On this week's show, Dave and Nastassia get into late 80s comedy hardcore bands, Dave’s college band Bluto, how many Roberta’s employees it takes to change a lightbulb, the continuing saga of no gas at Dave’s apartment, breaking into the food scene in spite of a disability, pressure cookers, and...

In Episode 7 of Everything's on the Table, Shira Gans, Leadership Committee member at Food Systems Network NYC joins host Erin Fairbanks, executive director of the Heritage Radio Network, to talk about food waste. In the first segment, they speak with Ron Gonen, Deputy Commissioner for Recycling and Sustainability NYC...

Nothing Urgent is back after celebrating Independence Day with some camping adventures and fiction by George Saunders. Derek Evers and Chris Robbins are sweating in the studios, so they call Chris Mooney to discuss climate change. Chris Mooney is a contributor to Climate Desk and Mother Jones, and is also...

Viva Farms is a farm incubator for new and Latino farmers, but they also maintain a large production farm. Produce from the Viva farm and the incubator farms feeds into the Viva Farms "food hub" along with other local products, which is then distributed to a 1,200 member CSA and...

On a special recording, Erin Fairbanks, Executive Director of HeritageRadioNetwork.org, has an intimate conversation with Academy Award winning actress Frances McDormand. Frances's latest film, Promised Land, tells the story of a salesman for a natural gas company who experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation...

This week on The Farm Report, Erin Fairbanks calls up Eric Weltman of Brooklyn's Food Water Watch to talk about hydrofracking. Food Water Watch is a non-profit organization that aims to ensure the safety and accessibility of food and water, and to ensure these basic needs in a...

This week on The Farm Report, Erin Fairbanks is talking maple syrup with David Campbell of Mapleland Farms in Salem, New York. Tune in to hear Erin and David discuss how this year's weird weather has affected maple sap yield in the Northeast. Also, hear about some of the new...

This week The Naturalist takes you on a historical tour of New York City's water supply. From the early days in the 1700s when the city got its water from aqueducts from Croton and the Catskill mountains to today's modern high-tech testing and treatment system. Learn what makes New York...

The hydrofracking debate is as important as ever and host Katy Keiffer speaks about our water supply with Wes Gillingham of Catskill Mountain Keeper on the 2nd installment of Straight, No Chaser. Listen in and get caught up with recent developments surrounding flowback water and open storage containers. How long...