Democratic State Representative Art Staed has put forth a bill that demands a moratorium on building new CAFOs for the next five years. He won't name names, but he tells a story of how an industry has co-opted the state legislature that is the signature of our era, whether state...

Anastasia Cole Plakias, co-founder of the Brooklyn Grange, talks about the role of urban agriculture, the business model, community engagement, and more. 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.

Tom Philpott of Mother Jones returns to discuss the role of Ag Sec Tom Vilsack in fostering and perpetuating the ethanol industry, with his son now stepping into a role with a major "carbon sequestration" project. The MidWest Carbon Express pipeline sounds good on paper, but just how good is...

In 2012 I did the first of many interviews about antibiotics in the animal agriculture sector.. what has happened since then? Join science writer Maryn McKenna for an update on where that all-important and somewhat forgotten issue stands today. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support...

Emily Broad Leib, Faculty Director of the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic, offers policy solutions to managing food waste on consumer and corporate platforms. 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...

Executive Director of Farm Forward, an advocacy group, takes on the greenwashing of Animal welfare certifications, drawing the distinctions between industry and independent labeling, as well as animal welfare elements frequently overlooked by consumers. Executive Director Andrew DeCoriolis explains why most labels are meaningless, or worse. Heritage Radio Network is...

Magaly Licolli is a labor organizer in Northwest Arkansas, home to the chicken industry. She has been helping poultry workers push back against industry, demanding health care, paid leave, and better wages and working conditions, particularly during the pandemic. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support...

Economic researcher Dave Swenson and Niman Ranch Farmer Ron Mardesen discuss the financial impact on rural communities of hog farming in more traditional systems vs the industrialized model so prevalent today. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member...

Sonja Trom Eayrs, a family law attorney in Minneapolis, has documented the way factory farming giants are deploying deceptive practices, intimidation, and harassment to expand their facilities throughout the farm belt. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member...

Deputy Editor of The Counter, Joe Fassler, joins the show to deconstruct his article on lab-grown meat; the economics, the infrastructure, and the viability as a replacement for actual meat. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member! What...