{"podcast":{"title":"The Marian Flaxman Network Podcast","slug":"the-marian-flaxman-network-podcast-6456340","podcast_index_feed_id":6456340,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/themarianflaxmannetwork/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/themarianflaxmannetwork","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/themarianflaxmannetwork/20230706_020746_e986fced32256fd03f8acdfd98778c65.jpg","author":"The Marian Flaxman Network Podcast","episode_count":38,"summary":"Welcome to the Marian Flaxman Network Podcast! This podcast features interviews, reviews, and commentary within the space of public health, nutrition, health policy, fitness, personal development, and professional and academic growth. Tune in and hear from experts in the field, and learn how policy development, human health, and the field of public health can benefit from leaning into lived experiences and human stories. #publichealthispersonal #noskinnyexperts","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T00:19:32.321711+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-marian-flaxman-network-podcast-6456340"},"episode":{"title":"Healthier Policy for a Healthier Society with Melissa Maitin-Shepard","slug":"healthier-policy-for-a-healthier-society-with-melissa-maitin-shepard","published_at":"2025-11-03T19:06:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-marian-flaxman-network-podcast-6456340/healthier-policy-for-a-healthier-society-with-melissa-maitin-shepard","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-marian-flaxman-network-podcast-6456340","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/themarianflaxmannetwork/2305942","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/218265/2305942/themarianflaxmannetwork/2025_11_03_19_01_33_384f3a52-bf61-46ef-8bee-67d352f85303.mp3","summary":"Welcome back to The Marian Flaxman Network Podcast. On today's episode, a conversation with public health policy consultant, Melissa Maitin-Shepard. Melissa has worked in the health, public health, and nutrition policy space for nearly two decades, first joining large organizations to support their work, and now working as an independent consultant. Through her firm, MMS Health Strategies, Melissa builds impactful teams, supports complex projects with many stakeholders, and works to create health-promoting policies that aim to make the healthier choice the easier choice. To learn more about Melissa and her work, or to connect with her, find her on LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmaitinshepard/ For more information on Melissa's work with the GW Global Food Institute- https://globalfoodinstitute.gwu.edu/melissa-maitin-shepard Email Melissa- mmshealthstrategies@gmail.com Connect with Marian on Linked In- https://www.linkedin.com/in/marian-flaxman/ Learn more about our sponsor- www.informedsolutionsconsulting.com Learn more about Marian- www.marianflaxman.com","meta_description":"Welcome back to The Marian Flaxman Network Podcast. On today's episode, a conversation with public health policy consultant, Melissa Maitin-Shepard. Melis…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2808,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-marian-flaxman-network-podcast-6456340/episodes/healthier-policy-for-a-healthier-society-with-melissa-maitin-shepard/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-marian-flaxman-network-podcast-6456340/healthier-policy-for-a-healthier-society-with-melissa-maitin-shepard.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}