By Lauren Haupt
They are informative, investigative, entertaining, free and the best part? You can take them everywhere with you this summer.
Podcasts are a great resource at your fingertips for hearing about what’s going on in the food world. From culinary to political, there is a podcast out there for you. To help you to navigate the wealth of options, The New York City Food Policy Center has compiled a list of 25 favorite food policy podcasts. Stayed tuned weekly for the last installment!
The following podcasts are available directly from their website (listed) or on your favorite podcast listening apps like iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher and more.
Garden Dine Love
Podcaster:
Emily Pelligra
What it’s about:
Farm-to-Fork
Year Started:
2015
Episodes-to-date/Frequency:
35, approximately once a month, last update June 2, 2016
From the Podcaster (list the description):
“The official podcast for the Farm to Fork Movement! We are enthusiastically promoting the national conversation on eating locally grown foods through podcasts, blog posts, videos, and other services. We encourage culinary gardens, gourmet clean eating and content that inspires you to have a healthier relationship with yourself, significant others and friends. We support home based businesses and creative pursuits. Our vision is to nurture a positive community that inspires people to achieve their dreams whether they choose a path or blaze a trail. Our mission is to enjoy the world while improving it so that we leave the planet better than we found it by giving our best and encouraging the best in others.”
Where to find it:
KCRW’s Good Food
Podcaster:
Evan Kleiman
What it’s about:
Food culture
Year Started:
16 years +
Episodes-to-date/Frequency:
200+, weekly, last update June 25, 2016
From the Podcaster (list the description):
“Good Food explores current events, social phenomena, history and culture through the lens of food. From food politics to the science behind cooking, host Evan Kleiman highlights the diverse community of cooks, farmers, entrepreneurs, historians and journalists who have devoted their lives to food. Good Food is the only radio show where you can hear LA Times Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer Jonathan Gold each week.”
Where to find it:
https://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/good-food
Meal Mentor
Podcaster:
Lindsay S. Nixon
What it’s about:
Plant-based diets
Year Started:
2015
Episodes-to-date/Frequency:
65, weekly, last update May 27, 2016 (Breaking for the summer)
From the Podcaster (list the description):
“Lindsay S. Nixon interviews people that have successfully adopted a plant-based diet.”
Where to find it:
https://www.getmealplans.com/podcast/
WFIU: Earth Eats
Podcaster:
Daniel Orr
What it’s about:
Food and sustainable living
Year Started:
2009
Episodes-to-date/Frequency:
200+, weekly, last update June 23, 2016
From the Podcaster (list the description):
“Earth Eats is a weekly program of real food and green living hosted by Chef Daniel Orr. The program explores local food and sustainable agriculture with recipes you can make at home, interviews with local farmers and Chef Orr’s musings on food, history and culture.”
Where to find it:
https://indianapublicmedia.org/eartheats/
What Doesn’t Kill You
Podcaster:
Katy Keiffer
What it’s about:
Key issues in the food system
Year Started:
2011
Episodes-to-date/Frequency:
195, weekly, last update June 20, 2016
From the Podcaster (list the description):
“Food production is a curious business. It seems so straightforward, and yet it is so nuanced, layered, complex, and political. What Doesn’t Kill You; Food Industry Insights 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.”
Where to find it:
https://heritageradionetwork.org/series/what-doesnt-kill-you/
