Inspired by the proliferation of great coffee, Speaking Broadly host Dana Cowin kicks off a short series on the Third Wave and beyond with Helen Russell, co-founder of Equator Coffees.

Drakes Bay Oyster Company in Marin County California, producer of over 1/3 of California's oysters, was closed down on August 1st to return the land to wilderness. By Eliza Loehr

Cathy Erway is talking artisan and farmstead cheese with Sue Conley of Cowgirl Creamery! Recently, Sue and co-author Peggy Smith wrote Cowgirl Creamery Cooks, a book that highlights the types of cheeses that Cowgirl Creamery makes in Marin County!

On today's episode of Let's Get Real, host Erica Wides talks to us about "foodiness," and what exactly real food means in today's supermarket driven world. What does "whole grains" actually mean? How do we distinguish good, nutritious food from the other items with the same labels?

We're celebrating Texas on this week's Beer Sessions Radio with Shiner Beer and hot sauce! Jimmy Carbone invites Eric Webber from Shiner Beer into the studio to talk about Shiner's expansion to the New York City market.

This week on Flash Talks Cash, JoAnn "Flash" Fleming and Andrew Newman are joined by Jonathan Russo, investor in sustainable businesses and owner of the Organic Wine Journal, and they're talking about austerity versus growth in Europe.

State #1: This week on Cutting the Curd, Anne starts her "State of Cheese" series: a 50 part show series highlighting each state in the US and it's cheese culture. She begins with California, and is joined by guest Peggy Smith of Cowgirl Creamery.