{"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":"Undercover Hero Tells All: Whistleblower Scotty Gilbertson on the Beagles He Couldn’t Forget and the Freedom They Finally Deserve","slug":"undercover-hero-tells-all-whistleblower-scotty-gilbertson-on-the-beagles-he-couldn-t-forget-and-the-freedom-they-finally-deserve","published_at":"2026-04-30T05:23:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-heals-640346/undercover-hero-tells-all-whistleblower-scotty-gilbertson-on-the-beagles-he-couldn-t-forget-and-the-freedom-they-finally-deserve","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-heals-640346","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/HEEDO4138387426.mp3?updated=1778032255","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/HEEDO4138387426.mp3?updated=1778032255","summary":"Most people will never see what really happens behind closed doors inside a place like Ridglan Farms. Scotty Gilbertson did. Scotty is an undercover whistleblower who went inside the beagle breeding facility and witnessed cruelty most people could not imagine. He saw the cages. He saw the suffering. He bonded with the dogs. And instead of walking away, he exposed the truth. In this episode of Food Heals, Allison Melody is joined by co-host Ella Magers for an emotional conversation with Scotty Gilbertson, whose undercover footage and testimony helped ignite the movement to free the Ridglan Farms beagles. And the timing could not be more unbelievable. Minutes before this interview, the breaking news came in: the beagles are being released from Ridglan Farms. This is a massive full circle moment for Scotty. He has been exposing Ridglan, fighting for these dogs, and helping lead this rescue mission for years. He is the reason so many people finally saw what was happening behind those walls. For Allison and Ella, this news is also deeply personal. They were on the ground at Ridglan with Scotty. All three were tear-gassed. All three witnessed peaceful rescuers being met with violence. And all three refused to give up on the dogs still trapped inside. This episode captures the shock, the tears, the celebration, and the reality of what it took to get here. Scotty shares what he saw undercover, why he could not stay silent, and what it means to finally hear that the dogs he fought for may get the chance to feel the sun, touch the grass, and know love. This is a story about courage, whistleblowing, public pressure, animal rescue, and the power of people who refuse to look away. Because these beagles were never just part of a case. They were never just footage, headlines, or numb…","meta_description":"Most people will never see what really happens behind closed doors inside a place like Ridglan Farms. Scotty Gilbertson did. 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