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June 12, 2025

Fishing for the Future: Chef Kerry Heffernan on Sustainability, Polic…

What happens when a chef goes beyond the kitchen and into the policy rooms, fishing boats, and oyster beds? In this episode of One Bite is Everything , Dana DiPrima sits down with Chef Kerry Heffernan of Grand Banks to explor...

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June 5, 2025

Shop Like It Matters: Your Farmer’s Market Challenge

This month, the Local Food Challenge takes us to the vibrant, delicious, occasionally chaotic world of the farmer’s market . If you're not in the know, you might end up missing out on strawberries (by hours) like the host did...

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May 29, 2025

When Farm-to-Table Isn’t Enough: Chef Molly Levine on the Hidden Cost…

Farm-to-table might sound good on a menu—but what does it actually mean in practice? And who’s paying the real cost of “good food”? In this episode of One Bite is Everything , host Dana DiPrima talks with Chef Molly Levine of...

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May 22, 2025

Eat Like a Local: Chef Chris Shepherd’s Revolution

In this episode of One Bite is Everything , host Dana DiPrima sits down with James Beard Award-winning chef Chris Shepherd , whose groundbreaking Houston restaurant Underbelly wasn’t just about food – it was a movement. From ...

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May 15, 2025

The Hidden Link Between Your Food & the U.S. Postal Service

In this episode, your host, Dana DiPrima, dives into the surprising connection between your breakfast omelet and the U.S. Postal Service. Learn about the century-old tradition of shipping live chicks by mail, the challenges f...

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May 8, 2025

Power, Policy, and the Fight for Real Food with Dr. Marion Nestle

In this episode of One Bite is Everything , host Dana DiPrima sits down with Dr. Marion Nestle, a legendary figure in the world of food policy and nutrition. They dive deep into the power dynamics of the food industry, what's...

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May 1, 2025

Tariff Tangle: Why Your Food is in the Crosshairs

Tariffs aren’t just political strategy—they’re shaping what you eat, how much it costs, and whether the farms that feed you can survive. In this episode, we walk through the on-again, off-again tariff rollercoaster of March a...

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April 24, 2025

One Item, All In: The Easiest Way to Eat More Local

This month’s Local Food Challenge is simple, satisfying, and sneakily powerful: choose just one ingredient and commit to sourcing it locally for the next 30 days. Eggs, flour, yogurt, honey—just pick one thing , learn where i...

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April 17, 2025

How Delivering Food from Local Farms Can Help Build a Regional Food S…

What does it take to make local food more accessible, more transparent—and more delicious? In this episode, OBIE host Dana DiPrima sits down with Michael Robinov, co-founder of Farm to People , a New York-based company delive...

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April 10, 2025

When Policy Cuts Hit the Farm: Whatever It Takes with Jamie Pritchard

In this episode of One Bite is Everything , host Dana DiPrima sits down with Jamie Pritchard of WIT Farm—that stands for Whatever It Takes —in rural Ohio. Jamie shares a raw and honest look at what happens when government sup...

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April 3, 2025

Confessions of a Food Media Icon: How fine dining, food equity & joy …

Guest: Dana Cowin — Former Editor-in-Chief of Food & Wine , host of The Progressive Hedonist podcast, and food media trailblazer. Summary: To kick off One Bite is Everything's partnership with Heritage Radio Network, host Dan...

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March 27, 2025

What's really in your kitchen? Let's do a simple audit! -- Part 3 of …

This week’s episode of One Bite is Everything takes you on a revealing journey—right into your own kitchen. Having done this herself to some astonishing revelations, host Dana DiPrima walks you through a simple but eye-openin...

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March 20, 2025

Bird Flu, Biosecurity & the Future of Farming: With Michael Rhys of B…

Egg shortages, skyrocketing prices, and farms in crisis—avian flu has made its way back into the headlines, but what’s really happening behind the scenes? In this episode, we sit down with Michael Rhys, CEO & Co-Founder of Ba...

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March 13, 2025

Food Fight: The Most Urgent Food Policy Battles & Their Impact on You

February 2025 Food Policy Recap: What You Need to Know Your food is changing, and the policies behind it could be making things worse. From rising grocery prices to a sudden freeze in farm aid, February brought major shifts t...

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March 6, 2025

Has Washington Forgotten About Farmers? A Primer

Farmers are the backbone of America, but are they being left behind in Washington? In this re-released conversation with Sharon McMahon, better known as America’s Government Teacher , we explore how farm policy is shaped, why...

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Feb. 27, 2025

The Fight to Farm: The Battle for Local Food’s Future with Jeremiah V…

What happens when a farm does everything right—gets permits, follows regulations, and builds a thriving local food community—only to be hit with lawsuits from its own neighbors? That’s the reality for Vernon Family Farm in Ne...

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Feb. 20, 2025

Does your supermarket have too much power?

Welcome to the 100th episode of One Bite is Everything! 🎉 I’m so grateful to have you here as we hit this milestone together. Over the last 100 episodes, we’ve uncovered the deeper stories behind our food system, and today, w...

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Feb. 13, 2025

How many miles to your plate? -- Part 2 of The Local Food Challenge

Think you’re eating local? Think again! In this episode of One Bite is Everything , host Dana DiPrima walks you through a simple but eye-opening exercise: making a meal and counting the miles each ingredient traveled to get t...

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Feb. 6, 2025

The Impact of Trade, Water & Funding Wars on Your Food -- January 202…

A lot has been going on and even since recording this episode, things have changed. If you are interested in your food, food prices, the future of your food, and have your fingers crossed that our farmers survive, it's a good...

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Jan. 30, 2025

The REAL Cost of Local Food

I hear it all the time. Why is local food, AKA food from your local farmer, more expensive than the food in the grocery store. How can you justify shopping local and with small producers if it stings your wallet more? Here's ...

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Jan. 23, 2025

What the Avian Flu Means for Your Eggs

With egg prices soaring, consumers wonder what's happening, how it all started, and what's next. What we really want to know is how to prevent or mitigate this kind of situation, but are we ready for that reality? Take a quic...

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Jan. 16, 2025

What's the Real WHY on Local? -- Part 1 of The Local Food Challenge

Join "The Local Food Challenge" and start with "WHY?" Some reasons are obvious and some others you may not see yet are even more powerful. This is the start of a monthly episode where we dig into a fun, insightful 12-month lo...

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Jan. 9, 2025

Food Predictions for 2025

Let's take a look at some food predictions -- some absurd, some interesting -- and then I share some of my own that maybe we should all be prioritizing (or manifesting, as the case may be). Tell me what your predictions are. ...

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Jan. 2, 2025

A Revolutionary Rancher Finds a Way Forward By Going Back

Idaho rancher Glenn Elzinga and his wife and seven daughters have reinvented ranching cattle by listening to nature and working with her. This episode is part of a celebration of 5 years of the podcast where we’re bringing ba...

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