What Doesn't Kill You
Food 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.
Latest episodes
Jan 14, 2019 • 43min
Episode 274: Poultry Grower Eric Hedrick Gets his Day in Court
Amanda Hitt, Director of the Food Integrity Campaign at the Government Accountability Project takes listeners through a lawsuit the organization has filed on behalf of a Pilgrims Pride poultry grower. If he succeeds, how will this change the game for integrators and contractors?
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Dec 17, 2018 • 46min
Episode 273: The Battle To Do Good; Inside McDonalds Sustainability Journey
Believe it or not, McDonalds has been a forward thinking corporation since the 90's with regard to sustainability. Author and former CSR officer Bob Langert tells the story
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Dec 10, 2018 • 33min
Episode 272: Ruminations
Host Katy Keiffer talks past and future shows.
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Nov 26, 2018 • 42min
Episode 271: Panera's Supply Change
How does a quick service restaurant company with over 2000 outlets change its supply chain? With the help of Compassion in World Farming, Panera has become a leader in responsible sourcing for the industry.
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Nov 19, 2018 • 40min
Episode 270: Chef Andrew Hunter and the Supply Chain
Chef Andrew Hunter from Niman Ranch joins Katy today to talk about how corporations move forward in sustainability goals, the rise of blended and impossible burgers, food innovation and changing consumer trends.
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Nov 12, 2018 • 40min
Episode 269: Corporate Responsibility toward Ag pollution and climate change
In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, Hog manure lagoons breached and oceans of untreated animal waste flooded over land and into waterways, releasing VOCs and contaminating water. What role do corporations play in cleaning up their mess. Shefali Sharma, Director of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy describes their campaign to avoid any real remediation.
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Nov 5, 2018 • 43min
Episode 268: Water Quality in Agricultural Areas of the US
Some recently concluded studies by the USGS indicate some better news about water quality in agricultural areas, but its not all rosy as the amount of nitrogem in our water systems is growing, due to fertilizer runoff. The impacts can be seen in the Dead Zone in the Gulf, the great lakes and the chesapeake. How much should rural communities in the Corn Belt worry?
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Oct 22, 2018 • 43min
Episode 267: America's Agricultural water stinks!
Nitrogen and Phosphorus runoff from agricultural chemicals is killing the gulf of Mexico, and local waterways as well. Iowa is a case in point. Chris Jones, a hydraulic engineer is the lead author on a new study just out from the University of Iowa talking about how that fertilizer runoff is an expanding problem, despite efforts to curb it. Agricultural runoff is not just a problem in Iowa, but in many states with major corn soy cropping. What to do about it, and how to fix this is the subject of this episode.
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Oct 15, 2018 • 48min
Episode 266: Hurricane Florence, part 2
In this second installment of news from North Carolina, Donna Lisenby the Global Advocacy Manager for Riverkeeper Alliance talks about the ongoing problems with managing coal ash waste after major flooding. North Carolina has struggled with Duke Energy to enforce common sense regulations with limited success. In the second part of the show, Joe Reardon, Consumer Protection Assistant Commissioner from the Department of Environmental Quality will describe the impact of a major hurricane on the farming sector of this largely agricultural state and the role his agency plays in the aftermath.
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Oct 8, 2018 • 32min
Episode 265: Hurricane Florence, part 1
New Yorker Journalist Chalres Bethea and Water Keeper Alliance senior advisor Rick Dove talk about the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, the impact on local communities from the CAFO flooding and how citizens cope with living in the nations capital for hogs, chickens, coal ash and chemicals. Part 1 of 2 discussions on the impact of Hurricane Florence.
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