Dish on GMOs
Michael Pollan, food activist and author, sheds light on the Dept. of Agriculture's approval of GMO foods and lack of labeling on food themselves
View ArticleDeregulating GMOs, the Tech Gender Gap, Forgetting About Gun Control
How an Anonymous Rider Functionally Deregulated GMOs | Congress, Like the Rest of America, Losing Interest in Gun Control | Closing the Gender Gap in Tech | Does Finding Purpose Have Health Benefits?
View ArticleInterim NJ Senator, Prostitution Sting, GMO Labels, Baby Name Advice
Before the new senator from New Jersey is elected in October, the interim senator may have to cast some votes. Todd Zwillich, the Washington correspondent for The Takeaway, is here to discuss. Plus: A...
View ArticleConnecticut Passes GMO Labeling Bill
Connecticut has passed a bill requiring specific GMO food labeling, but four other states have to pass such legislation first. Marion Nestle, professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and...
View ArticleSaving Florida's Oranges
The Florida orange crop has been under attack by an incurable disease. New York Times reporter Amy Harmon looks at the pursuit of a genetically modified orange that will save the Florida crop. She...
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Last Chance Foods: Stalking Panther Edamame
Clear skies, full bellies, can’t lose — maybe that should be the Friday Night Lights–inspired motto for panther edamame, a variety of soybean that’s currently growing at the Hudson Valley Seed Library...
View ArticleThe Battle Over GMOs in Hawaii
Adam Skolnick, author of the Salon article GMOs are Tearing a Tropical Paradise Apart, will talk about the legislative battles being waged over GMO seeds in Hawaii. With its fertile volcanic soil,...
View ArticleShould GMOs Help Feed a Hot & Hungry World?
See Also: The GMO Debate: Listeners RespondNearly all of the food you eat has been genetically modified in some way—from seedless grapes, sweet corn, and plump tomatoes, to perfectly round chickens and...
View ArticleGMO-Related Lobbying Skyrockets
When it comes to the debate over genetically modified foods in America, the crux of the conversation now hinges on one question: To label or not to label?Across the globe, 64 countries have enacted...
View ArticleA Monsanto Exec Takes On the GMO Debate
*Editor's Note: See a full transcript of this interview here. Activist Vandana Shiva offers a counter argument here.Here at TheTakeaway.org, no topic has inspired more debate and response than...
View ArticleThe GMO Debate: Your Response
No topic seems to inspire more debate than genetically modified organisms.Supporters of GMOs claim they are essential to feeding a planet that will soon have more than 9 billion people. Opponents says...
View ArticleThe Nutritional Value of Food Babe vs Science Babe
It’s "Food Babe" versus "Science Babe". A scientist (self-named “Science Babe”) has written a scathing take-down of Vani Hari, a blogger and activist who goes by “Food Babe”.Marion Nestle, professor of...
View ArticleFood for Thought: Pepsi, Chipotle Choose Perception Over Science
Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition and public health at New York University and the author of many books, including Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (University...
View ArticleA Genetically Modified Menu
People have been modifying their food for thousands of years - but not in a lab. Amy Harmon, an award-winning NY Times reporter, and Pamela Ronald, genetics professor and co-author of “Tomorrow’s...
View Article10.25.14 - How Things Stack Up
Great developments can spring from a single kernel – even if it’s genetically modified. Dr. Pamela Ronald, UC Davis genetics professor and Amy Harmon, a New York Times science and technology journalist...
View ArticleFixing Big Ag
Is lab-grown meat the future?Jayson Lusk, professor of Agricultural Economics at Oklahoma State University and the author of Unnaturally Delicious: How Science and Technology are Serving Up Super Foods...
View Article51 – Harvest on Big Rice Lake
Each fall, the Ojibwe tribes of northern Minnesota harvest wild rice by hand. It's a long process that begins with families in canoes venturing into the tall grasses, where rice is poled and gently...
View ArticleZika Fight: GMO Mosquitoes Spark Calls for Referendum in Florida
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.The sounds of helicopters overhead are all too familiar for residents in the Florida Keys. After rain, an aerial crew routinely sprays with...
View ArticleThe U.S. Deportees Behind Call-Centers, One Family's Story of Healing, Diving...
Jonathan Blitzer, a writer and editorial staff member at The New Yorker, investigates an industry fueled by deportation. Internationally acclaimed Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin joins us to talk...
View ArticleAn Argument Against GMOs, the "Invisible Monsters" in Our Lives
Journalist Caitlin Shetterly joins us to discuss her book Modified: GMOs and the Threat to Our Food, Our Land, Our Future. Shetterly began investigating genetically modified food after she and her...
View ArticleWhy Won't Anyone Invite Michael Pollan To Dinner?
The leader of the farm-to-table movement loves Cracker Jacks, hates questions about GMO's, and says we all just need to relax about what we eat. But are his followers missing his message?Today's...
View ArticleThe Pesticides Changing Us From The Inside Out, The Silent Film Revival,...
Kristin Lawless looks at how pesticides and GMOs are changing not only our food, but also our bodies. Violet Ramis Stiel discusses her father, the acclaimed comedic writer, director, and actor Harold...
View Article202 — Harvesting Wild Rice—White Earth Ojibwe Land Recovery Project
Each fall, the Ojibwe tribes of northern Minnesota harvest wild rice by hand. It’s a long process that begins with families in canoes venturing into the tall grasses, where rice is poled and gently...
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