{"podcast":{"title":"The Food Chain","slug":"the-food-chain-7038998","podcast_index_feed_id":7038998,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/thefoodchain/feed.xml","website_url":"https://thefoodchain.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17810168/Food_Chain_Radio_Logo_2024_9kgzmf.jpeg","author":"metrofarm","episode_count":95,"summary":"It’s a fact! 100% of men, women and children eat food, and 97.5% of must buy their food from others who bring it from an average of 2,000 miles away. And so the hungry ask: ”What’s in this tomato? Who planted that broccoli? Is it safe to eat genetically engineered corn? Why are they irradiating meat? Are we running short of water? Why is China growing our apples? What will happen to us if we can no longer farm? How safe is our food chain?” The Food Chain is an audience-interactive syndicated newstalk radio program and podcast broadcasting weekly on radio stations and streaming on demand on the internet. The Food Chain, which has been named the Ag/News Show of the Year by California’s legislature, is hosted by Michael Olson, author of the Ben Franklin Book of the Year award-winning MetroFarm, a 576-page guide to metropolitan agriculture. The Food Chain is available live via GCN Starguide GE 8 and delayed via MP3/FTP. For clearance and/or technical information, please call Michael Olson at 831-566-4209 or email michaelo@metrofarm.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T10:19:14.590230+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-chain-7038998"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 1415 The Lipstick Farmer's Food Train to the Governor's Mansion","slug":"ep-1415-the-lipstick-farmer-s-food-train-to-the-governor-s-mansion","published_at":"2026-04-25T00:40:34+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-chain-7038998/ep-1415-the-lipstick-farmer-s-food-train-to-the-governor-s-mansion","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-chain-7038998","url":"https://thefoodchain.podbean.com/e/ep-1415-the-lipstick-farmers-food-train-to-the-governors-mansion/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/i452fg7cugfg6p5d/1415C.mp3","summary":"A FOOD CHAIN RELEASE FROM MICHAEL OLSON Those on both sides of the political spectrum look at what has become of the great State of California and wonder: ‘What happened?’ This leads us to ask: Did California eat too much nonsense? The 1415th edition of the Food Chain Radio Podcast with Michael Olson hosts Elaine Culloti, California’s “Lipstick Farmer,” for a conversation about food, trains, and her campaign to be California’s governor. Topics include speculation as to why California has become the nation’s “U-Haul-Ass” state; The Lipstick Farmer’s proposal to use trains to deliver food from farmers to California’s cities; and why a full audit of government is needed to determine what happened to California’s missing money. Show On-Demand Recording: #1415 The Lipstick Farmer’s California Food Train Archive Host: www.metrofarm.com","meta_description":"A FOOD CHAIN RELEASE FROM MICHAEL OLSON Those on both sides of the political spectrum look at what has become of the great State of California and wonder:…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3225,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-food-chain-7038998/episodes/ep-1415-the-lipstick-farmer-s-food-train-to-the-governor-s-mansion/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-chain-7038998/ep-1415-the-lipstick-farmer-s-food-train-to-the-governor-s-mansion.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}