Special Ep: A Lively Discussion w Farmers, Journalists, & Advocates -- MAHA & Others -- About Farming Our Country's Food

On today's episode, we are heading to the farm, which is where one of America's biggest debates is taking place over food, health, and who and what we trust.

Modern agriculture feeds the nation and the world, but its tools raise tough questions about long-term impacts on our health, not to mention our land. You'll hear from farmers, journalists and advocates -- some aligned with MAHA and others not -- as we dig into how we grow and harvest our food, the pressures on the population and on the planet, what we know and don't know about the harms of pesticides, and their take on the new MAHA Commission report on the topic of pesticides. And we will ask: would some in MAHA even break with the GOP if Congress moves to shield pesticide makers from lawsuits?

Hosts:

Brinda Adhikari

Tom Johnson

Maggie Bartlett

Dr. Mark Abdelmalek (off this episode)

Guests:

Stephanie Nash, a fourth-generation dairy farmer who lives and works in Tennessee. On IG, @nofarmsnofood

John Klar, operates a small farm in Vermont, and is an author for the MAHA Report, a popular newsletter; he is a supporter of Sec. Kennedy and MAHA's vision. 

Michelle Miller, a popular presence on social media, @thefarmbabe, former corn and soybean farmer, she says she spends her time traveling the country unearthing the truth about modern farming and supporting farmers. 

Erin Martin, founded Fresh RX Oklahoma, which prescribes local, regeneratively grown food to reverse  food linked chronic disease in Oklahoma; co-lead Oklahoma Food is Medicine policy; frequent supporter of MAHA vision.

Michael Grunwald, who is a journalist focused on the climate, agriculture and author of a new book:  "We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate.” He is a contributor to the New York Times opinion page and a former staff writer for the Washington Post, Time and Politico Magazine.

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Chapters

• 0:16 Intro and headlines: Is America's Farming Healthy or Harmful?
• 2:48 Tom: It All Started w Rachel Carson
• 9:45 Who Was On The Call?
• 11:19 The Conversation Begins. Listening To Sec Kennedy on Agriculture
• 12:07 Farmer Michelle Miller
• 14:39 Farmer John Klar
• 19:09 Mike Grunwald
• 25:08 Michelle On America's Ag Policy and RFK Jr
• 25:54 Farmer Stephanie Nash
• 28:45 Michelle on Subsidies
• 32:27 Mike on Land Use
• 35:20 Stephanie On Development and Agriculture
• 37:48 Erin Martin
• 39:39 Erin Asking Michelle: You Don't Get Crop Subsidies? Really?
• 42:06 Stephanie and Michelle Respond
• 43:14 Mike Jumps In
• 46:02 John On Pesticides
• 47:01 Sec. 453
• 48:39 Erin: We Have Forgotten We Are Stewards of the Land
• 52:00 Stephanie: Pressures on Farmers
• 53:47 Michelle on Pesticide Safety
• 1:00:14 Mike Finding Common Ground
• 1:05:31 Tom: Let's Talk About the MAHA Report
• 1:08:28 Glyphosate
• 1:14:13 Michelle on Roundup
• 1:17:02 John on MAHA, GOP and Pesticides
• 1:18:47 Stephanie Closing Thoughts
• 1:21:40 Erin Closing Thoughts: Meet Farmers!
• 1:24:00 Thank You for Joining Us!