2008
December 19, 2008
Steve Suppan on the connection between agricultural market speculation and food security. Mark Muller talks about sustainable agriculture and fluctuating markets, and Cecilia Martinez explains IATP's new center for earth, environment and democracy program. Listen MP3
November 20, 2008
Marie Kulick talks about food grown with sewage sludge fertilizer, Shi Yan talks about organic farming in Minn. and Benin's Dr. Simplice Davo Vodohue on the global food crisis. Listen MP3
September 25, 2008
Special WTO Edition: Sophia Murphy on the history of the WTO, Anne Laure Constantin on the recent collapse of the Doha round talks and Alexandra Spieldoch on the relationship of the WTO and the future administration. Listen MP3
July 24, 2008
Special Food Crisis Edition: Sophia Murphy on the causes of the food crisis, Carin Smaller on what's being done, and Anne Laure Constantin on the benefits of higher food prices. Listen MP3
June 23, 2008
Don Arnosti on harvesting Biomass; Dennis Olson on the Farm Bill; Steve Suppan on the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development and Garat Ibrahim on Somali community. Listen MP3
March 10, 2008
Mark Shapiro on product toxins;Rod Leonard on FDA inspections; Jim Kleinschmit on sustainable biofuels. Listen MP3
January 14, 2008
Steve Suppan on NAFTA according to Mexico; John Foster on SPP/NAFTA+; Dennis Olson on biofuels around the world. Listen MP3
2007
October 8, 2007
Special U.S. Farm Bill issue: Daryll Ray, Dennis Keeney, David Wallinga and Dennis Olson all weigh in on the status of the 2007 Farm Bill. Listen MP3
May 7, 2007
Sophia Murphy on U.S. food aid; David Korten on the "economic perfect storm"; Jim Kleinschmit on sustainable biofuels. Listen MP3
March 26, 2007
Amalia Anderson on U.S. immigration and government raids on meatpacking plants; Don Arnosti on biomass and the ethanol industry; Kathleen Schuler on the Minnesota legislature and toxics. Listen MP3
February 5, 2007
Percy Schmeiser vs. Monsanto. Alex Farrell on low-carbon fuel standards. Mark Muller on the ethanol boom. Listen MP3
2006
December 18, 2006
IATP's founderand Minnesota's Secretary of State-electMark Ritchie and Alan Guebert provide analysis of the recent midterm elections. Listen MP3
November 13, 2006
Rod Leonard on transfering health inspections from the USDA; free trade agreement between Thailand and the U.S.; Peter Barnes on saving the commons. Listen MP3
October 19, 2006
Steve Suppan on the WTO's recent biotech ruling. Brian Noy on a new project to introduce small farmers markets to low-income communities. Jim Harkness on ag policy and rural life in China, where he's traveling. Listen MP3
August 21, 2006
Jim Riddle about the battle over organic milk standards, Richard Levins talks about the impact of globalization on the American middle class and a trip to the Minnesota State Fair to learn about the new Eco Experience building. Listen MP3
August 7, 2006
Steve Suppan on free trade agreements and Mexico; Alexandra Speildoch on the WTO's collapse last month; Dr. Dennis Keeney on climate change and food security. Listen MP3
July 24, 2006
Carin Smaller on the collapse of the WTO's Doha Round, Michael Sligh from Rural Advancement Foundation International and Mark Muller on Mississippi River navigation. Listen MP3
July 17, 2006
Kathleen Schuler on a new report that tracks the economic impact pollution has on Minnesota, Don Arnosti on sustainable tree harvesting at the Leopold Center in Wisconsin and Dennis Olson on U.S. farm subsidies in the run-up to the debate over the Farm Bill. Listen MP3
June 19, 2006
Is the World Trade Organization's Doha Round failing? Carin Smaller discusses WTO developments from Geneva. Jim Kleinschmit talks about how the emerging bioeconomy, like corn-based fuel and plastics, can revolutionize rural America. Minneapolis's Wedge Coop starts Sow the Seeds Fund to support local farmers. And Townhall Brewery unveils a beer made with fair-trade Peace Coffee. Listen MP3