533. Podcast News Roundup: Week of 12.1.25
Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)
Release Date: 12/04/2025
539. Billionaire Wealth Spikes, Maryland Acts to Protect Shoppers, and a Conversation with Maria Kalaitzandonakes on the New Dietary Guidelines—and What They Mean for American Health
Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Maria Kalaitzandonakes, an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. They discuss what’s in the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, whether affordability is at odds with the latest recommendations, and why schools may struggle to meet new targets on added sugar without greater investment and support. Plus, hear about why food prices have eaters worried, the jump in billionaire wealth amid rising poverty, steps to protect shoppers in grocery stores, and a game-changing treaty to protect the world’s oceans. ...
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538. Ocean Temperatures Hit a Record High, Sudan Marks 1,000 Days of Civil War, and a Conversation with Secretary Kevin Atticks on Rebuilding Regional Food Resilience
Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Kevin Atticks. They discuss an exciting new program that will incentivize conservation practices on farms, why producers should run for office, and what Atticks hopes to see from the federal government. Plus, hear about what new research reveals about rising ocean temperatures, why the U.S. is pulling out of more than 60 international organizations, the hunger crisis becoming increasingly gendered as conflict in Sudan surpasses day 1,000, and more. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review...
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537. New Dietary Guidelines for Americans Unveiled, Youth Turn to Agriculture, and a Conversation with Sara Farley on the Visions that Will Lead Us to a Hopeful Food Future
Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Sara Farley, Vice President of the Global Food Portfolio at The Rockefeller Foundation. They discuss the intentionality and hope that’s needed to build the future we want to see, food as a connector and act of love, and the idea that “systems change isn’t so complicated that it’s impossible.” Plus, hear about what’s in the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the concerning findings on household food insecurity from the USDA, the young people in Senegal who are returning from cities to pursue careers in agriculture, and...
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536. Monicah Yator on the Women Farmers Rewriting the Future of Food and Farming
Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)
2026 is the International Year of the Woman Farmer, and for the first episode of Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg of the year, we’re kicking things off with a special conversation about the essential role that women play across food and agriculture systems. Dani sits down with Monicah Yator, Founder of Indigenous Women and Girls Initiative, to discuss the cross-cutting benefits of investing in and uplifting women farmers, exciting progress in East Africa to protect smallholder producers and promote agroecology, and Yator’s hopes for the future of food and farming systems.
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535. Funding for Biodiversity Falls Short, Influential Glyphosate Study Retracted, and a Conversation with Marion Nestle on What to Eat Now
Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with author, nutritionist and Professor Emerita Marion Nestle about her new book, What to Eat Now: The Indispensable Guide to Good Food, How to Find It, and Why It Matters. They talk about the problem with ultra-processed foods, the rise of dynamic pricing, and how eaters can navigate the thousands of options in grocery stores. Plus, hear about the funding shortfall to conserve biodiversity, a leading science journal’s retraction of a study on glyphosate safety, a new regenerative agriculture pilot, and more. While you’re...
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534. A Bailout for Farmers, Tackling Forever Chemicals, and a Conversation with Sieglinde Snapp and Eske Willerslev on What Ancient Soil Teaches Us About Future Resilience
Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Sieglinde Snapp, Director of the Sustainable Agrifood Systems program at CIMMYT, and Eske Willerslev, a Professor and evolutionary geneticist at the University of Copenhagen and Cambridge University. They talk about the interdependence of the biodiversity above and below ground, what ancient DNA reveals about climate adaptation solutions, and the toolkit that will get us where we need to go. Plus, hear about the newly announced $12 billion bailout for American farmers, the UAE’s investment in AI-powered agricultural technologies, and...
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533. Podcast News Roundup: Week of 12.1.25
Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani shares some updates and news that makes her excited, energized, infuriated, or curious: Court Rules to Protect Seed Saving in Kenya Australia’s Government to Expand Right to Repair Nigeria Launches Initiative to Support Sustainable Farming San Francisco Sues Producers of Ultra-Processed Foods Microbes with an Appetite for Methane While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.
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532. Johanna Hellrigl Wilder on Rethinking Restaurants for People, Policy, and the Planet
Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Johanna Hellrigl Wilder, the Chef & Founder of Ama, a mission-driven Northern Italian restaurant in Washington D.C. They talk about creating a restaurant model that does right by the people who work there, the diners they feed, and the planet; the issues that are encouraging lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to lean in; and the policies needed to ensure that food businesses at the heart of communities can thrive. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can...
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531. Dr. Christina Economos on Putting Communities at the Center of Nutrition and Health Research
Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Dr. Christina Economos, Dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. They talk about democratizing food and nutrition education, the community-led Food is Medicine research the Friedman School is advancing in the Mississippi Delta, and creating pathways for the next generation of leaders working to improve food, nutrition, and public health systems. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani...
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530. COP30 Kicks Off, Hundreds of Millions Displaced by the Climate Crisis, and East Africa Aims to Strengthen Agroecology Trade
Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)
This week, the 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP30) kicks off in Belem, Brazil; a new report reveals that hundreds of millions of people have been displaced by changing weather patterns in the last decade; and East Africa countries take steps to boost trade of agroecological produce. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.
info_outlineOn Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani shares some updates and news that makes her excited, energized, infuriated, or curious:
Court Rules to Protect Seed Saving in Kenya
Australia’s Government to Expand Right to Repair
Nigeria Launches Initiative to Support Sustainable Farming
San Francisco Sues Producers of Ultra-Processed Foods
Microbes with an Appetite for Methane
While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.