http://www.radiocurious.org Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:31:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 Welcome to the 20th year of Radio Curious, half hour interviews on a curiously wide variety of topics about life and ideas. All of the almost 400 half-hour archive editions on our website are free for you to enjoy, download, copy, share or rebroadcast as you wish. Please give credit to Radio Curious and let us know what you like about the program. www.radiocurious.org Radio Curious clean Radio Curious curious@radiocurious.org curious@radiocurious.org (Radio Curious) Creative Commons-Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Radio Curious Radio Curious, Interviews, Environment, Education, Chautauquan, Psychology/Psychaitry, Sex, Mendocino, Law, Religion, Feminism http://www.radiocurious.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/radio-curious-rss-logo.jpg http://www.radiocurious.org/category/food/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/15/janet-mendel-fine-spanish-cooking/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/15/janet-mendel-fine-spanish-cooking/#comments Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:17:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5380 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/15/janet-mendel-fine-spanish-cooking/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - In the story of Don Quixote, the author Miguel Cervantes tells, among other things, what Don Quixote ate for dinner every day of the week. This, in part became the inspiration for a book entitled, Click here to begin listening.  In the story of Don Quixote, the author Miguel Cervantes tells, among other things, what Don Quixote ate for dinner every day of the week. This, in part became the inspiration for a book entitled, “Cooking from the Heart of Spain: Food of La Mancha,” written by Janet Mendel, an American woman who has lived in Spain for approximately 40 years. This book and the name of the author ignited my spontaneous curiosity, so when Janet Mendel and I visited by phone from her home on the southern coast of Spain in June 2007, I asked about her focus and inspiration to write a cookbook centered around Don Quixote de La Mancha. The book she recommends, not surprisingly, is “Don Quixote,” by Miguel Cervantes, in the English translation by Edith Grossman.     Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/10/phoebe-damrosch-the-wisdom-of-the-waiter/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/10/phoebe-damrosch-the-wisdom-of-the-waiter/#comments Thu, 10 Oct 2024 22:50:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5364 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/10/phoebe-damrosch-the-wisdom-of-the-waiter/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Behind the scenes in Per Se, a four star restaurant in New York City, a sister restaurant to The French Laundry in Napa, California, is one of the topics in this edition of Radio Curious.  Phoebe Damrosch, author of, Click here to begin listening.  Behind the scenes in Per Se, a four star restaurant in New York City, a sister restaurant to The French Laundry in Napa, California, is one of the topics in this edition of Radio Curious.  Phoebe Damrosch, author of, “Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter,” was the first female captain (head waiter) at a New York four-star restaurant. A graduate of Columbia University’s Barnard College, she shares surprising episodes and charm in a story relayed from the always-pleasant server’s point of view that some people spend several hundred dollars each to witness from the diner’s perspective. However, Phoebe sees things that the diners don’t. Phoebe Damrosch was born in a small rural mountaintop cabin next to a pure water lake several hours north of New York City, and grew up partly in Vermont and rural Haiti. This conversation, recorded on July 15, 2008, began when I asked her to explain what a restaurant must do to receive the four-star nomination. The book she recommends is “Drown,” by Junot Diaz. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/02/29/golden-kevin-z-lawsuit-to-ban-genetically-modified-alfalfa/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/02/29/golden-kevin-z-lawsuit-to-ban-genetically-modified-alfalfa/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2024 04:46:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5251 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/02/29/golden-kevin-z-lawsuit-to-ban-genetically-modified-alfalfa/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - This program was originally broadcast May 7, 2007. - The consequences of growing genetically modified alfalfa were deteremined by the United States District Court in San Francisco, Click here to begin listening. This program was originally broadcast May 7, 2007. The consequences of growing genetically modified alfalfa were deteremined by the United States District Court in San Francisco, California to be so uncertain and so potentially dangerous that they were outlawed nation-wide in litigation brought by the Center for Food Safety based in San Francisco. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Attorney Kevin Zelig Golden, who, along with others from the Center for Food Safety, litigated this landmark case which banned the planting of genetically modified alfalfa as of May 3, 2007. The book that Kevin Z. Golden recommends is “Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals,” by Michael Pollan. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/02/02/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/02/02/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement-2/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:40:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5049 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/02/02/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - How can we assure ourselves that the food we eat is safe, nutritious and energy-efficient? If we are what we eat, we ought to know what we will become. That may be the concept underlying what is coming to be known as t... Click here to begin listening. How can we assure ourselves that the food we eat is safe, nutritious and energy-efficient? If we are what we eat, we ought to know what we will become. That may be the concept underlying what is coming to be known as the slow food movement. Glenn McGourty is the wine growing and plant science advisor for the University of California Cooperative Extension for Lake and Mendocino Counties in Northern California. Glenn McGourty recommends “The Origins and Ancient History of Wine,” by Patrick McGovern. Originally Broadcast: January 4, 2005   Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/11/deborah-koons-garcia-the-future-of-food-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/11/deborah-koons-garcia-the-future-of-food-2/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2022 04:57:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4977 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/11/deborah-koons-garcia-the-future-of-food-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Director of, The Future of Food - “The Future of Food,” a film written and produced by Deborah Koons Garcia, discusses our food’s conflicting relationship with both mass agri-business and local agriculture. Click here to begin listening.  Director of, The Future of Food “The Future of Food,” a film written and produced by Deborah Koons Garcia, discusses our food’s conflicting relationship with both mass agri-business and local agriculture. Our discussion was conducted in the context of the passage of Mendocino County’s Measure H, banning growth of GMOs in the county. Deborah Koons Garcia recommends “Women’s Diaries fo the Westward Journey,” edited by Lillian Schlissel. Originally Broadcast: April 25, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/24/eric-schlosser-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/24/eric-schlosser-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that-2/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2021 01:55:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4747 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/24/eric-schlosser-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Fast food is what many people eat in America, and increasingly in other countries. It is advertised to be fun, tasty, and easily available. Americans spend more money annually on fast food than is spent on higher educ... Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_SCHLOSSER_8.24.21_IA.mp3) Fast food is what many people eat in America, and increasingly in other countries. It is advertised to be fun, tasty, and easily available. Americans spend more money annually on fast food than is spent on higher education. Eric Schlosser is our guest in this archive edition.  He’s the author of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. Schlosser writes that it is not only what is served for human consumption that is the problem, but the art of mass-marketing to children through organized promotions and ads for the products—in school busses, hallways, and even bathroom stalls—has serious side effects on society. Working conditions for employees at meat-packing plants and the resulting contamination of the product resulted in the July 19th, 2002 recall of 19 million pounds of beef. In addition to the acute health hazards of contamination, a fast food meal often contains more fat in one meal than the average person needs in a day. I spoke with Eric Schlosser, the author of Fast Food Nation, in mid-summer 2002, we began with his description of the problem of excess fat in fast food. Eric Schlosser is the author of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. The book he recommends is “Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing,” by Ted Conover. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/04/fox-nicols-watch-what-you-eat/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/04/fox-nicols-watch-what-you-eat/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2020 19:44:53 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4499 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/04/fox-nicols-watch-what-you-eat/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Spoiled: The Dangerous Truth About a Food Chain That Has Gone Wild - In this Halloween, 1997, edition of Radio Curious, I spoke with Nicols Fox, the journalist who has written a terribly scary book called “Spoiled: The... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Nicols_Fox_3.4.20_IA.mp3) Spoiled: The Dangerous Truth About a Food Chain That Has Gone Wild In this Halloween, 1997, edition of Radio Curious, I spoke with Nicols Fox, the journalist who has written a terribly scary book called “Spoiled: The Dangerous Truth About a Food Chain That Has Gone Wild.” It’s truly disgusting; all those little microbes that will make you retch and die. The food you prepare at home can poison you; when you eat at a restaurant, the food they serve you can make you retch. Nicols Fox recommends “Water,” by Alice Atwater. Originally Broadcast: October 31, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/16/epstein-dr-ron-genetically-modified-food/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/16/epstein-dr-ron-genetically-modified-food/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2019 18:39:03 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4445 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/16/epstein-dr-ron-genetically-modified-food/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Genetically engineered food products are an issue that concerns many. In more recent years, Mendocino County has gone so far as to pass a resolution legally prohibiting their growth in the county. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-[153]_Epstein_Ron_7.16.19.IA.mp3) Genetically engineered food products are an issue that concerns many. In more recent years, Mendocino County has gone so far as to pass a resolution legally prohibiting their growth in the county. My guest in this program, recorded in the late summer of 1995, is Ron Epstein, a philosophy professor at both the Buddhist University in Talmage, CA and San Francisco State University. He has given considerable consideration to the problems of genetic engineering of the plants and vegetables that we eat. Dr. Ron Epstein recommends “Algeny,” by Jeremy Rifkin. Originally Broadcast: September 18, 1995 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/09/la-budde-sam-getting-dolphins-out-of-tuna-nets/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/09/la-budde-sam-getting-dolphins-out-of-tuna-nets/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2019 18:05:24 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4417 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/09/la-budde-sam-getting-dolphins-out-of-tuna-nets/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - My guest in this program is Sam La Budde, a catalyst, if not the catalyst, in getting dolphins out of tuna nets. He has been an activist with the Earth Island Institute and a number of other organizations. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-La_Budde_Sam_4-9-19_IA_PUBLISH.mp3) My guest in this program is Sam La Budde, a catalyst, if not the catalyst, in getting dolphins out of tuna nets. He has been an activist with the Earth Island Institute and a number of other organizations. In this conversation, we discussed the history of the dolphins, endangered species in Taiwan, and a potential economic boycott of redwood lumber. This program was originally broadcast in September of 1992, when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas. Originally Broadcast: September 14, 1992 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/30/hyatt-chef-chad-mushrooms-selection-and-preparation-for-a-safe-and-yummy-meal/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/30/hyatt-chef-chad-mushrooms-selection-and-preparation-for-a-safe-and-yummy-meal/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2018 02:00:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4375 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/30/hyatt-chef-chad-mushrooms-selection-and-preparation-for-a-safe-and-yummy-meal/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Mushrooms-What they are, how to locate them and how to cook them is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. - Our guest is Chef Chad Hyatt, who after leaving a ten year career as an engineer realized that cooking w... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-HYATT_INTERVIEW_10-28-28_BV_RC_PUBLISHED.mp3) Mushrooms-What they are, how to locate them and how to cook them is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Chef Chad Hyatt, who after leaving a ten year career as an engineer realized that cooking was this true passion, and became a classically trained chef.  As part of this transformation he focused on mushrooms and sought out new techniques and traditional ethnic recipes from all over the world to apply to mushrooms. Chad Hyatt, is the author of “The Mushroom Hunter’s Kitchen.” This book provides over 100 easy to follow detailed mushroom recipes, some of which we discuss in this interview.  And for that reason you might want to be prepared to take notes of some of Hyatt’s comments. The Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club will present a Mushroom Delight Dinner at the Caspar Community Center on Saturday, November 10, 2018.  Chef Chad Hyatt will be in charge.  For further information go to mendocinocoastmushroomclub.org. When Chef Chad Hyatt and I visited by phone on October 28, 2018, from his home in Santa Clara County, California, we discussed mushrooms, what they are, how to cook them and how to safely forage wild mushrooms.  We began our conversation with a focus on general details of cooking, and started when I asked him to expound on the opening sentence in his book, “Great food is all about the details.” The book Chad Hyatt recommends is “Homage to Catalonia,” by George Orwell, based on Orwell’s experience in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. This program was recorded on October 28, 2018. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/18/lawler-andrew-the-chicken-a-mirror-of-humanity-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/18/lawler-andrew-the-chicken-a-mirror-of-humanity-2/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2018 01:43:59 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4363 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/18/lawler-andrew-the-chicken-a-mirror-of-humanity-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Where chickens thrive humans are nearby.  Portable and good travelers, chickens have been carried by humans around the world.  Currently there are three chickens alive at any one time for each individual person alive on... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LAWLER_INTERVIEW_IA_PUBLISHED.mp3) Where chickens thrive humans are nearby.  Portable and good travelers, chickens have been carried by humans around the world.  Currently there are three chickens alive at any one time for each individual person alive on earth.  Descendants of dinosaurs, chickens are primarily cared for by women, they’re a never ending source of slang and continue to be depicted in religious and/or political symbols around the world.  Americans eat, on average, 80 pounds of chicken per year—four times the world average. But, chickens raised for food are not considered animals under U.S. law and are generally not subject to humane treatment regulations. Andrew Lawler and I visited by phone from his home in the North Carolina hills on March 27, 2015, and began our conversation when I asked him how far back the lineage of the chicken goes in world history. The book Andrew Lawler recommends is “Guns, Germs and Steel:  The Fates of Human Societies,” by Jared M. Diamond. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/31/cain-crispin-craft-whiskey-what-it-is-and-how-its-made/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/31/cain-crispin-craft-whiskey-what-it-is-and-how-its-made/#comments Tue, 31 Oct 2017 22:24:03 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4262 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/31/cain-crispin-craft-whiskey-what-it-is-and-how-its-made/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Whiskey:  Scotch, Irish, Absinthe and Moonshine, among others, are the topics of this edition of Radio Curious.  Our guest is Crispin Cain, an artisan liqueur maker, distiller and co-owner of Greenway Distillers and Ame... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-CAIIN_CRISPIN_2017_CA.mp3) Whiskey:  Scotch, Irish, Absinthe and Moonshine, among others, are the topics of this edition of Radio Curious.  Our guest is Crispin Cain, an artisan liqueur maker, distiller and co-owner of Greenway Distillers and American Craft Whiskey based in Redwood Valley, California, about 10 miles north of the Radio Curious studios. We met in his office of at the Greenway distillery on October 27, 2017, and began our visit sampling some his most tasty products.  After a few sips I turned on the recorder and asked Crispin Cain to describe the distilling process. Crispin Cain's website is: http://www.greenwaydistillers.com. The book Crispin Cain recommends is “Writings from Ancient Egypt,” by Toby Wilkinson. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/06/20/herm-eric-son-of-a-farmer-child-of-the-earth-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/06/20/herm-eric-son-of-a-farmer-child-of-the-earth-2/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2017 19:56:00 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4222 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/06/20/herm-eric-son-of-a-farmer-child-of-the-earth-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Eric Herm is a 4th generation farmer from Ackerly Texas and author of, “Son of a Farmer, Child of the Earth: A Path to Agriculture’s Higher Consciousness.” Herm is transitioning his family farm into an organic farm. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-HERM_ERIC_10-23-11_CA.mp3) Eric Herm is a 4th generation farmer from Ackerly Texas and author of, “Son of a Farmer, Child of the Earth: A Path to Agriculture’s Higher Consciousness.” Herm is transitioning his family farm into an organic farm. He recently returned from a march that began in Baltimore, Maryland and ended in front of the White House in Washington D.C. to oppose the use of genetically modified organisms, GMO’s. We spoke with Eric Herm from his farm in Ackerly, Texas on October 24th, 2011 and asked him to describe his experience in Washington D.C. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/17/schlosser-eric-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/17/schlosser-eric-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2017 18:54:14 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4173 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/17/schlosser-eric-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Fast food is what many people eat in America, and increasingly in other countries. It is advertised to be fun, tasty, and easily available. Americans spend more money annually on fast food than is spent on higher educat... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170110_-_SCHLOSSER_(ARCHIVE).mp3) Fast food is what many people eat in America, and increasingly in other countries. It is advertised to be fun, tasty, and easily available. Americans spend more money annually on fast food than is spent on higher education. Eric Schlosser is our guest in this archive edition.  He’s the author of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. Schlosser writes that it is not only what is served for human consumption that is the problem, but the art of mass-marketing to children through organized promotions and ads for the products—in school busses, hallways, and even bathroom stalls—has serious side effects on society. Working conditions for employees at meat-packing plants and the resulting contamination of the product resulted in the July 19th, 2002 recall of 19 million pounds of beef. In addition to the acute health hazards of contamination, a fast food meal often contains more fat in one meal than the average person needs in a day. I spoke with Eric Schlosser, the author of Fast Food Nation, in mid-summer 2002, we began with his description of the problem of excess fat in fast food. Eric Schlosser is the author of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. The book he recommends is “Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing,” by Ted Conover. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/10/25/mcgourty-glenn-euphoria-of-wine-varietals-and-history/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/10/25/mcgourty-glenn-euphoria-of-wine-varietals-and-history/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2016 01:44:09 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4150 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/10/25/mcgourty-glenn-euphoria-of-wine-varietals-and-history/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The lack of pure water was one of the several things that resulted in the development of wine as a source of potable liquid for human intake.  Putting that aspect of human history in a time and place in relation to soci... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MCGOURTY_GLENN_2016_CA.mp3) The lack of pure water was one of the several things that resulted in the development of wine as a source of potable liquid for human intake.  Putting that aspect of human history in a time and place in relation to social and political events, and the tracing of the different varietals of wine is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Glenn McGourty, the Winegrowing and Plant Science Advisor at the University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (http://cemendocino.ucanr.edu) located in the hills a few miles northeast of Hopland, in rural Mendocino County, California. This locale has been called the university of our back yard by many of us who live nearby. Glenn McGourty’s specialty is the history of wine and it's evolution--how so many varietals came to be and were further developed.  When Glenn McGourty visited the Radio Curious studios on October 18, 2016, we began our conversation with his reflections on the history wine making. The book Glenn McGourty recommends is “Cold Mountain,” by Charles Frazier. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/12/02/joy-melanie-ph-d-why-people-eat-some-animals-and-not-others/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/12/02/joy-melanie-ph-d-why-people-eat-some-animals-and-not-others/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2014 20:58:39 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3490 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/12/02/joy-melanie-ph-d-why-people-eat-some-animals-and-not-others/feed/ 0 Radio Curious discusses 'carnism'-why people eat some animals and not others-with Melanie Joy, Ph.D. She is the author of “Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism.” Why do we eat some animals and not others? That is the topic of this conversation with Melanie Joy, Ph.D. She is the author of “Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism.”  Carnism is the invisible belief system, or ideology, that conditions people to eat certain animals. Carnism is essentially the opposite of vegetarianism or veganism; “carn” means “flesh” or “of the flesh” and “ism” denotes a belief system. Most people view eating animals as a given, rather than a choice; in meat-eating cultures around the world people typically don’t think about why they find the meat of some animals disgusting and the meat of other animals appetizing, or why they eat any animals at all. The interview with Melanie Joy, Ph.D. was recorded in Ukiah, California on November 29, 2010 and began when I asked her to describe the term 'carnism.'  The book she recommends is, "Food Revolution: How your diet can save your life and our world," by John Robbins. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/26/herm-eric-son-of-a-farmer-child-of-the-earth/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/26/herm-eric-son-of-a-farmer-child-of-the-earth/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:00:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2022 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/26/herm-eric-son-of-a-farmer-child-of-the-earth/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with 4th generation family farmer, Eric Herm, and author of "Son of a Farmer, Child of the Earth." Herm is transitioning his family farm in northwest Texas to an organic farm. Eric Herm is a 4th generation farmer from Ackerly Texas and author of, “Son of a Farmer, Child of the Earth: A Path to Agriculture’s Higher Consciousness.” Herm is transitioning his family farm into an organic farm. He recently returned from a march that began in Baltimore, Maryland and ended in front of the White House in Washington D.C. to oppose the use of genetically modified organisms, GMO’s. We spoke with Eric Herm from his farm in Ackerly, Texas on October 24th, 2011 and asked him to describe his experience in Washington D.C. The book that Eric Herm recommends is, “The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture,” by Wendell Berry. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=55259&version_id=61770&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/09/06/liquid-gold-on-lovers-lane-feigin-keith/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/09/06/liquid-gold-on-lovers-lane-feigin-keith/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:32:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1957 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/09/06/liquid-gold-on-lovers-lane-feigin-keith/feed/ 1 Radio Curious visits with Keith Feigin, owner of Lovers Lane Farm, at his bee keeping center in Ukiah, California. We discuss bees on the loose, how they orient themselves to a new location, communicate with each other and how Keith harvests the “liqui... This program is about honey. We visit with Keith Feigin, owner of Lovers Lane Farm, at his bee keeping center in Ukiah, California. We discuss bees on the loose, how they orient themselves to a new location, communicate with each other and how Keith harvests the “liquid gold.”  Keith was just leaving to catch up with some bees on the loose when I arrived, and that’s when our conversation began in mid August 2011. The book that Keith Feigin recommends is the “Secret Life of Bees,” by Sue Monk Kidd.  You may contact Keith Feigin via email at loverslanefarm@gmail.com. This interview was recorded on the streets of Ukiah and at Lovers Lane Farm in Ukiah, California on August 15, 2011. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=54218&version_id=60629&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/05/23/les-blank-the-chef-of-film-making/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/05/23/les-blank-the-chef-of-film-making/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 00:03:42 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1794 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/05/23/les-blank-the-chef-of-film-making/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with film maker extraordinaire, Les Blank, about his life's work including a documentary about folk/blues musician Lightning Hopkins and a film about garlic. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Les Blank, film maker extraordinaire. Les Blank will receive the Albert Maysles award at the 2011 Mendocino Film Festival where his films “Burden of Dreams” and "The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin' Hopkins" will be presented.  John Rockwell, writing in The New York Times, describes Les Blank as, "…a documentarian of folk cultures who transforms anthropology into art." Though he had a long fascination with films, his career turned to film making after he saw “The Seventh Seal,” by Ingmar Bergman.   Our conversation, which was recorded by phone from his home in Berkeley, California on May 23, 2011, began when I asked him why he makes films. The films Les Blank recommends are “The Seventh Seal” and “Through a Glass Darkly,” both by Ingmar Bergman. Les Blank's website is www.lesblank.com Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=51974&version_id=58219&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/12/13/joy-melanie-ph-d-why-we-eat-some-animals-and-not-others/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/12/13/joy-melanie-ph-d-why-we-eat-some-animals-and-not-others/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:46:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1553 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/12/13/joy-melanie-ph-d-why-we-eat-some-animals-and-not-others/feed/ 0 Why do we eat some animals and not others? That is the topic of this conversation with Melanie Joy, Ph.D. She is the author or Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism. Carnism is the invisible belief system, or ideology, that conditions people to eat certain animals. It is the opposite of vegetarianism or veganism; “carn” means “flesh” or “of the flesh” and “ism” denotes a belief system. Most people view eating animals as a given, rather than a choice; in meat-eating cultures around the world people typically don’t think about why they find the meat of some animals disgusting and the meat of other animals appetizing, or why they eat any animals at all.  This is the topic of a conversation with Melanie Joy, Ph.D., author of , "Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows, an Introduction to Carnism." The interview with Melanie Joy, Ph.D. was recorded in Ukiah, California on November 29, 2010.  Joy's website is www.carnism.com (http://www.carnism.com) (http://www.carnism.com) The book she recommends is, "Food Revolution: How your diet can save your life and our world," by John Robbins. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=47883&version_id=53825&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcasts. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/11/30/clement-brian-r-phd-do-we-really-need-dietary-supplements/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/11/30/clement-brian-r-phd-do-we-really-need-dietary-supplements/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:32:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=888 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/11/30/clement-brian-r-phd-do-we-really-need-dietary-supplements/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/05/17/fairlie-jim-founding-farmers-markets-in-scotland/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/05/17/fairlie-jim-founding-farmers-markets-in-scotland/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 17:36:22 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=608 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/05/17/fairlie-jim-founding-farmers-markets-in-scotland/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/03/22/baur-gene-do-you-really-want-to-eat-factory-farmed-food/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/03/22/baur-gene-do-you-really-want-to-eat-factory-farmed-food/#comments Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:31:38 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=506 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/03/22/baur-gene-do-you-really-want-to-eat-factory-farmed-food/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/10/19/mendel-janet-fine-spanish-cooking/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/10/19/mendel-janet-fine-spanish-cooking/#comments Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:03:54 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/10/19/mendel-janet-fine-spanish-cooking/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/10/19/mendel-janet-fine-spanish-cooking/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/08/28/damrosch-phoebe-the-wisdom-of-the-waiter/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/08/28/damrosch-phoebe-the-wisdom-of-the-waiter/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:56:32 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/08/28/damrosch-phoebe-the-wisdom-of-the-waiter/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/08/28/damrosch-phoebe-the-wisdom-of-the-waiter/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/05/07/kevin-z-golden-lawsuit-to-ban-genetically-modified-alfalfa/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/05/07/kevin-z-golden-lawsuit-to-ban-genetically-modified-alfalfa/#comments Mon, 07 May 2007 07:54:05 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/kevin-z-golden-lawsuit-to-ban-genetically-modified-alfalfa/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/05/07/kevin-z-golden-lawsuit-to-ban-genetically-modified-alfalfa/feed/ 0 The consequences of growing genetically modified alfalfa were deteremined by the United States District Court in San Francisco, California to be so uncertain and so potentially dangerous that they were outlawed nation-wide in litigation brought by the ... The consequences of growing genetically modified alfalfa were deteremined by the United States District Court in San Francisco, California to be so uncertain and so potentially dangerous that they were outlawed nation-wide in litigation brought by the Center for Food Safety based in San Francisco. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Attorney Kevin Zelig Golden, who, along with others from the Center for Food Safety, litigated this landmark case which banned the planting of genetically modified alfalfa as of May 3, 2007.  This program was originally broadcast May 7, 2007. The book that Kevin Z. Golden recommends is "Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals," by Michael Pollan. Click here (http://radio4all.net/responder.php/download/23912/27951/41451/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070716-KEVIN_GOLDEN_INTERVIEW_5-7-07.mp3) to begin listening. LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/01/04/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/01/04/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2005 22:09:14 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/01/04/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/04/25/deborah-koons-garcia-the-future-of-food/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/04/25/deborah-koons-garcia-the-future-of-food/#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2004 22:44:36 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/deborah-koons-garcia-the-future-of-food/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/04/25/deborah-koons-garcia-the-future-of-food/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/08/01/eric-schlosser-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/08/01/eric-schlosser-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that/#comments Thu, 01 Aug 2002 08:04:51 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/eric-schlosser-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/08/01/eric-schlosser-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/09/04/dr-ron-epstein-genetically-modified-food-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/09/04/dr-ron-epstein-genetically-modified-food-part-two/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 1998 19:45:48 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/dr-ron-epstein-genetically-modified-food-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/09/04/dr-ron-epstein-genetically-modified-food-part-two/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/10/30/nicols-fox-watch-what-you-eat/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/10/30/nicols-fox-watch-what-you-eat/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 1997 20:31:52 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/nicols-fox-watch-what-you-eat/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/10/30/nicols-fox-watch-what-you-eat/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/09/18/dr-ron-epstein-genetically-modified-food/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/09/18/dr-ron-epstein-genetically-modified-food/#comments Mon, 18 Sep 1995 22:41:32 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/dr-ron-epstein-genetically-modified-food/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/09/18/dr-ron-epstein-genetically-modified-food/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1992/09/14/sam-la-budde-getting-dolphins-out-of-tuna-nets/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1992/09/14/sam-la-budde-getting-dolphins-out-of-tuna-nets/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 1992 23:10:21 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/sam-la-budde-getting-dolphins-out-of-tuna-nets/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1992/09/14/sam-la-budde-getting-dolphins-out-of-tuna-nets/feed/ 0 My guest in this program is Sam La Budde, a catalyst, if not the catalyst, in getting dolphins out of tuna nets. He has been an activist with the Earth Island Institute and a number of other organizations. In this conversation, My guest in this program is Sam La Budde, a catalyst, if not the catalyst, in getting dolphins out of tuna nets. He has been an activist with the Earth Island Institute and a number of other organizations. In this conversation, we discussed the history of the dolphins, endangered species in Taiwan, and a potential economic boycott of redwood lumber. This program was originally broadcast in September of 1992, when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas. Originally Broadcast: September 14, 1992 Click here to begin listening. (http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/archive/04.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050208-La_Budde__Sam_9-14-92.mp3) LeGov clean