{"podcast":{"title":"Food Heals","slug":"food-heals-640346","podcast_index_feed_id":640346,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/HEEDO5901412006","website_url":"http://www.FoodHealsNation.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/cb22074a-16ad-11f1-9a7e-efee9395e683/image/d0c34440087bb40d183d75914531c908.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Allison Melody","episode_count":534,"summary":"Being hailed as \"Sex and the City for Food,\" The Food Heals Podcast brings together experts in the field of nutrition, health and healing to teach you the best-kept natural secrets to being a hotter, healthier, happier YOU! The Food Heals Podcast is hosted by Allison Melody with guest co-hosts like Suzy Hardy, Leslie Durso, Whitney Lauritsen, Sophie Uliano and more – all self-proclaimed natural chicks who will rock your world and change your beliefs about health! This sexy, savvy show provides eco-friendly advice on a variety of issues including the healing power of nutrition, living authentically, turning your passion into your career, choosing the best natural health and beauty products, the benefits of a plant-based diet and so much more! Past notable Food Heals Podcast guests include NutritionFacts.org's Michael Greger, The Universe Has Your Back Author Gabby Bernstein, The Miracle Morning Author Hal Elrod, NBA Champion & Vegan Activist John Salley, The McDougall Program Author Dr. McDougall, Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead Director Joe Cross, What The Health Directors Kip Andersen & Keegan Kuhn, Producer & TV Personality Tracey Edmonds, America's Healthy Doc, Dr. Joel Kahn, Radio H…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T12:19:05.968746+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-heals-640346"},"episode":{"title":"From Tear Gas to Touching Grass: Mansi Goel Had Just Met Her Team. Minutes Later, They Were on the Front Lines of the Largest Beagle Rescue in History","slug":"from-tear-gas-to-touching-grass-mansi-goel-had-just-met-her-team-minutes-later-they-were-on-the-front-lines-of-the-largest-beagle-rescue-in-history","published_at":"2026-05-14T00:47:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-heals-640346/from-tear-gas-to-touching-grass-mansi-goel-had-just-met-her-team-minutes-later-they-were-on-the-front-lines-of-the-largest-beagle-rescue-in-history","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-heals-640346","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/HEEDO2995432539.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/HEEDO2995432539.mp3","summary":"Mansi Goel and Allison Melody had just met. They were on their way to what they thought was a beagle rescue training session when the call came in: “It’s happening now.” In a shocking turn, they were suddenly headed straight into the historic Ridglan Farms rescue, where more than a thousand people showed up to stand for beagles who had spent their lives inside a breeding facility. In this episode of Food Heals, Allison Melody sits down with animal rescuer, executive coach, and fellow Ridglan Farms rescuer Mansi Goel to talk about what really happened that day, how quickly everything changed, and why neither of them will ever forget it. What started as a trip to Wisconsin to help rescue beagles turned into hours of fear, heartbreak, courage, pepper spray, rubber bullets, and the kind of devotion that only comes from people who refuse to look away. Mansi shares what it felt like to arrive at Ridglan Farms, see the first hay bale rolled into the trench, make the choice to stay, and realize she was capable of more than she ever imagined. She also opens up about why she did not walk away feeling traumatized, but empowered. For Mansi, this was the moment she discovered what it meant to put her whole being on the line for animals. This conversation goes beyond one rescue. It’s about the moment ordinary people become rescuers.The moment outrage becomes action.The moment fear gives way to purpose.And the question so many of us are asking now: If we would never allow this to happen to beagles, why do we allow it to happen to any animal? Allison and Mansi also talk about the emotional days after the rescue, when they learned the beagles were finally coming out, and the videos began showing them touching grass, receiving care, and being given names for the first time. For Mansi, t…","meta_description":"Mansi Goel and Allison Melody had just met. They were on their way to what they thought was a beagle rescue training session when the call came in: “It’s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3701,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/food-heals-640346/episodes/from-tear-gas-to-touching-grass-mansi-goel-had-just-met-her-team-minutes-later-they-were-on-the-front-lines-of-the-largest-beagle-rescue-in-history/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-heals-640346/from-tear-gas-to-touching-grass-mansi-goel-had-just-met-her-team-minutes-later-they-were-on-the-front-lines-of-the-largest-beagle-rescue-in-history.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}