Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg
Interviews with food-system leaders, researchers, farmers and advocates working toward a more sustainable and equitable food system.
- Host
- Dani Nierenberg
- Published by
- Food Tank
- Topic
- Food & Agriculture
- Format
- Interview
- Orientation
- Systems Change
- Themes
- Community-Led, Regenerative, Just Transition
- Made for
- General Public, Corporate Leader, Policymaker / Public Sector
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1 Oct 2026 · 31 min
574. A Conversation with Dr. Columbus Batiste on Building Nutritional Resiliency
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Dr. Columbus Batiste, a board-certified interventional cardiologist, lifestyle advocate, and the Co-Founder of Healthy Heart Nation. They discuss the link between stress and chronic illness, overcoming distrust of scientists and medical professionals, and how we build nutritional resiliency. 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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27 Sept 2026 · 49 min
Where Food Education Meets Food Systems Change
Food Tank is live all week at WNYC-NPR's The Greene Space to talk solutions for food, agriculture, and environment during Climate Week NYC. In this episode, we're sharing three conversations from our Summit, "The Future of Food Education." First, Dani and Alexandra DeSorbo-Quinn (Pilot Light) talk about the work being done to expand access to food education in classrooms. Next, Dani and award-winning Chef Marcus Samuelsson talk about mentorship and fueling connection through food. Then, Kim Severson (New York Times) and farmer and advocate Karen Washington (Rise & Root Farm) talk about what's
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25 Sept 2026 · 45 min
The Waters that Sustain Us
Food Tank is live all week at WNYC-NPR's The Greene Space to talk solutions for food, agriculture, and environment during Climate Week NYC. In this episode, we're sharing three conversations from our "Water and Blue Foods Summit." First, Dani sits down with Sara Roversi, Founder of the Future Food Institute to talk about building sustainable aquatic ecosystems. Next, Dani and Kaveh Madani (U.N. University Institute for Water, Environment and Health) talk about the state of water bankruptcy and how we move forward. Then, Dani speaks with Simone Venturini, Mayor of Venice and Riccardo Luna (Veni