{"podcast":{"title":"Farm To Table Talk","slug":"farm-to-table-talk-217480","podcast_index_feed_id":217480,"rss_url":"https://farmtotabletalk.com/feed/podcast/","website_url":"https://farmtotabletalk.com/","image_url":"https://farmtotabletalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Farm-to-Table-Talk-Podcast-1.jpeg","author":"Rodger Wasson","episode_count":300,"summary":"Is it best that our food is Local and Organic or Big and Conventional? Our view is “Both, and..” We don’t come to the table with a bias, except that good farming like good food comes in all shapes and sizes. Farm to Table Talk explores issues and the growing interest in the story of how and where the food on our tables is produced, processed and marketed. The host, Rodger Wasson is a food and agriculture veteran. Although he was the first of his family to leave the grain and livestock farm after five generations farming in America, he’s continually worked for and with farmers though-out America and around the world. From directly managing commodity boards and councils to presently building the strategic consultancy, Idea Farming Inc., the Farm to Table Talk podcast has been created to satisfy the curiosity of today’s engaged consumers.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T02:18:28.268904+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/farm-to-table-talk-217480"},"episode":{"title":"You Can’t Dream Big Enough – Orion Samuelson (1935 -2026)","slug":"you-can-t-dream-big-enough-orion-samuelson-1935-2026","published_at":"2026-04-06T03:02:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/farm-to-table-talk-217480/you-can-t-dream-big-enough-orion-samuelson-1935-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/farm-to-table-talk-217480","url":"https://farmtotabletalk.com/you-cant-dream-big-enough-orion-samuelson-1935-2026/","audio_url":"https://media.blubrry.com/farm_to_table_talk/content.blubrry.com/farm_to_table_talk/Dream_Big.mp3","summary":"You can’t dream big enough was a challenge often heard from the widely acknowledged voice of Agriculture, Orion Samuelson. Just after graduating from college the host of Farm To Table Talk, Rodger Wasson had the good fortune to host a Radio Farm Show in Normal, Illinois and subsequently become acquainted with the legendary host of the Chicago based clear channel WGN Radio Farm Show. Orion Samuelson made it is life’s work to support farmers and remind consumers that since they eat they’re part of agriculture. Orion recently passed away at the age of 91. Courtesy of the Lincoln Laureates podcast we are sharing views from Orion that he expressed in conversation with broadcast journalist Jim Bohannon. The conversation recorded in 2022 celebrates the Lincoln Academy of Illinois having honored Orion Samuelson as a leader who has contributed to the betterment of humanity. https://www.LincolnAcademyIllinois.org","meta_description":"You can’t dream big enough was a challenge often heard from the widely acknowledged voice of Agriculture, Orion Samuelson. Just after graduating from coll…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1163,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/farm-to-table-talk-217480/episodes/you-can-t-dream-big-enough-orion-samuelson-1935-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/farm-to-table-talk-217480/you-can-t-dream-big-enough-orion-samuelson-1935-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}