Food Sleuth Radio

Guest Grace Gershuny, organic farmer and author of Organic Revolutionary: A Memoir of the Movement for Real Food, Planetary Healing and Human Liberation, describes her work with USDA developing organic policy, and explains how organic certification helps farmers, consumers and our planetOrganic Revolutionary

Guest Tyrone Hayes, Ph.D., biologist and professor of integrative biology at the University of California Berkeley, discusses his research on the hazards of Atrazine, an endocrine disrupting herbicide produced by Syngenta, and industrys resulting backlashBeyond Pesticides 

Guest Lori Taylor, M.A., M.S., R.D., nutritionist, explores the science questioning the safety of genetically engineered foods and who benefits from the technologyLori Taylor

Guest Susan Swithers, Ph.D., professor of psychological sciences and behavioral neuroscientist at Purdue University discusses her research on the surprising effects of sweeteners on body weight and blood sugar, and financial conflict of interest in the food industryThe Center for Public Integrity

Guest Caitlin Shetterly, author of Modified: GMOs and the Threat to Our Food, Our Land, Our Future, describes her investigation into genetically engineered corn, her personal illness and recoveryCaitlin Shetterly

Guest David Vetter, award-winning organic farmer, Grain Place Foods, Marquette, NE, discusses his philosophy, practices, challenges, and future of farming sustainably.Dreaming of a Vetter World

Guest Sheldon Krimsky, Ph.D., professor of urban and environmental policy and planning at Tufts University and co-editor of The GMO Deception: What You Need to Know about the Food, Corporations, and Government Agencies Putting Our Families and Our Environment at Risk, helps us rethink messages about the research and safety of genetically engineered foods.GMO Deception

Guest Naomi Oreskes, Ph.D., co-author of Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming describes PR strategies for muddying scientific dataMerchants of Doubt

Guest Josh Golin, Executive Director, Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood, discusses how marketers target children at home and school, and the challenges parents face raising healthy children in a screen culture.Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood

Guest Zen Honeycutt, Founder and Director of Moms Across America describes her organizations mission to protect childrens health, raise awareness about GMOs and related environmental toxins, and empower moms to create healthy communitiesMoms Across America