Food Sleuth Radio

Mar 13 2025 818 ep. 28 mins 19
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Dietitian Melinda Hemmelgarn helps listeners “think beyond their plates,” connect the dots between food, health and agriculture, and find food truth.

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Carol Cardona, PhD, DVM, discusses avian influenza risks and prevention strategies.

Mar 13 2025 28 mins  
Did you know that H5 influenza (also called bird flu) will continue to spread into new species and threaten human lives? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Carol Cardona, Ph.D., DVM, Professor and Endowed Chair in Avian Health in the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences at the University of MN – St. Paul.

Timothy Wise, MS, Tufts University, discusses GMO corn safety, trade tariffs and food sovereignty.

Mar 06 2025 28 mins  
Did you know that Mexico is trying to protect their health and food sovereignty rights to reject US GMO corn exports for use in their corn tortillas? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Timothy Wise, MS, Senior Research Fellow at the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University, investigative journal

Mackenzie Feldman, founder of Re:wild Your Campus discusses pesticides, cover crops, and food system change.

Feb 27 2025 28 mins  
Did you know that whatever your interest, you can use it to make positive change in your community? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Mackenzie Feldman, founder and co-director of Re:wild Your Campus, and co-author of Groundbakers: 60+ Plant-Based Comfort Food Recipes and 16 Leaders Changing the Food System. Feldman d

Sonja Eayrs, discusses her book, Dodge County Inc.: Big Ag and the Undoing of Rural America.

Feb 20 2025 28 mins  
Did you know that industrialized hog farming has harmed rural communities and public health? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Sonja Eayrs, attorney, farm advocate and author of Dodge County Inc.: Big Ag and the Undoing of Rural America. Eayrs describes the corporatization of hog farming and the resulting wake of dest

David Wiss, PhD, RD, discusses food’s role in mental health, disordered eating, and addiction recovery.

Feb 13 2025 28 mins  
Did you know that nutrition can be an unspoken tool of oppression for marginalized populations? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with David Wiss, PhD, RD, pioneer in the field of nutrition and mental health. Wiss discusses his food-positive approach in addiction recovery and disordered eating. He explains how the ‘all f

Mike Kostyo, MA, discusses food and societal trends for 2025.

Feb 06 2025 28 mins  
Did you know that over 30 percent of consumers say most of their meals are eaten alone? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Mike Kostyo, MA, Vice President of Menu Matters, LLC, and “trendologist.” Kostyo will discuss food and societal trends for 2025, including flavor, travel, trade and GLP-1 drugs. Kostyo says one

“Sioux Chef” Sean Sherman discusses colonization and his mission to revitalize Indigenous foodways.

Jan 30 2025 28 mins  
Did you know that Chef Sean Sherman’s James Beard award-winning restaurant, Owamni, in Minneapolis, MN features decolonized foods? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her conversation with Sean Sherman, a.k.a. the “Sioux Chef.” Chef Sherman discusses the meaning of colonization and describes his mission to develop and promote Indigeno

Kyla Bennett Kyla Bennett, PhD, JD, Director of Science Policy for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) discusses toxic PFAS chemicals.

Jan 23 2025 28 mins  
Did you know that PFAS refers to a class of chemicals that are ubiquitous in our environment but pose significant health risks? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her conversation with Kyla Bennett, PhD, JD, Director of Science Policy for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Bennet discusses the toxicity of PFAS, how a

Maine House Representative Bill Pluecker discusses PFAS contamination of farmland from sewage sludge/biosolids.

Jan 16 2025 28 mins  
Did you know that sewage sludge or biosolids when applied to farmland can contaminate soil, water and food with PFAS? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her conversation with Bill Pluecker, Maine House of Representatives, farmer and Public Policy organizer for the Main Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. PFAS are a class of toxic ch

Jacob Mey, PhD, RD, discusses diet and specific nutrients to boost our immune system during cold and flu season and beyond.

Jan 09 2025 28 mins  
Did you know that specific nutrients can help aid our immune system in preventing and treating the symptoms of cold, flu and Covid 19? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Jacob Mey, PhD, RD, Registered Dietitian and nutrition researcher at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, as they delve into the best diet and n