The Food Chain - What's Eating What Radio

More than half of the farmers surveyed by the California Farm Bureau report over half their farmland is not being farmed because there is no labor. And so we ask Who is going to work on our farms?

Topics include the kinds of labor that must be employed on farms; the impact of rising labor costs on farm production; and speculation as to who might be available to work on our farms. Guest: Farmer Mike Madison, Author, Fruitful Labor

According to the Center for Child and Adolescent Health Policy, over half of US children and teens live with a chronic health problems, and 40% live with allergies. And so we ask: Is it the good food that is sickening our children?

In 1955 Physiologist Ancel Keyes presented a scientific theory that saturated fat in meat, milk and eggs caused heart disease. Over a half century later, we learned that he had faked the science. And so we ask: Why do we believe fake science?

Topics include the role living cells play in the health and well-being of our bodies; what happens when cells are malnourshed and treated poorly; and the five simple steps to making and keeping living cells happy. Guest: Dr Dan Pompa, Author, The Cell

100% of the California wines tested on behalf of Moms Across America were found to contain the weedkiller glyphosate. And so we ask: Why is weedkiller in 100% of California wines?

Each of the 36 school shooters had a gun, a history of psychotropic medication, and homicidal ideation. And so we ask: Do psychotropic medications feed homicidal ideation?

Topics include how people become addicted to opiates and opioids; the point at which they elect to overcome their addiction; and how a professional helps an addict recover. Guest:Psychotherapist Elisa Dakiwag, Clinical Manager, Janus Addiction Treatme

Topics include how people become addicted to opioids; the extent to which that addiction governs their lives, the lives of family and friends, and their community; and whether addiction can be prevented or treated. Guest:Bradley DeHaven, Author How to