Take Out With Ashley and Robyn
139 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsGrab Take Out with Ashley & Robyn weekly to discover the impactful and personal stories of game changers who through their work in food, fitness, fashion, sports, entertainment, politics, media, activism, and science enable better health in the world. As leading experts in the food industry, Ashley and Robyn interview thought leaders, asking provocative questions that lead to inspired conversations and the solutions needed to fix our our nation’s health. *music by Jason Shaw@ audionautix.com
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Episode 39 with Guest John Foraker
September 14, 2016 23:27 - 33 minutes - 31.5 MBJohn Foraker is the President and former Chief Executive Officer of Annie’s, Inc. and a leading authority in the organic and natural foods industry. With more than 20 years of business experience and a sharp focus on sustainability and social responsibility, Foraker’s vision for growing Annie’s has always relied on transparent leadership and an over-arching commitment to creativity, innovation and honesty. In addition to his role as President, Foraker also leads within the greater General Mil...
Episode 38 with Guest Morgan Oliveria
September 07, 2016 23:04 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBMorgan Oliveira is the founder and principal of Grounded PR, a PR consultancy designed to help mission-driven companies share their stories, with a focus on the food/food tech space. She has worked with some of the country’s leading brands, including sweetgreen and Back to the Roots, amongst others. Prior to Grounded, Morgan was the first employee and Director of Communications at Hampton Creek, a food technology company that is currently valued at over $1B and has received investment from a ...
Episode 37 with Guest Julie Cottineau
August 30, 2016 23:01 - 35 minutes - 33.5 MBJulie Cottineau is founder and CEO of BrandTwist, a brand consultancy, and creator of Brand School Online, a premier learning program that teaches small business owners, entrepreneurs and non-profits how to create more distinctive, more powerful and more profitable brands that break-through in crowded markets. Prior to launching her own business, she was vice president of brand at Richard Branson’s Virgin Group. Cottineau also served as executive director of consumer branding at Interbrand, a...
Episode 36 with Guest Joe "The Juicer" Cross
August 24, 2016 21:25 - 52 minutes - 48.9 MBJoe Cross, focused most of his energy in his 30’s on building a business empire and his wealth, Joe admits that his health had never been a priority. In his early thirties he developed a rare auto-immune disease for which he was prescribed a powerful prescription medication. After taking pills for several years and dissatisfied with the knowledge that he would likely be taking them for life, Joe decided to examine what he was eating and explore the link between his illness and his diet. Joe ...
Episode 35 with Guest Gautam Gupta
August 18, 2016 01:00 - 35 minutes - 33.6 MBRecognized as one of Inc. Magazine’s 2015 ‘30 Under 30 Best and Brightest Entrepreneurs’ — Gautam Gupta is the Co-Founder and CEO of NatureBox — a direct-to-consumer snack company that makes smart, delicious snacking easy. Launched in 2012, NatureBox has quickly become one of America’s fastest- growing food brands with no signs of slowing down. Today NatureBox ships over 100 NatureBox brand snacks to fans across the US and in Canada. The Bay Area company leverages real-time consumer data to d...
Episode 34 with Guest Derek Millender
August 10, 2016 23:42 - 40 minutes - 38 MBDerek Millender was named Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers in August 2013. He was previously the Cavs assistant strength and conditioning coach for three seasons. Millender is responsible for coordinating the teams In-Season and off-season: performance testing and monitoring, and Strength and Conditioning. Millender also incorporates other training programs such as Yoga and Pilates into player individualized programs. In addition to developing in-season progra...
Episode 33 with Guest Jonathan Bloom
August 03, 2016 16:15 - 45 minutes - 42.3 MBJonathan Bloom is a journalist, consultant and thought leader on the topic of food waste. Jonathan wrote the book American Wasteland and created the web site Wasted Food. He has spoken on food waste from Santiago to San Francisco to Singapore and consulted with the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, Harvard Law School, Natural Resources Defense Council and General Mills. In 2013-2014, he was the O.V.W. Hawkins Expert-in-Residence at Bucknell University. A Boston native, Jonath...
Episode 32 with Guest Dr. Neal Barnard
July 27, 2016 20:01 - 39 minutes - 36.9 MBNeal Barnard, M.D., F.A.C.C., is an adjunct associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C., and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Dr. Barnard has led numerous research studies investigating the effects of diet on diabetes, body weight, and chronic pain, including a groundbreaking study of dietary interventions in type 2 diabetes, funded by the National Institutes of Health. Dr....
Episode 31 with Guest Dr. Aviva Romm
July 20, 2016 18:59 - 48 minutes - 45.3 MBDr. Aviva Romm. Named by mindbodygreen.com as one of the 100 Women to Watch in Wellness, Dr. Aviva Romm has bridged her interests in traditional medicine with her knowledge of science for over 3 decades. A midwife and herbalist for 25 years, now a Yale trained MD, Board Certified in Family Medicine with Obstetrics. Aviva’s focus is on women’s and children’s health, with an emphasis on the impact of stress physiology on health, chronic disease, food cravings, weight, and hormone imbalance, and...
Episode 30th with Guest Dr. Zelana Montminy
July 14, 2016 01:30 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBDr. Zelana Montminy, a leading figure in Positive Psychology and one of Maria Shriver’s Architects of Change, brings a unique and varied skillset to the wellness realm. She is the author of 21 Days to Resilience, ranked #1 on Amazon as a Mental Health Hot New Release and speaks around the world on the topic. Whether it's to a large conference, business, academic or non-profit institution, private client, or groups of parents and their children, her message of resilience and wellness resonate...
Episode 29 with Guest Erik Olsen
July 06, 2016 23:23 - 35 minutes - 33.5 MBErik D. Olson, J.D., is director of the Health Program, and Senior Strategic Director for Food and Health at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). He has more than 30 years of experience in consumer, public health, and environmental policy. He oversees NRDC’s work on issues including antibiotics use in animal production, food waste, climate-healthy food, pesticides, toxic chemicals in food and consumer products, drinking water contamination, global mercury pollution, textile-related p...
Episode 28th with Guest Gavan Fitzsimons
June 29, 2016 22:51 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBGavan J. Fitzsimons is the R. David Thomas professor of marketing and psychology at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. His research focuses on understanding the ways in which consumers may be influenced without their conscious knowledge or awareness by marketers and marketing researchers, often without any intent on the part of the marketer. His work has been published in numerous academic journals such as the Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Consumer Psychology, Journal of ...
Twenty Five episodes celebration and round up!
June 28, 2016 01:01 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBWe are celebrating 25 episodes of Take Out with Ashley and Robyn. Listen to them discuss how the past 25 episodes have gone, what they have learned, their favorite parts and also I have them answer the 5 questions they always ask their guests. What a fun show! Ashley and Robyn discuss how they noticed how the guests always and a personal connection to the food movement. A Personal awakening that led them to pursue it professionally. How the challenges they had led to the solutions they found....
Episode 26 with guest Robyn Thomas
June 23, 2016 01:29 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBRobyn Thomas is currently serving in her tenth year as the Executive Director of the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. A national nonprofit organization founded by attorneys, the Law Center is focused on providing comprehensive legal research and expertise in support of smart gun laws that save lives. Under her leadership, the Law Center has experienced a dramatic increase in the scope of it’s work in providing legal support to legislators, activists, and the media in their search for commo...
Episode 25 with Guest Darren Mahaffy
June 16, 2016 00:48 - 35 minutes - 33.1 MBDarren Mahaffy leads the global marketing efforts at Nature’s Path Organic Foods as the Vice President of Marketing. His goal is to convince consumers everywhere that choosing organic and healthful food doesn’t need to be a sacrifice on taste. Darren is using his extensive knowledge and experience in marketing consumer brands, having worked at companies such as Procter & Gamble and Gillette, to help Nature’s Path fulfill its vision of “Leaving the Earth Better Than We Found it”. In his ti...
Episode 24 with Guests Ricki Lake & Abby Epstein
June 09, 2016 03:17 - 38 minutes - 36 MBThis episode is brought to you by Nature's Path Organics RICKI LAKE Biography From acting and producing, to dancing her way into the hearts of television audiences, Emmy Award-winning television host Ricki Lake is a pop culture icon who has built a career on her graciously candid sensibility and her authentic, relatable nature. In recent years, she has channeled her nurturing spirit and drive for social change into passion projects that are altering the way society views birth, breastfeedin...
Episode 23 with guest Roger Thurow
June 01, 2016 03:18 - 43 minutes - 40.6 MBRoger Thurow is a senior fellow in global food and agriculture for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Previously he spent 30 years at The Wall Street Journal, 20 of them as a foreign correspondent based in Europe and Africa. In 2003, he was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for coauthoring a series on famine in Africa, and was honored by the United Nations for his work. Thurow frequently speaks on agricultural development and is the author of several books including The Last Hunger Season. His ne...
Episode 22 with Guest Congressman Tim Ryan
May 24, 2016 17:56 - 44 minutes - 41.4 MBTim Ryan is a relentless advocate for working families in Ohio's 13th District. He was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002 and was sworn in on January 3, 2003. Successfully reelected six times, he is now serving in his seventh term. Congressman Ryan currently serves as a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee which controls the expenditure of money by the federal government. Ryan is also a member of the House Budget Committee which has oversight over the ...
Episode 21 with Guest Mark Verstegen
May 17, 2016 23:36 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBPresident and Founder, EXOS, Mark Verstegen, one of the world’s most innovative human performance experts, pioneered the concept of integrated performance training, which he’s brought to the world’s top athletes, teams, corporations, and the United States military. As the president and founder of EXOS, he leads more than 3,400 employees at 400 locations. He’s also the author of six books, including “Every Day Is Game Day” (2014), and has served as the Performance Director for the NFLPA the la...
Episode 20 with Guest Tieraona Low Dog, M.D
May 10, 2016 02:09 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBTieraona Low Dog, M.D.’s exploration of natural medicine and its role in modern health care began more than 35 years ago as she studied midwifery, herbal medicine; massage therapy and martial arts before earning her medical degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. She currently serves as the Fellowship Director for the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine. This two-year fellowship is the first integrative interdisciplinary program in the world committed to training t...
Episode 19 with guest Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai
May 03, 2016 22:42 - 53 minutes - 49.7 MBV.A. Shiva Ayyadurai, the inventor of email and other revolutionary innovations, has been passionately interested in science and technology throughout his life. This passion has earned Shiva high honors in the academic and corporate worlds. It has also given him an opportunity to confront the financial and power dynamics that affect scientific innovation, especially when innovation arises from sources considered outside the mainstream - as Shiva, in fact, proudly considers himself to be. Born...
Episode 18 with Guest Gunnar Lovelace
April 27, 2016 00:50 - 39 minutes - 37.4 MBGunnar Lovelace is a serial entrepreneur in nonprofits, technology, fashion and real estate. Most recently he is the founder and co-CEO of Thrive Market, an online wholesale buying club on a mission to make healthy living easy and affordable for every American family. Thrive Market currently offers the 4,000 most popular natural and organic products in the world at 25-50% off retail, shipped anywhere in the U.S. for free. For every paid member on the site, the company also sponsors a free mem...
Episode 17 Back To The Roots
April 20, 2016 00:52 - 38 minutes - 37.5 MBBack to the Roots was founded in 2009 by then college seniors Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora after discovering how to grow gourmet mushrooms on recycled coffee grounds. Since then, Back to the Roots has evolved from urban mushroom farming to a thriving business on a mission to undo food and reconnect families to it through fun, innovative, and delicious Ready to Grow and Ready to Eat products (Organic Mushroom Farm, Water Garden, Garden-in-a-Can, Organic Stoneground Flakes, Organic Breakfas...
Episode 16 with Guest Erin Schrode
April 13, 2016 00:23 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBErin Schrode is a citizen activist, community organizer, and vocal advocate for environmental action, social justice, public health, and responsible consumption – who just announced her campaign to run for US Congress in California’s District 2. Since co-founding Turning Green in 2005, she has developed education and social action platforms to inspire, educate, and mobilize millions of students and the global public with this non-profit and beyond. Erin is the eco correspondent for Fusion (AB...
Episode 15 with Guest Carey Gillam
March 22, 2016 20:53 - 40 minutes - 37.7 MBCarey Gillam is a veteran journalist, researcher and writer with more than 20 years experience in the news industry. In January, Gillam became Research Director for the nonprofit consumer group U.S. Right to Know, which has the stated mission: “Pursuing Truth and Transparency in America’s Food System.” Prior to joining USRTK, Gillam spent 17 years as a senior correspondent for Reuters, an international news service, roving America's farm fields and agribusiness operations to document the evo...
Episode 14 with Guest Emme
March 16, 2016 00:31 - 53 minutes - 49.6 MBAs a leading voice and face in the fashion industry, EMME is the iconic world’s first curvy supermodel. With the conviction that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes and a career that spans more than two decades, EMME has paved the way and given women the platform to feel beautiful and empowered through all social media @SupermodelEMME and her online community - EmmeNation. A TV personality, model, mom, author, brand spokesperson, creative director of her clothing lines, lecturer and glob...
Episode 13 with Catherine McCord
March 08, 2016 21:13 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBLaunched in 2007, Catherine, mom to Kenya and Chloe, created Weelicious.com as a platform to show parents around the world how easy and beneficial it is to expose children to wholesome, delicious homemade food. After personally struggling with how to feed Kenya, Catherine recognized a need for realistic and nutritious recipes for parents using minimal ingredients that are fully loaded with flavor; Weelicious now houses 1,500+ original recipes and more than 350 videos. Catherine inspires her c...
Episode 12 with guest Christy Coleman
March 02, 2016 00:52 - 43 minutes - 40.9 MBSince Beautycounter launched in 2013, Christy Coleman has served as Head of Creative Design. A fashion and celebrity makeup artist with over 30 years of experience, Christy develops the company’s collection of safer personal care products and cosmetics, while ensuring each one meets the highest performance standards. Her work has appeared in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Vanity Fair and in advertising campaigns for Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, and Victoria’s Secret. She also counts Alessandra ...
Episode 11 with Guest Renee Loux
February 24, 2016 02:36 - 46 minutes - 44.8 MBRenée Loux has been a trendsetter in the sustainable food movement and natural product sector for nearly 20 years. As an author, chef, restaurateur, entrepreneur, television personality, sustainable advisor, consultant, journalist and mother, she has been a leading expert in the field. Ms. Loux is the author of the Gourmand Award-winning The Balanced Plate (Rodale Books) and Living Cuisine (Penguin), The Whole Green Catalog (Rodale Books), and Easy Green Living (Rodale Books). As a food pio...
Episode 10 with guest Mike Fata
February 16, 2016 23:32 - 38 minutes - 36 MBMike Fata is CEO & Co-founder of Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods. He spent years in extensive studies of diet and nutrition as he made the life changing decision to lose over 100lbs. This remarkable accomplishment has given him an excellent knowledge of human anatomy, diet and nutrition - a motivation that allows him to speak to professional groups on improving health and well being. Mike has won numerous business awards including Socially Responsible Business Award (2006), CHFA Organic Achieveme...
Episode 9 with guest Matthew Dillon
February 10, 2016 00:29 - 49 minutes - 46.2 MBMatthew Dillon is director of agricultural policy and programs at Clif Bar & Company, a leading maker of nutritious and organic foods and drinks for people on-the-go. He also is director of Seed Matters, an initiative of the Clif Bar Family Foundation to improve organic seed systems. In his role as director of agricultural policy and programs, Matthew serves as the company’s liaison with state and federal officials on organic policy issues.
Episode 8 with guest Michel Nischan
February 02, 2016 23:28 - 51 minutes - 47.9 MBMichel Nischan is a three-time James Beard Award winning chef with over 30 years of experience advocating for a more healthful, sustainable food system. He is Founder and CEO of Wholesome Wave, Co-Founder of the Chefs Action Network, as well as Founder and Partner with the late actor Paul Newman of the former Dressing Room Restaurant. Nischan has successfully influenced legislative language for the recently passed Federal Farm Bill, supporting affordable access to healthy, locally grown fruit...
Episode 7 with guest Teri Hatcher
January 27, 2016 02:28 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBTeri Hatcher is a SAG and Golden Globe-winning actress, best selling author, mother and philanthopist. Best known as Susan Mayer on the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives and as Lois Lane on the ABC comedy-drama series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Teri continues to challenge herself with new goals from directing to marathons. She was a student at Le Cordon Bleu, where her passion for food and health was greatly amplified. Teri has been a cornerstone in support of nu...
Episode 6 with guest Patrick Mannelly
January 20, 2016 00:27 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBToday we welcome Patrick Mannelly to the show. Patrick played football with the Bears for 16 years before retiring in 2014 and is now a midday sports talk host in Chicago on 670 The Score. Today we discuss how nutrition has changed in sports over the last 10 years. Whether the top athletes should endorse products they would never use themselves and how can parents help their children make the right food choices. Do you play better if you eat better and Patrick talks about how he wants to crea...
Episode 5 with guest Robynne Chutkan
January 13, 2016 04:22 - 45 minutes - 42.3 MBToday Dr. Chutkan joins the show who is a leading gastroenterologist, bestselling author who has been on the Dr. Oz show and founder of The Digestive Center for Women. Today we discuss how all disease begins in the gut, where we can get good bacteria, why medication is not always the answer and why she likes to live dirty and eat clean! Ashley often says "you are not what you eat, you are what you digest and absorb" and today we find out why!
Episode 4 with guest Leah Segedie
January 06, 2016 04:18 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBAshley and Robyn talk to Leah Segedie who was named “Mom of the Year” by Shape Magazine, named as one of the top 10 Woman Changing School Nutrition and compared to Lady Gaga for her unique social media tactics in The Huffington Post. Fitness Magazine endorsed Leah's weight loss blog and her story, communities and work have been featured on CNN, ABC, NBC and The O’Reiley factor amongst others. Robyn calls Leah a "game changer" and after listening to this podcast I can see why!
Episode 3 with guest ABC7 Food Coach Lori Corbin
December 30, 2015 04:17 - 39 minutes - 37 MBToday we have our first guest on the show and what better guest to start off than a women who has been following the changing world of food for the last 20 years and now reports for ABC7 eye witness news! How have trends changed? Who should parents believe in the health world and why are we the consumers so confused! Lori proves to be a great 1st guest! Lori began her television career in the mid 90's reporting on nutrition and fitness and was the host of Custom Fit cable show on the LIVEWELL...
Episode 2 Food Simplified!
December 23, 2015 04:16 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBToday's Podcast gets down to the basics! Food Simplified. Ashley and Robyn discuss organic food, travel, allergies and the changing state of food in America and the long term impact of it. What goes into our food? Why is food different now than 20 years ago? How can we make positive shifts and what do we need to do for a better long term impact on our lives?
Episode 1 Let’s Be The Change!
December 16, 2015 03:54 - 33 minutes - 31 MBWelcome to Take Out with Ashley and Robyn! We are looking forward to bringing you a series of Podcasts on Better Nutrition, Simplified and the new food economy that cuts to the chase and asks the tough questions! It's time for a Food Awakenings! Today Ashley and Robyn introduce themselves and let you know what this podcast series has to offer! This will be a fun way to reach you on a regular basis and have a steady conversation about the landscape of food and how it is changing so rapidly. Wh...