Food Sleuth Radio

Fred Plotkin, discusses Italian food culture and Slow Food

Did you know that Slow Food is a global movement dedicated to promoting good, clean, and fair food for everyone? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Mel

Susan Kaplan, JD, author of A Healthy Union: How States Can Lead on Environmental Health

Did you know that as national environmental agencies and regulations are whittled away, states may hold the key to protect public health? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and

Ari Bargil, senior attorney with the Institute for Justice discusses “Right to Garden” laws.

Did you know that some local governments make it illegal to have vegetable gardens or greenhouses on residential properties? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Di

Amanda Maria Edmonds, MS, University of Michigan, discusses the cyclospora outbreak.

Did you know that Michigan is “ground zero” for the cyclospora outbreak affecting multiple states in the U.S.? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melin

Don Schaffner, PhD, food safety microbiologist discusses cyclospora.

Did you know that we have a “cyclospora season” in the United States? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with D

Lauren Dinour, PhD, RD, professor of nutrition and lactation consultant.

Did you know that Arkansas is the only state that requires breastfeeding education in K-12 curriculum? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemme

Jon Magee, Agricultural Justice Project

Did you know that the Agricultural Justice Project (AJP) has worked to promote farm and farm worker justice for nearly three decades?  Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Reg

Kelly Hunter Foster, JD, Senior Attorney, Waterkeeper Alliance, discusses data centers.

Did you know that AI data centers consume large volumes of water in their cooling systems and generate polluted waste water that requires treatment? Join Food Sleuth Radi

Tristan Brandhorst, PhD, on the fungicide, fludioxonil.

Did you know that breakdown products of a widely used fungicide in the U.S. food system poses both environmental and public health risks? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and

Marc Boom, Senior Director of Public Affairs, Environmental Protection Network.

Did you know that the majority of Americans believe the burden of pollution is being shifted onto families through medical bills and long-term health consequences, and th

Robin Mesnage, PhD, toxicologist, Scientific Director at the Buchinger Wilhelmi Therapeutic Fasting program in Uberlingen Germany

Did you know that there is a conceptual change in science that includes a broader understanding of how pollutants and our microbiome interact to impact the development of

Jessi Silverman, MPH, RD, Deputy Director in the Programs Department at the Center for Science in the Public Interest discusses the new report, “Private Food, Public Harm: Privatized Food Service in Prisons and Jails

Did you know that people who are incarcerated typically receive poor quality food that contributes to poor mental and physical health? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Reg

Kendra Klein, PhD, Deputy Director of Science at Friends of the Earth, discusses the new report, “Regenerative Food Labels: What’s Behind the Claim?”

Did you know that there is no standard legal definition of “regenerative” food and agriculture? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn f

Andrew Flachs, PhD., Associate Professor of Anthropology at Purdue University, discusses his book, Feeding the World as If People Mattered: How Small Farms Produce Value Beyond Yields. (Part 2 of 2).

Did you know that agribusiness logic places emphasis on big yields while neglecting the value of small farms and gardens? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dieti

Andrew Flachs, PhD., Associate Professor of Anthropology at Purdue University, and author of Feeding the World as If People Mattered: How Small Farms Produce Value Beyond Yields.

Did you know that the push towards efficiency is often a trap? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Andrew F

Lianne Sheppard, PhD, Professor, University of WA-Seattle, discusses highlights from the Seattle Glyphosate Symposium

Did you know that glyphosate is the most commonly used herbicide in the world, and because of its ubiquitous use, glyphosate can be found in most of our bodies? Join Food

Margaret Martin, physical therapist, shares her expertise in the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis.

Did you know that mechanical stimulation nourishes our bones? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Margaret

Meghan Davis, DVM, PhD MPH, Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University, discusses “One Health,” and bird flu.

Did you know that 75 percent of immerging infectious diseases are zoonotic in origin? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her con

Ami Zota, ScD, Professor, Columbia University discusses phthalates and other endocrine disrupting chemicals in our food supply.

Did you know that fast food products and ultra processed foods that contain toxic compounds such as phthalates, are more heavily marketed to people of color? Join Food Sl

Kari Hammerschlag, MS, Deputy Director of Friends of the Earth’s food and agriculture program discusses animal fats as potential reservoirs for fat-soluble environmental toxins, and our new dietary guidelines

 Did you know that the fat in animal products can be a source for fat-soluble environmental toxins such as DDT and other pesticides? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Regis