The Leading Voices in Food Podcast
1) E283: Taylor Hanson's Food On The Move
Interview Summary You know I really like the innovative nature of Food On The Move, and I'm eager for you to tell us more about what it involves. But before we do that, how does a young, highly succes...Show More
2) E282: Are healthy, environmentally sustainable diets economically achievable for everyone?
In today's episode, we're discussing the complex and urgent topic of global food demand. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, ask countries to make measurable progress in reducin...Show More
3) E281: Is ultra-processed food still food?
Lots of talk these days about ultra-processed foods (UPFs). Along with confusion about what in the heck they are or what they're not, how bad they are for us, and what ought to be done about them. A l...Show More
4) E280: Industry user fees could fix a food safety loophole for FDA
The Food and Drug Administration or FDA regulates roughly 78% of the US food supply. This includes packaged products, food additives, infant formula, ultra-processed foods, and lots more. However, an ...Show More
5) E279: Feed Us With Trees - the surprising importance of nuts
Every day, with few exceptions, I eat a handful of nuts. Usually a combination of almonds, walnuts, pecans, cashews, and pistachios. And they taste good for sure. But I'm responding mainly to research...Show More
6) E278: Here's how screen time affects our kids' eating, activity, and mental health
Interview Summary So, you two, along with a number of other people in the field, wrote a chapter for a recently published book called The Handbook of Children and Screens. We discussed that book in an...Show More
7) E277: Food Fight - from plunder and profit to people and planet
Today we're talking with health and nutrition expert Dr. Stuart Gillespie, author of a new book entitled Food Fight: from Plunder and Profit to People and Planet. Using decades of research and insight...Show More
8) E276: Climate Change - A little less beef is part of the solution
Interest and grave concern have been mounting over the impact of agriculture and the food choices we all make on the environment, particularly on climate change. With natural weather disasters occurri...Show More
9) E275: Against the Grain - A Plea for Regenerative Ag
I was at a professional meeting recently and I heard an inspiring and insightful and forward-looking talk by journalist and author Roger Thurow. Roger was a reporter for the Wall Street Journal for 30...Show More
10) E274: Sweet and Deadly - Coca-Cola in the spotlight
Recently I was asked to review a forthcoming book for American Scientist magazine. The book was entitled, Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes us Sick. I did the review, an...Show More