonly known as marijuana has caused considerable debate and political discussion, but just what is in this plant which creates such co...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2009
  • Length: 28:34
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Do we need supplements to our diet? Does a normal balanced diet of food supply us with the nutrition we need?

  • Added: Dec 07, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
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The death of a disease and The Food of a Younger Land ... this week on Prime Time Radio.

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Sep 25, 2009
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 1
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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
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Good chemical habits for the new year.

  • Added: Dec 31, 2008
  • Length: 12:05
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Embrace the fake: cubic zirconia, soy, and fine art.

  • Added: Dec 31, 2008
  • Length: 11:59
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The science of wine (and hangovers).

  • Added: Dec 28, 2008
  • Length: 10:53
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Plum pudding + ham = a delicious chemical feast.

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Dec 23, 2008
  • Length: 11:20
  • Purchases: 1
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Learn about umami and hear a poem about taste sensations in the West Indies.

  • Added: Nov 19, 2008
  • Length: 12:00
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Distillations takes a journey to the land of nod.

Bought by KPIK-LP


  • Added: Oct 09, 2008
  • Length: 11:47
  • Purchases: 1
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Some more of our favorite segments.

  • Added: Aug 29, 2008
  • Length: 09:33
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A look at the science of deliciousness.

  • Added: Aug 13, 2008
  • Length: 12:01