Food Sleuth Radio’s Melinda Hemmelgarn
I had the privilege in December to be interviewed by Melinda Hemmelgarn, the originator, instigator, and officiator of Food Sleuth Radio. With over 700 episodes spanning some 17 years, Melinda has faithfully, if not religiously executed the duties of an investigative registered dietitian to inspect, dissect, and occasionally reject nearly every element of this nation’s food system. Her co-pilot, producer, and husband Dan Hemmelgarn staffs the controls of their recording studio, and together they plot their broadcasts from an abandoned SAC missile silo somewhere under the central plains of Missouri. More likely, you’ll catch them in the heady environs of Columbia where they hang out with non-profit, listener-supported KOPN Radio which pumps the unrestrained voice of truth from the banks of the Mississippi to the shores of the Missouri. When conditions are right and sunspot activity low, KOPN distributes the words and wisdom of Melinda and her expert guests to over 50 outlets across these United States.
With more good fortune than I deserve, Food Sleuth Radio gave my new book The Road to a Hunger-Free America a generous amount of airtime to dig deeply into my story, the book’s story, and how it might enrich your story. Though listening to these two, 28-minute interviews is not an allowable excuse for not buying the book, they provide what I think is a great introduction to its themes and the 23 essays that give life to this wonderful adventure we call the food movement. And not only did Melinda do an exceptional job of enabling me to unspool my tale, she used her interrogation skills to extract some never before told facts about me!
Tune in here for Part One: PRX » Piece » Mark Winne, MS, food justice advocate and author of The Road to a Hunger-Free America: Selected Writings of Mark Winne. (Part 1 of 2)
Dial in here for Part Two: PRX » Piece » Mark Winne, MS, discusses his latest book, The Road to a Hunger-Free America: Selected Writings of Mark Winne. (Part 2 of 2)
And to read the entire unvarnished story, you can purchase the book here: The Road to a Hunger-Free America: Selected Writings of Mark Winne: Mark Winne: Bloomsbury Academic – Bloomsbury