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
Nov 3, 2020 • 43min
Monthly recap on the Covid Map with Leah Douglas
Leah Douglas comes back for her monthly wrap of Covid news in the meatpacking industry. Who is collecting data? Where is it going?Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member!What Doesn't Kill You is Powered by Simplecast.
Oct 26, 2020 • 45min
Climate change and resiliency in agriculture
Reporter for Civil Eats, and Farm Report host and producer Lisa Held gives a look at what a Biden presidency might mean for addressing the impact of climate change on agriculture.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member!What Doesn't Kill You is Powered by Simplecast.
Oct 19, 2020 • 43min
Trump Administration Cancels USDA Wage Survey; Tens of Thousands of Farmworkers Will Suffer Massive Wage Cuts
As if being a farmworker could get any worse, the Trump administration, via USDA has killed a critical report that determines wages for farmworkers, all but guaranteeing even less income in the coming year. Why and how is explained by Bruce Goldstein, President of Farmworker Justice.orgHeritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member!What Doesn't Kill You is Powered by Simplecast.
Oct 12, 2020 • 38min
How one dairy farm beat the Covid business blues
Wright's Dairy farm in northern Rhode Island INCREASED profitability during Covid. Huh?Image courtesy of Cathryn Kennedy.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Why Food? by becoming a member!Why Food? is Powered by Simplecast.
Sep 28, 2020 • 51min
Weather and agriculture
Michigan Meteorologist and professor of Geography at MSU, Jeff Andreson, joins to talk about how changing weather patterns are affecting agricultural communities.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member!What Doesn't Kill You is Powered by Simplecast.
Sep 21, 2020 • 39min
OSHA fines big meatpackers. Are they kidding?
In our monthly roundup with Leah Douglas we talk about the recent fines levied on Smithfield and JBS by OSHA. Spoiler alert, they are barely even fines. Meanwhile the companies continue to see significant numbers of Covid.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member!What Doesn't Kill You is Powered by Simplecast.
Sep 14, 2020 • 53min
Perious Bounty, a new book by Mother Jones reporter Tom Philpott
Tom Philpott returns to discuss his new book, Perilous Bounty, an examination of American Agriculture in our key food producing states.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member!What Doesn't Kill You is Powered by Simplecast.
Aug 17, 2020 • 31min
Monthly Roundup with Leah Douglas
FERN reporter Leah Douglas reviews the Covid Map for meatpackers, describes her oped in rebuttal to Smithfield and reviews the ag news Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member!What Doesn't Kill You is Powered by Simplecast.
Aug 3, 2020 • 46min
Where is OSHA in meatpacking?
Tom Philpott of Mother Jones discusses his recent story about Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia and how he has steered the industry away from safety for workers. In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows from our homes all around the country. It was hard work stepping away from our little recording studio, but we know that you rely on HRN to share resources and important stories from the world of food each week. It’s been a tough year for all of us, but right now HRN is asking for your help. Every dollar that listeners give to HRN provides essential support to keep our mics on. We've got some fresh new thank you gifts available, like our limited edition bandanas. Keep What Doesn't Kill You on the air: become an HRN Member today! Go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate. What Doesn't Kill You is powered by Simplecast.
Jul 23, 2020 • 38min
Propagate Ventures, a new modeling tool to foster agroecology
Ethan Steinberg of Propagate Ventures describes a modeling tool to identify costs and rewards of adopting an agroecology style of farming. In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows from our homes all around the country. It was hard work stepping away from our little recording studio, but we know that you rely on HRN to share resources and important stories from the world of food each week. It’s been a tough year for all of us, but right now HRN is asking for your help. Every dollar that listeners give to HRN provides essential support to keep our mics on. We've got some fresh new thank you gifts available, like our limited edition bandanas.Keep What Doesn't Kill You on the air: become an HRN Member today! Go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate. What Doesn't Kill You is powered by Simplecast.
