What Doesn't Kill You
407 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★ - 27 ratingsFood production is a curious business; it's nuanced, layered, complex, and political. In What Doesn’t Kill You, host Katy Keiffer endeavors to identify and explain some of the key issues in our food system through interviews with journalists, authors, scientists, activists, and industry experts. Water rights, meat and agricultural production, food waste, labor issues, and new technologies are just some of the topics explored so we can better understand how to feed the future.
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Episode 157: Dr. Flora
June 01, 2015 16:32 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBHow do we make sure animals are being farmed safely and who has the main oversight in these areas? You might try asking Dr. Flora-Josephine Hagen Liste, the District Veterinary Officer of Western Iceland in the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority. Host Katy Kieffer interviews Dr. Flora-Josephine about her work in Iceland overseeing farm conditions, and maintaining animal safety. How do the US and the EU differ in animal food production, and what can the USDA learn from Iceland’s practice...
Episode 156: Dr. Marion Nestle Returns
May 18, 2015 16:47 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBDr. Marion Nestle is back on Heritage Radio! Tune in as she joins Katy Keiffer for a lively and spirited discussion on What Doesn’t Kill You. Freshly back from visiting the USA Pavilion at the World’s Fair in Milan, Marion has a new book, Soda Politics on the horizon and has lots to share on today’s show. Hear about the power of the ethanol lobby, the need to bring agriculture and health policy together, and the continued failings of the US Congress. Marion Nestle is Paulette Goddard Profess...
Episode 155: Labor and Drought with Lauren Markham
May 11, 2015 16:40 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBWater and labor are two extremely important topics currently being discussed in the United States, and no state is discussing these issues more than California. Writer and reporter Lauren Markham discusses, with host Katy Keiffer, how the drought in California is effecting migrant workers. Her recent article for the Food & Environmental Reporting Network (FERN) and Pacific Standard focused on the intersection of the recent migration influx and the California drought. How do workers cope with...
Episode 154: Tom Philpott
May 04, 2015 16:57 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBThis week on a brand new season of What Doesn’t Kill You, host Katy Keiffer welcomes writer Tom Philpott to discuss a plethora of inter-related topics, kicking off the show with a discussion on the California drought situation and its coinciding water politics, plus how almond and pistachio farmers are responding. Currently there are minimal regulations in California regarding ground water, and as Tom explains, the problem is that the legislation that is in place may not have an adequate cha...
Episode 153: Pig Tales: An Omnivore’s Quest for Sustainable Meat
April 27, 2015 17:14 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBBarry Estabrook joins Katy Keiffer for this week’s episode of What Doesn’t Kill You to discuss his latest book, Pig Tales: An Omnivore’s Quest for Sustainable Meat — an eye-opening investigation of the commercial pork industry and an inspiring alternative to the way pigs are raised and consumed in America. Barry Estabrook, author of the New York Times bestseller Tomatoland and a writer of “great skill and compassion” (Eric Schlosser), now explores the dark side of the American pork industry...
Episode 152: Fecal Engineering
April 20, 2015 16:25 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBThis week on What Doesn’t Kill You, Katy Keiffer is talking about one of her favorite topics – fecal engineering! She’s joined by Craig Scott of Bion Environmental Technologies, a provider of comprehensive livestock waste treatment technology. They discuss anaerobic digesters, Pennsylvania Senate Bill # 994, livestock production, TMDL regulations and much much more.This program was brought to you by Cain Vineyard & Winery. “Anaerobic digestion is focused on recovering renewable energy from...
Episode 151: Farming Insects for Human Consumption
April 13, 2015 16:47 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MB“Insects are the future, people!” This week on What Doesn’t Kill You, host Katy Keiffer continues her innovation series, chatting with Andrew Brentano, co-founder and COO of Tiny Farms, Inc. He is working to improve the efficiency and commercial viability of insect farming with the application of modern technology and data analytics. Andrew explains that he is fascinated with technology, particularly the potential for human and technology interaction to enable humanity to solve its mundane a...
Episode 150: Professor Hod Lipson
April 06, 2015 16:26 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBThis week on What Doesn’t Kill You Katy interviews professor Hod Lipson about his work with 3D printing, and how this process has recently intertwined into printing food. They start the show by discussing one of the first foods that people have been 3D printing, chocolate. They use chocolate as a framing device for discussing the almost limitless possibilities of 3D printing and how beef, candy, and synthetic mixtures may become the future of the food industry. This program was brought to yo...
Episode 149: TBD
March 30, 2015 17:05 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBThis week on What Doesn’t Kill You, Katy Keiffer launches a series of shows that will spotlight innovative new businesses dealing with the challenges we face in feeding our burgeoning population. On this episode, she’s talking with Jason Drew, an international business leader and serial entrepreneur turned environmentalist and author. His most recent endeavor is Agriprotein, a revolutionary concept in feed for industrialized fish and poultry farming. He is a passionate environmentalist, visi...
Episode 148: Favorite Topics and Trends
March 23, 2015 16:16 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBThis week on What Doesn’t Kill You Katy has no guest and decides to interview herself. She begins the show by addressing some of the major food issues that she has covered before the mainstream media began to cover them such as fracking, or HIMP. Her discussion jumps from topics of unfair payment for food workers, the pork industry, farm worker strife, and food stamps. This program was sponsored by Cain Vineyard and Winery. “Nothing is for free, if it seems to good to be true, thats usually...
Episode 147: Slave Labor & Thai Shrimp with Barry Estabrook
March 16, 2015 18:07 - 41 minutes - 38 MBThis week on What Doesn’t Kill You Katy interviews two-time James-Beard-award winning author of Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit , Barry Estabrook. Barry and Katy discuss the topic of slave labor in the Thai shrimp industry. The two focus on various issues such as the root causes of this problem as well as US companies that participate in the industry. This program was sponsored by Underground Meats.
Episode 146: Catherine Price
March 09, 2015 16:22 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBThis week on What Doesn’t Kill You Katy interviews contributing editor to Popular Science and award winning author Catherine Price. The two discuss Catherine’s recent book, Vitamania, which focuses on the worlds vitamin and dietary supplement market. The conversation turns to what foods we should grow and eat to make sure children get the vital nutrients they need to prevent disease and other similar health issues. Catherine informs us on the specifics of how losing certain vitamins can affe...
Episode 145: Antibiotics Update
March 02, 2015 21:31 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBGet a deep look at the state of antibiotic use in the livestock industry on this weeks episode of What Doesn’t Kill You. Host Katy Keiffer is joined by Sasha Stashwick, senior advocate at National Resources Defense Council’s food and agriculture program, which works on reforming the use of antibiotics in the livestock industry. This program was brought to you by Cain Vineyard & Winery. “This problem isn’t exclusive to the livestock industry. Antibiotic misuse and overuse in human medicine i...
Episode 144: Hormel Goes HIMP
February 23, 2015 18:55 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBThis week on What Doesn’t Kill You, whistle blower Amanda Hitt returns to talk about the latest news on HIMP, a new meat inspection model heavily touted by industry, and heavily protested by former and current meat inspectors. This program was sponsored by Bi-rite Market
Episode 143: USDA takes a lesson from Dr. Mengele
February 16, 2015 17:50 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBThis week on What Doesn’t Kill You , award winning journalist Michael Moss deconstructs his recent NY Times story on abused animals at the hands of USDA researchers. This program was sponsored by Route 11 potato chips. “There is a huge difference between research to promote the beef industry, and research to improve consumer safety.” [22:30] “It is becoming increasingly hard for me to go to a restaurant and blindly eat meat without knowing who raised it.” [29:00] –Michael Moss on What Doe...
Episode 142: The Chicken Debate
February 02, 2015 20:38 - 48 minutes - 44 MBIn this corner we have the Center for a Livable Future’s Bob Martin, and in the other, Doctor John Glisson, representing the National Chicken Council! The debate? A new study from the Harvard School of Public Health gives what the Chicken Council calls a fair and balanced look at antibiotics in poultry, while Bob Martin, speaking for consumers, suggests it’s missing a few key details. A robust back and forth between the two sides characterizes this vigorous debate about the present course, a...
Episode 141: No Carnitas at Chipotle?
January 19, 2015 19:29 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBChipotle recently took Carnitas off the menu in over 600 restaurants. Why? Is this a watershed moment for the pork industry? Find out on a brand new episode of What Doesn’t Kill You! Katy Keiffer is joined by Chris Arnold, Communications Director at Chipotle and Jeff Tripician, Chief Marketing Officer & Executive Vice President at Niman Ranch. This program was brought to you by Rt 11 Potato Chips. “It’s been a big story and what’s been most eye opening on our end is the degree at which cust...
Episode 140: Food Tank
January 12, 2015 20:26 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBOn a thought provoking episode of What Doesn’t Kill You, Katy Keiffer is joined by Danielle Nierenberg, President of Food Tank (www.FoodTank.com) and an expert on sustainable agriculture and food issues. Danielle has authored or contributed to several major reports and books, including Happier Meals: Rethinking the Global Meat Industry (2005), State of the World 2011: Innovations that Nourish the Planet (Editor and Project Director, 2011), Eating Planet 2012 (2012), Food and Agriculture: The...
Episode 139: Composting with FOR Solutions
January 05, 2015 17:16 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBLearn about the future of composting on the 2015 season debut of What Doesn’t Kill You! Katy Keiffer is joined by the team behind FOR Solutions, the “sustainable answer to the food scraps management issue.” Their patented solution creates nutrient-dense compost in just 5 days. The mission of FOR Solutions is to change the way people perceive food scraps from thinking of them as waste to thinking of them as a renewable, recoverable natural resource that has the power to revitalize Earth’s soi...
Episode 138: The Urban School Food Alliance Announcement
December 23, 2014 00:18 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBThings are changing quickly in the chicken industry. The Urban School Food Alliance, a coalition of the largest school districts in the United States that includes New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami-Dade, Dallas and Orlando, recently announced an antibiotic-free standard for companies to follow when supplying chicken products to its schools. Katy Keiffer digests this news with a great panel of guests on both sides of the industry on this week’s episode of What Doesn’t Kill You. She’s...
Episode 137: Labor Issues & Restaurant Work
December 15, 2014 20:18 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBTune in to this week’s episode of What Doesn’t Kill You for an in-depth conversation on labor issues in the restaurant industry. How do tipped wages affect workers? Why is there a labor shortage in the industry? Find out as Katy Keiffer chats with Michael Leviton, the former Chairman of the board for Chefs Collaborative; and Chef/Owner, Lumiere and Chef/Partner, Area Four Boston, Massachusetts. He is a seven-time James Beard Foundation Award nominee and recipient of national awards from Food...
Episode 136: Grazers: A Grass
December 08, 2014 20:49 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBMeet Sarah Teale, documentary filmmaker and founding member of Adirondack Grazers Cooperative, a group of beef producers from small to mid-scale, family farms in New York and Vermont that naturally raise and finish beef. The Co Op’s mission is to maximize member revenue by developing sales in wholesale and specialty markets not easily available to individual farmers. Tune in as Katy Keiffer chats with Sarah on a brand new episode of What Doesn’t Kill You. They discuss the co-op model, it’s s...
Episode 135: Food News & Fad Diets with Marion Nestle
December 01, 2014 20:58 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBKaty Keiffer is rounding up the headlines and providing sharp commentary with guest Marion Nestle on a topical episode of What Doesn’t Kill You. Marion Nestle is Paulette Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health (the department she chaired from 1988-2003) and Professor of Sociology at New York University. Her books include the seminal Food Politics, Why Calories Count, Pet Food Politics, Safe Food and many more. She blogs at foodpolitics.com. Katy and...
Episode 134: Immigration, Food Chains & More
November 24, 2014 20:40 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBThis week on What Doesn’t Kill You, Katy Keiffer is once again joined by journalist Tom Philpott for an insightful conversation on immigration, food chains and more! For five years, Tom Philpott served as a columnist, food editor, and senior food writer for the online environmental site Grist. He’s a cofounder of Maverick Farms, a center for sustainable food education in Valle Crucis, North Carolina. Before moving to the farm in 2004, Philpott worked as a financial journalist in Mexico City ...
Episode 133: The Meat Industry with George Faison
November 17, 2014 20:46 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBGet ready for a soup-to-nuts conversation on the meat business on a brand new episode of What Doesn’t Kill You, with Katy Keiffer. She’s joined by George Faison, partner and COO at DeBragga and Spitler, a top quality meat distributor based in NYC. George was a founder of D’Artagnan where he worked as a partner for 20 years before moving to DeBragga and Spitler. He has been honored for achievement by his peers with both the Food Arts magazine Silver Spoon Award, and the Who’s Who of Food & Be...
Episode 132: Food Industry Insights
November 10, 2014 17:28 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBThis week on What Doesn’t Kill You, host Katy Keiffer is getting insight on the food industry from Mel Coleman, Jr. of Niman Ranch. Niman Ranch, based in the San Francisco Bay area, raises livestock traditionally, humanely and sustainably to produce the finest tasting meat in the world. Today, the Niman Ranch network has grown to include over 700 independent American farmers and ranchers. Kicking off the show talking to Mel about his father’s decision to go “natural” with the business and ho...
Episode 131: Sam Fromartz
November 03, 2014 20:14 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBTired of the way big media covers environmental and agricultural issues? There’s a pure voice amidst the noise in FERN, The Food & Environment Reporting Network, Inc. Tune in as Katy Keiffer is joined by Sam Fromartz, author of In Search of the Perfet Loaf and Editor in Chief of FERN for a conversation on media, journalism and integrity. They also discuss the upcoming event, FERN Talks & Eats, which will cook up their written reports as dynamic, interactive storytelling. FERN is an independe...
Episode 130: The Chain: Farm, Factory, and the Fate of our Food
October 27, 2014 17:09 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBThis week on What Doesn’t Kill You, host Katy Keiffer is speaking with Ted Genoways who is the editor-at-large at OnEarth, the magazine of the Natural Resources Defense Fund. He has also contributed to a number of other magazines such as The Atlantic, Bloomberg Businessweek, Harper’s, Mother Jones, The New Republic, and Outside. His new book, “The Chain: Farm, Factory, and the Fate of Our Food” was published this month by Harper Collins and joins Katy in a discussion on labor concerning larg...
Episode 129: Defending Beef
October 20, 2014 17:32 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBThis week on What Doesn’t Kill You, host Katy Keiffer is talking beef and welcomes guest Nicolette Hahn Niman to the program. Nicolette is a rancher, attorney, and writer. Much of her time is spent speaking and writing about the problems of industrialized livestock production, including the book Righteous Porkchop: Finding a Life and Good Food Beyond Factory Farms and four essays she has written on the subject for the New York Times. She has written for Huffington Post, CHOW, and Earth Islan...
Episode 128: Antibiotics with Maryn McKenna
October 13, 2014 19:35 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBAntibiotic use in livestock is a topic that has been discussed many times on Heritage Radio Network, but this week on What Doesn’t Kill You, journalist, author and blogger Maryn McKenna explains what’s going on in a way that should make it clear for everybody. Maryn McKenna is an independent journalist specializing in public health, global health and food policy. She is a contributing writer for Wired and also for National Geographic’s food-writing platform The Plate, and writes for Scientif...
Episode 127: Dr. Gail Hansen
September 29, 2014 15:55 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBKaty Keiffer and Dr. Gail Hansen dissect the new protocols on antibiotic use announced recently by Perdue on a brand new episode of What Doesn’t Kill You. Gail is the Senior officer for Pew’s campaign on human health and industrial farming, a project aimed at phasing out overuse of antibiotics in food production. She has served on or chaired numerous state and federal infectious disease committees, as a scientific advisor for several national and international conferences, and is an adjunct ...
Episode 126: How a Fast Food Chain is Leading the Progressive Food Movement
September 22, 2014 19:58 - 41 minutes - 38 MBQuick service restaurants are one of the most interesting case studies in sustainability and sourcing – and Chipotle is arguably the best in the business. Tune in to a brand new episode of What Doesn’t Kill You as Katy Keiffer chats with Chipotle Communications Director Chris Arnold. Chris oversees a variety of external communications, including media relations, government relations and public affairs, and philanthropic programs for the national burrito restaurant. He is an architect of the ...
Episode 125: The New Standards for College Dining; Healthy, Sustainable & Delicious
September 15, 2014 20:15 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBGet ready to meet one of the hardest working people in institutional dining on a brand new episode of What Doesn’t Kill You as Katy Keiffer is joined by Ken Toong, Executive Director of University of Massachusetts Amherst Auxiliary Enterprises (AE) for the past 15 years. AE is the umbrella for UMass Dining. It is the nation’s largest campus dining operation with over 17,000 students on various meal plans and 83 million in annual revenue. UMass Dining serves over 45,000 meals daily, including...
Episode 124: Chef’s Collaborative 2014 Summit Preview
September 08, 2014 16:25 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBPreview the upcoming Chefs Collaborative’s Sustainable Food Summit on a brand new episode of What Doesn’t Kill You. Chefs Collaborative’s Sustainable Food Summit brings hundreds of chefs and food professionals together from across the country to share ideas and get inspired. It is a powerful opportunity to connect in-person with community members that share a commitment to help fix America’s broken food system. Host Katy Keiffer is joined by Michael Leviton is Chairman of the board for Chefs...
Episode 123: Ag News with Tom Philpott
August 25, 2014 17:22 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBKaty Keiffer is back from Australia and in the studio for another episode of What Doesn’t Kill You. She’s joined by writer Tom Philpott, the Food and Ag Correspondent for Mother Jones and the cofounder of Maverick Farms, a center for sustainable food education in Valle Crucis, North Carolina. He was formerly a columnist and editor for the online environmental site Grist and his work on food politics has appeared in Newsweek, Gastronomica, and the Guardian. Katy and Tom discuss ag-news items ...
Episode 122: Caviar’s Last Stand
August 04, 2014 16:41 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBWe’re losing our sturgeon supply and black market caviar is becoming a real thing. Tune in to a brand new episode of What Doesn’t Kill You as Katy Keiffer is chatting caviar with Michelle Nijhuis. Michelle writes about science and the environment for National Geographic and other publications. She is also a contributing writer for Smithsonian and a longtime contributing editor of High Country News, a magazine known for its in-depth coverage of environmental issues in the American West. Her m...
Episode 121: Domestic Seafood with Paul Greenberg
July 28, 2014 16:43 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBWhen it comes to the United States seafood industry, there is perhaps no better thinker and writer than Paul Greenberg. He’s this week’s guest on What Doesn’t Kill You, as host Katy Keiffer picks his brain on all things seafood related. From the salt marshes in Louisiana to the triangular trade of codfish, Paul touches on all corners of the domestic seafood industry and discusses the seriousness of the problems we face as a nation. Why is most of our seafood imported when we have such a boun...
Episode 120: San Joaquin River Restoration Program
July 21, 2014 18:13 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBRiver restoration affects more than just the natural environment. On today’s episode of What Doesn’t Kill You, learn about one of the most essential restoration projects in the country right now, The San Joaquin River Restoration Program, as host Katy Keiffer chats with Monty Schmitt, Senior Scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council and the San Joaquin River Restoration Project Manager, Water Program. The SJRRP is a direct result of a Settlement reached in September 2006 on an 18-...
Episode 119: Burger Maker
July 14, 2014 18:18 - 45 minutes - 42 MBIf you eat burgers, chances are you’ve enjoyed one from Burger Maker. Their client list includes Five Guys, Cheesecake Factor, Fuddruckers and many many more. Born out of the Meatpacking District in NYC, Burger Maker’s family ownership is in its 4th generation of Meat experience. Beginning with slaughtering and fabrication cattle in the early 30’s in the 125th Street Market, they have evolved today to a purely specialized hamburger company. On a “ground”-breaking episode of What Doesn’t Kill...
Episode 118: Degrees of Freshness with Rick Shepro
July 08, 2014 00:34 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBIt’s a very fishy episode of What Doesn’t Kill You as Katy Keiffer’s talking fish with Rick Shepro, author of Degrees of Freshness: The Contemporary International Market for Hyperfresh Seafood. Get some serious insights into the sustainable seafood industry as Rick explores the world of fish in all it’s different forms – wild, farmed, domestic and imported. Learn about Ike Jime, cold chain technology and find out why freshness may be a misleading term when talking about fish. This program wa...
Episode 117: California Olive Oil
June 30, 2014 17:27 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBGet ready to go beyond the label as Katy Keiffer explores the world of olive oil on a new episode of What Doesn’t Kill You. How has California emerged as an olive region? How can you spot fraudulent olive oil? Guest Dan Flynn, Executive Director of UC Davis Olive Center, helps listeners answer these questions. Dan served as a consultant to the California State Legislature from 1985 to 2004 in a variety of policy areas and is the former owner and manager of an organic farm in the Sierra footh...
Episode 116: The Carnivore’s Manifesto
June 23, 2014 17:40 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBThis week on What Doesn’t Kill You, Katy Keiffer chats with Patrick Martins about his book, The Carnivore’s Manifesto: Eating Well, Eating Responsibly, and Eating Meat. The book features fifty ways to be an enlightened carnivore, while taking better care of our planet and ourselves. We have evolved as meat eaters, proclaims Patrick Martins, and it’s futile to deny it. But, given the destructive forces of the fast-food industry and factory farming, we need to make smart, informed choices abou...
Episode 115: Lethal But Legal with Nicholas Freudenberg
June 16, 2014 16:36 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBNicholas Freudenberg is Distinguished Professor of Public Health at CUNY’s School of Public Health at Hunter College. He is also co-director of the New York City Food Policy Center at Hunter College. He has written or edited five books and more than 75 scientific articles on urban health policy, HIV prevention, community mobilization for health and the role of food policy in health. Recently, Nicholas wrote Lethal but Legal, a book outlining the ‘corporate consumption complex’. Tune into thi...
Episode 114: Hemp Bound
June 09, 2014 19:52 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBThe stat sheet on hemp sounds almost too good to be true: its fibers are among the planet’s strongest, its seed oil the most nutritious, and its potential as an energy source vast and untapped. Its one downside? For nearly a century, it’s been illegal to grow industrial cannabis in the United States-even though Betsy Ross wove the nation’s first flag out of hemp fabric, Thomas Jefferson composed the Declaration of Independence on it, and colonists could pay their taxes with it. But as the pr...
Episode 113: Sustainable Standards for Cattle Production
June 03, 2014 01:06 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBWe all know that there are problems in our meat supply. Genetics, antibiotic use, animal welfare, the list goes on and on. Some of the main producers and people in the entrenched cattle production industry are coming together trying to develop standards for sustainable beef production and identify the problems facing the industry today. On this weeks episode of What Doesn’t Kill You, Katy Keiffer explores this topic with Jonathan Gelbard, Conservation Scientist & Sustainable Agriculture Spec...
Episode 112: Agriculture, Policy & Politics
May 19, 2014 18:33 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBWhat did we learn from the National Climate Assessment Report? What did the Farm Bill get wrong? What will we do when California runs out of water? Find out the answers to these questions and more on this episode of What Doesn’t Kill You as host Katy Keiffer is joined by friend and frequent guest Tom Philpott, the Food and Ag Correspondent for Mother Jones and cofounder of Maverick Farms, a center for sustainable food education in Valle Crucis, North Carolina. He was formerly a columnist and...
Episode 111: Eating Insects
May 12, 2014 16:34 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBGet ready to be convinced that you should be eating insects! Pat Crowley, Founder of Chapul Bars, is this week’s guest on What Doesn’t Kill You, and he’s got his sights set on introducing bugs to the American plate. Chapul Bars are protein bars made using insects as healthy, eco-friendly, and tasty alternatives to unsustainable sources of protein. Pat makes a compelling case for eating insects. Grossed out? Pat and the folks at Chapul are making their protein bars using milled cricket flour,...
Episode 110: Water Management
May 05, 2014 18:46 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBWater management is a serious issue – one that affects almost everything in the world of agriculture. How can you insure your crops against drought as a farmer? What happens when the rain won’t fall? What are some new irrigation technologies that are helping keep crops healthy? Today’s episode of What Doesn’t Kill You is all about water – as host Katy Keiffer is joined by Claire O’Connor, the Agricultural Water Policy Analyst in the NRDC Santa Monica Office. She focuses on designing and impl...
Episode 109: Beta Agonists in Livestock Production
April 28, 2014 16:25 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBWhat are beta agonists? Beta-agonists are a class of non-hormonal compounds fed to livestock. Why should we care? Well, for a number of reasons – including both animal and consumer safety. On this week’s episode of What Doesn’t Kill You, Katy Keiffer is here to catch you up to speed on yet another drug being used in livestock production with esteemed guest Guy Loneragan, a veterinary epidemiologist and Professor of Food Safety and Public Health and at Texas Tech University. Tune in and learn...
Episode 108: GRAS with Marion Nestle
April 07, 2014 19:37 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBWhat’s the deal with GRAS? “GRAS” is an acronym for the phrase Generally Recognized As Safe. On this week’s episode of What Doesn’t Kill You, Katy Keiffer chats GRAS with Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University. Find out how this has allowed food manufactures more freedom to add different types of additives without much oversight. This program was sponsored by Tabard Inn “Cooking is really a great publi...