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Cereal KillersPerennial Grains: Could Kernza Replace Wheat?Dr. Russell Sharp explores perennial arable crops such as kernza, perennial rice, and sorghum; discussing their advantages (reduced tillage, deeper roots, soil health), current commercial status, and practical challenges such as lower yields, pests, and multi-year management.
The episode also covers breeding and gene-editing targets to improve traits, global research efforts, and the potential for growing perennials in hydroponic systems and niche value markets.
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Norman Borlaug — CIMMYT
Sanjaya Rajaram — CIMMYT
Surinder Vasal — CIMMYT
Ravi Prakash Singh — CIMMYT
Neelamraju G. P. Rao — Indian Agr...
2025-12-1712 min
Soul BruisesEpisode 20 - Interview with Pastor/Chaplain Kristy Hodson - Breaking Out Of The Cage: Rebellion, Misplaced Loyalty and Authentic Faith - Part 3 of 3Send us a textWhat happens when your spirituality becomes a battleground? When your voice, appearance, and very humanity are treated as problems to be fixed rather than gifts to be celebrated?Pastor and Chaplain, Kristy Hodson takes us deep into her journey through high-control religion, revealing the subtle yet devastating ways spiritual abuse can damage our connection to both community and the divine. With remarkable honesty, she shares how attempting to create positive change from within left her "bitter, resentful, and tired" as she faced resistance for simply refusing to make herself smaller.
2025-09-121h 11Soul BruisesEpisode 19 - Interview with Pastor/Chaplain Kristy Hodson - Breaking Out Of The Cage: Rebellion, Misplaced Loyalty and Authentic Faith - Part 2 of 3Send us a textWhat parts of yourself have you cut off to fit into someone else's spiritual mold? In this raw and revealing conversation, Pastor Kristy Hodson shares her journey through a high-control religious environment where authenticity was often sacrificed on the altar of conformity.Drawing from Brené Brown's powerful distinction—"Fitting in is about becoming who you need to be to be accepted. Belonging doesn't require us to change who we are; it requires us to be who we are"Kristy explores how religious systems can demand we amputate ess...
2025-08-221h 45Soul BruisesEpisode 18 - Interview with Pastor/Chaplain Kristy Hodson - Breaking Out Of The Cage: Rebellion, Misplaced Loyalty and Authentic Faith - Part 1 of 3Send us a text"Be Human, Be Kind, Be Both."
2025-07-301h 20
Utah Women & Leadership PodcastUnpaid Care Work Among Utah Women: A 2024 UpdateUnpaid work, including childcare, eldercare, housework, and other tasks, is vitally important to the foundations of strong families, communities, and nations. According to Oxfam, the monetary value of women’s unpaid work is estimated to be $10.8 trillion each year, and women worldwide spend a significantly larger portion of time than men performing this critical work. This happens for many reasons, including personal values and choices, cultural and social norms, unconscious biases, and specific economic and employment considerations. The Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) recently published a research snapshot about unpaid care work among Utah women in 2024, which is the to...
2024-09-0337 min
Utah Women & Leadership PodcastSingle Mothers in UtahA single mother is a primary caregiver of one or more dependent children and identifies as separated, widowed, divorced, or never married. According to Utah data, there were 70,647 single-parent families with children in 2021; of these, 69.2% were headed by single mothers. Being a single parent can present specific challenges for the parent as well as their children. Given that most single-parent households in the US and Utah are headed by women, understanding the unique needs of single mothers nationally and within Utah is an essential step in tailoring programs to help women thrive. This episode highlights a Utah Women & Leadership...
2023-09-2130 min
Utah Women & Leadership PodcastSuicide Among Utah Girls and WomenSuicide is a serious, evolving, and complex public health issue that negatively impacts individuals, families, and communities across Utah, the nation, and the world. Suicide can have lasting and harmful effects on everyone touched in some way, and this is the topic of a research report just released from the Utah Women & Leadership Project. This episode explores some of the highlights of the report. Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the Utah Women & Leadership Project, is joined by the authors of the report. First, the lead author on the report, Dr. Kristy Hodson, who is a faculty member at...
2022-09-2230 min
Policing In AmericaThe Neuroscience AT PLAY in George Floyd's DeathJoin Sgt. Tom Datro and his guest Kristy Hodson PhD., as they discuss the neuroscience, specifically the possible schema at play in the officer Derek Chauvin's mind as they engaged with George Floyd. They talk about how our body reacts when our belief system is challenged (whether we realized it or not). And, Kristy shares a personal story about how her beliefs toward police where challenged due to an interaction with her family member. Defining "schema" and discussing neuroscience at play. "I always thought police were the good guys until..." The importance of asking yourself if you're in an...
2021-03-301h 03