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The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck GarfienThe Sodfather vs. Mother Nature: “The Most Difficult Season I’ve Ever Had.”On the latest White Sox Podcast, Chuck Garfien sits down with legendary White Sox groundskeeper Roger Bossard, who is in his 59th season with the team. Known as “The Sodfather,” Bossard opens up about the most difficult year of his career, dealing with unprecedented rain delays, extreme heat, and the daily battle to keep the field playable. From Disco Demolition to the 2005 World Series run, Bossard shares incredible behind-the-scenes stories that only he can tell. It's a look at White Sox history through the eyes of the man who has cared for the field for nearly six decades.
2025-08-1940 min
Life's Best Medicine PodcastEpisode 261: Peter Ballerstedt, PhD (aka "The Sodfather" of the Ruminati)Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life's Best Medicine. Peter Ballerstedt, PhD (aka "The Sodfather" of the Ruminati) is a renowned forage agronomist and passionate advocate for the vital role of ruminant agriculture in both human health and sustainable ecosystems. With a B.S. (1981) and M.S. (1983) from the University of Georgia and a Ph.D. (1986) in forage management with a minor in ruminant nutrition from the University of Kentucky, Peter served as the forage extension specialist at Oregon State University from 1986 to 1992. He later joined Barenbrug USA, leading forage product initiatives from 2011 through 2023, an...
2025-08-061h 04
Fantasy Football DudesSuperflex & Sprinklers: Aaron Goes Full Send on grass and glizziesJoin Trent for a wild Fourth of July special as he sits down with Aaron "The Sodfather" his lawn care guru from West Valley Supplies who somehow manages to juggle THREE separate superflex fantasy drafts simultaneously while dropping knowledge bombs about sprinkler systems, grass care, and the art of the perfect hot dog. Watch Aaron navigate the chaos of a 20-second draft clock while making some bold early picks, all while breaking down optimal sprinkler setups, the magic of Wi-Fi controllers, and why real grass will always beat turf. Trent and Aaron dive into the wild world of eight-man...
2025-07-0745 min
Southern HangLawn Care 101 with The Sodfather: Mowing, Watering & Yard Maintenance TipsWelcome to the show Rob Pate, "The SodFather", "The Hose Dragger", we talk lawns, stripes and what it takes to dominate thy neighbor. Tune in so you can learn the work it takes to get it right to own the neighborhood.
2025-06-3052 min
Meat Matters with Jenny MitichAnimal Sourced Foods & the World's Food Supply Problem with Peter BallerstedtThis video podcast is sponsored by Tastee Air Fryer. Use code Jenny30 to get $30 off a Tastee Air Fryer using this link: https://www.tastee.net/JennymitichIn today's interview I sat down with Dr. Peter Ballerstedt, who is lovingly referred to as The Sodfather. Peter is an advocate for ruminant animal agriculture and the essential role of animal sourced foods in the human diet. He strives to build bridges between producers, consumers, and researchers across a wide variety of scientific disciplines. I was able to sit down with...
2025-03-2730 min
Boundless Body RadioRegenerating Public Health with The Sodfather Dr. Peter Ballerstedt! 630Send us a textDr. Peter Ballerstedt is a returning guest on our show! Check out his first appearance on episode 62 of Boundless Body Radio! Dr. Peter Ballerstedt, aka the Sodfather, Don Pedro, and the leader of the Ruminati, a group for those who understand the vital role of ruminant animals in humanity’s past, present & future, received his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Master of Science in 1983 from the University of Georgia. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky in 1986, specializing in forage management and utilization, minoring in ruminant nutrition, an...
2024-05-131h 09
Fitness ConfidentialA Ruminant Revolution with Dr. Peter Ballerstedt - Episode 2390Episode 2390 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich and "The Sodfather" Dr. Peter Ballerstedt discuss the health of the environment and nutrition through a ruminant revolution, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/09/ruminant-revolution-dr-peter-ballerstedt-episode-2390 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN YOU CAN WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE - @FitnessConfidential Podcast Pandemic of Metabolic Illness Dr. Peter Ballerstedt returns to the show and is known as the "Sodfather." Peter is a Forage Agronomist and has expansive knowledge of agriculture, the environment, and nutrition. He explains 3 key messages he is trying to spread: p...
2023-09-291h 11
Always Be Cool (ABC) Podcast - Powered by Summit Lending & LOC8MyBusiness.com#138 | The "Sodfather" George Toma | The World's Foremost Authority on Professional Sports Playing SurfacesGeorge Toma | The Sodfather | The Nitty Gritty Dirt Man | March 24, 2023Pele quote: “The best field I ever played on was Wembley Stadium. The second best? Municipal Stadium in Kansas City.” Maintained by none other than our guest today, Mr. George Toma.At age 28, in 1957, he became the head groundskeeper for the Kansas City Athletics of Major League Baseball, a job he accepted precisely because the A’s and Municipal Stadium had such a notoriously poor history of groundskeeping.Triple Duty: How difficult was it to ma...
2023-03-301h 16
Crossing Broadcast: A Philly Sports ShowCrossing Broadcast + The SodFather Conspiracy - February 14th, 2023Kyle and Kevin address the future of #QGannon right off the bat, the SodFather Conspiracy, AJ Brown thinking the Eagles lost after the field goal on 4th and 6, Shane Steichen to Indy, and recap the rest of the Super Bowl. Crossing Broadcast is livestreamed every Tuesday and Thursday at 12pm on YouTube. Subscribe to the YouTube feed here: https://www.youtube.com/crossingbroadsportsPlease subscribe to the show ([Apple Podcasts] [Spotify] [Amazon Music] [Google Play] [Stitcher] [iHeartRadio] [RSS]), leave a 5 star review, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter: @Cro...
2023-02-141h 04
Fabulously Keto125: Peter Ballerstedt - Don Pedro, the Sodfather of the RuminatiPeter Ballerstedt
Peter Ballerstedt (also known as Don Pedro, the Sodfather of the Ruminati) earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Georgia and his doctorate at the University of Kentucky. He was the forage extension specialist at Oregon State University from 1986 to 1992. He currently works in the forage seed industry.
Peter’s personal experience has led him to re-examine human diet and health. What he has learned doesn’t agree with the advice given for the past several decades. Peter is an advocate for ruminant animal agriculture and the essential role of a...
2023-02-021h 39
The Meat Mafia Podcast#20: Dr. Peter Ballerstedt (@GrassBased) - Unpacking Cows Critical Role in our Ecosystems, Food Systems, and Healthcare System.Dr. Peter Ballerstedt may have the most appropriate (and incredible) nickname of all time: they call him "Don Pedro, the Sodfather of the Rumanati". He studied and has a PhD in Agronomy and Ruminant Nutrition, but also practices and understands the benefits of a LCHF (low-carb, high fat) diet. His knowledge of soil health, cows' roles in supporting our ecosystems, and human health, places him in a unique position to educate on many of the conflicting ideas floating around about beef. The Sodfather does not disappoint - pay your respects!
2022-04-071h 12
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast66 Matt Poore, PhDMatt's a farmer with a day job at North Carolina State University - https://www.ces.ncsu.edu/profile/matt-poore/
Amazing Grazing: Pasture-Based Livestock Education Program - https://cefs.ncsu.edu/extension-and-outreach/amazing-grazing/
The Alliance for Grassland Renewal - https://grasslandrenewal.org/ and its newsletter, “Novel Notes” https://grasslandrenewal.org/novel-notes/
Herdmates episodes: Garry Lacefield - https://youtu.be/Nbz19EKgn8Q; Joe Bouton - https://youtu.be/MztSpMXEHrQ
NC State Local Grass-Fed Beef Production Guidelines https://cefs.ncsu.edu/resources/nc-state-local-grass-fed-beef-production-guidelines-2016/
Books (Amazon links) -
Man, Cattle and Ve...
2021-12-211h 19
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast65 Carl StaffordCarl Stafford is a forage and grazing management champion. A witness to the changes in agriculture.
Carl is a Senior Extension Agent serving Culpeper County, Virginia in Agriculture and Natural Resources, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech. He's served forage agriculture across the US.
https://culpeper.ext.vt.edu/staff/stafford-carl.html
Virginia Forage and Grassland Council - https://vaforages.org/
Graze 300 VA - https://ext.vt.edu/agriculture/graze-300.html
American Forage and Grassland Council - https://www.afgc.org
2021-07-1356 min
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast64 Ben CampbellBen Campbell is a: Third- & first-generation rancher; Recovering engineer; Conservationist; and Environmental advocate.
He's one of the guardians of the grasslands.
"Since 1970, 84% of grassland species have been lost."
"If you borrow something, you return it in better condition"
Grazed Right - https://grazedright.com/
"Guardians of the Grasslands" - https://guardiansofthegrasslands.ca/
"Guardians of the Grasslands" Launch Event - https://youtu.be/kbaHn4wPt5Y
Lost Rivers Grazing Academy - https://www.uidaho.edu/cals/beef/lost-rivers-grazing
Jim Gerrish & American Grazinglands Services LLC...
2021-06-291h 00
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast63 Kristine Tapley"Since the '70s we've lost 87% of prairie obligates."
We've lost four football fields-worth of grassland lost per minute (from 2014-2018).
Kristine Tapley, Regional Agrologist, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Owner Operator Cow-Calf Operation, Old Shore Cattle Company, Langruth, Manitoba.
“The thriving beef industry that can compete on that landscape will keep wetlands and grass on the landscape. We also see that this message and that relationship between conservation and cattle that we think is so integral is only missed by the public.”
"Beef Symposium - Kristine Tapley - Building Resiliency as a Youn...
2021-06-221h 00
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast62 Tim McAllister, PhDThe wonder of the essential ruminant, the treasure of our grasslands.
Dr. Tim McAllister grew up on his parents’ cow/calf farm in Innisfail, Alberta. He obtained a B.Sc. (Agr) and M.Sc. from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, and a Ph.D. in ruminant nutrition and microbiology from the University of Guelph, ON. He accepted an NSERC post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Calgary in 1991 and joined Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Lethbridge, AB in 1992. Dr. McAllister has been a research scientist in Rumen Microbiology, Feed and Nutrition since 1997. His research focuses on microbiology, nutrit...
2021-06-151h 05
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast61 Alan Franzluebbers, PhDOrganic matter, soil health, soil biology, and soil ecology - the foundation!
Alan Franzluebbers is a Research Ecologist with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service on the campus of North Carolina State University in Raleigh NC. He has more than 30 years of research experience starting with a master’s program in Nebraska, PhD in Texas, post-doctoral position in Alberta Canada, and as a full-time soil scientist in Georgia and now in North Carolina. Research is being conducted on soil ecology and management for development of more sustainable agricultural systems. Soil health methodologies and soil organic carbon sequestration are tools often...
2021-06-081h 05
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast60 Brian SandersDocumentary filmmaker, podcaster, health coach, businessman.
He graduated from UCLA with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and then turned to technology and sold an app company. He’s used his technical background and love for fitness & nutrition to also work as a Health Coach and be the co-founder of the health, media, and technology company SAPIEN (https://www.sapien.org),
Brian Sanders is the filmmaker behind the feature-length documentary "Food Lies" and host of the Peak Human podcast. He graduated from UCLA with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He works as a Health Coach at Evo...
2021-06-011h 03
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast59 Jim Gerrish"If we are interested in ecosystem function, if we are interested in wildlife diversity, going on a 100% plant-based diet is absolutely the worst choice that anyone can make."
Grazing expert, author, consultant, and speaker
Jim Gerrish is an independent grazing lands consultant providing services to farmers and ranchers on both private and public lands across five continents. Jim received a BS in Agronomy from the University of Illinois and MS in Crop Ecology from University of Kentucky and joined the faculty of the University of Missouri where he conducted beef forage systems research and outreach f...
2021-05-271h 06
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast58 David Franzen, PhDProfessor, Extension Soil Specialist, Soil Science Department, North Dakota State University
From Dr. Franzen's University of North Dakota webpage - https://www.ndsu.edu/snrs/people/faculty/dave_franzen/
"Until a few years ago, I was aware of historical loss of topsoil from North Dakota, but I was unaware of the huge scale of losses incurred, and the scale of ongoing losses. A voice-over YouTube PowerPoint presentation is now available for viewing. It is 38 minutes long. In addition, the NDSU Soil Health website has several items on this topic. A strategy to move towards a no-till...
2021-05-251h 09
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast57 Richard Teague, PhD"Can Soil Health Equal Rancher Wealth? Adaptive multi-paddock (AMP) grazing is regenerating soils, watersheds, critical ecosystem services and livelihoods in North America. Early data shows soil carbon is the essential currency for this vibrancy. We are building on these early results with multi-disciplinary research conducted with regenerative ranchers in different regions of US."
Dr. Richard Teague is a Retired Professor in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management at Texas A&M University's AgriLife Center at Vernon, Texas. The purpose of his research is to conduct a ranch-scale, multi-county assessment that addresses objectives in the context of...
2021-05-2057 min
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast56 Jason Rowntree, PhDAgriculture is a complex natural system.
Keep the culture in agriculture
Dirt's under our fingernails, soil's under our feet.
Associate professor of Animal Science (Michigan State University) and C.S. Mott Professor of Sustainable Agriculture , Dr. Jason Rowntree coordinates Lake City and UPREC AgBioResearch and Extension Centers where he addresses economic, environmental and social complexity in agriculture. He studys how grazing livestock can improve land and mitigate climate change by capturing carbon and providing other ecosystem services. He strives to increase local food systems that strengthen local communities. He is former chair of the Grassfed...
2021-05-181h 01
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast55 Lynn E. Sollenberger, PhDFrom a multi-generational farm in Pennsylvania to respected forage researcher and educator.
Forages in Florida and beyond.
Logical decisions don't always restrict our interests.
Dr. Lynn Sollenberger is Distinguished Professor and Graduate Coordinator of Agronomy at the University of Florida. His appointment is 50% research, 40% teaching, and 10% service in the areas of grassland ecology and management. He teaches four classes in areas related to his programmatic focus. Professor Sollenberger’s research currently emphasizes ecosystem services of grasslands and integration of legumes into grasslands as a strategy for increasing efficiency of animal production, delivery of ecosystem services, and...
2021-05-131h 13
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast54 Jennifer Tucker, PhDForage Fanatic!
Dr. Jennifer Tucker is an Associate Professor of Beef Nutrition and Forage Management.
Dr. Tucker was raised on a small beef cattle operation in South Central Kentucky where she grew up showing cattle, raising various crops including tobacco and vegetables, and helping to improve the pastures on her family's farm. Growing up Tucker was an active member of 4-H, FFA, and the Kentucky and National Junior Angus Associations, competing and winning several competitions including livestock judging, team sales, demonstrations, national cook-off, and public speaking. Tucker’s experiences from these organizations helped catapult her int...
2021-05-111h 00
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast53 Tangriani Simioni Assmann, PhDTangriani holds a doctorate in Agronomy at the Federal University of Paraná and INRAe -FR – Clermont-Ferrand. Her thesis was on nitrogen cycling in integrated crop-livestock systems. In 2015 she served as a visiting scientist in the Soil Management and Ecology team led by Dr. Alan Franzllubers at North Carolina State University. She is a full professor in the Department of Agronomy at the Federal University of Technology – Paraná – Pato Branco. She teaches “Soil Fertility”(undergraduate) and “Nutrient Cycling” (graduate). Her research focuses on system-level fertilization, a concept that relies on biological nutrient cycling between rotation phases to achieve nutrient use efficiency, thereby...
2021-05-0656 min
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast52 Joe Bouton, PhDSerendipity in life. Mentors in careers. Importance of forage breeding. Addressing bottlenecks in Southeast US forage agriculture.
Dr. Joe Bouton earned his B.S. degree at Miss. State Univ., and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees at the Univ. of Florida. He was a Professor (now Emeritus), Univ. of Georgia; and a Director, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation. He now owns Bouton Consulting Group LLC.
Dr. Bouton taught courses in plant breeding and genetics; and his research centered on development of forage cultivars. He released 28 cultivars with 12 still being sold, but is best known for de...
2021-05-041h 16
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast51 Adegbola Adesogan, PhDWorking "...to sustainably intensify smallholder livestock systems in order to improve the nutrition, health, livelihoods and incomes of the poor."
Dr. Adegbola Adesogan is a professor of ruminant nutrition and director of the Food Systems Institute and Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems. His research focuses on sustainably increasing animal-source food production and consumption; improving forage production, quality and preservation; and using feed additives, forages and byproducts to sustainably improve animal production and health.
Dr. Adesogan's Univ. of Florida page - https://animal.ifas.ufl.edu/people/adegbola-adesogan/
The Food Systems Institute...
2021-04-291h 04
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast50 Benjamin Bikman, PhDBenjamin Bikman, Associate Professor at BYU. Author of "Why We Get Sick: The Hidden Epidemic at the Root of Most Chronic Disease - and How to Fight It".
Dr. Bikman’s research focus is to elucidate the molecular mechanisms that mediate the disruption that causes and accompanies metabolic disorders, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and dementia. Driven by his academic training (Ph.D. in Bioenergetics and postdoctoral fellowship with the Duke-National University of Singapore in metabolic disorders), he is currently exploring the contrasting roles of insulin and ketones as key drivers of metabolic function. He frequently publishes his re...
2021-04-2759 min
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast49 Isabelle Baltenweck, PhDDr. Baltenweck is a development economist with twenty years of post-doctoral experience in agricultural systems in Africa, South and South-East Asia, with a focus on livestock value chains. Starting her career as a development economist with an emphasis on adoption and impact assessment studies in livestock systems, she has increasingly sharpened her skills in gender and social equity research, looking at how women and men’s needs and capabilities differ in terms of accessing and using technologies and practices, also resulting in varied, and sometimes opposite, impact. She has worked at the interface of research and development, working with pr...
2021-04-2258 min
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast48 Nicholas Norwitz, PhD
Nick on twitter - @nicknorwitz
Nick's story https://youtu.be/y2louDfTFt0
Nick's new paper in "nutrients" - "Precision Nutrition for Alzheimer’s Prevention in ApoE4 Carriers" https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/4/1362
"The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook" https://newmediketo.com/dr-nicholas-norwitz/
Dr. Nicholas Norwitz is a new shining star in nutrition science. This 25-year-old Ivy League Valedictorian obtained his PhD at Oxford University in just two years and is now pursing his MD at Harvard Medical School. His research expertise is ketosis and brain aging; however, he has published scientific papers on topics ranging from neuroscience to hea...
2021-04-201h 05
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast47 Nina Teicholz"The executive editor of “The Lancet” wrote, “this is a disquieting book about scientific incompetence, evangelical ambition, and ruthless silencing of dissent that has shaped our lives for decades…researchers, clinicians, and health policy advisors should read this provocative book.” A review in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition said, “This book should be read by every scientist…[and] every nutritional science professional.” In the BMJ (British Medical Journal), the journal’s former editor wrote, “Teicholz has done a remarkable job in analysing [the] weak science, strong personalities, vested interests, and political expediency” of nutrition science.
"The Big Fat Surprise was named...
2021-04-151h 08
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast46 Fred Provenza, PhDFred Provenza is professor emeritus of Behavioral Ecology in the Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University. At Utah State, Provenza directed an award-winning research group that pioneered understanding of how learning influences foraging behavior and how behavior links soils and plants with herbivores and humans. Provenza is one of the founders of BEHAVE, an international network of scientists and land managers committed to integrating behavioral principles with local knowledge to enhance environmental, economic, and cultural values of rural and urban communities.
The many awards he received for research, teaching, and mentoring are the creativity that...
2021-04-131h 03
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast45 Jeff GoodwinConservation Stewardship Leader and Senior Pasture and Range Consultant
Noble Research Institute's dedication to regenerative agriculture.
Jeff is a pasture and range consultant in the producer relations program at Noble Research Institute (https://www.noble.org/). Before joining the Noble Research Institute in 2016, Jeff was the state rangeland management specialist for U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Temple, Texas. Prior to that, he worked as the NRCS state grazing land specialist and provided leadership and coordination to the Texas Grazing Land Coalition (https://texasglc.org/). During his 14-year career with NRCS, Jeff...
2021-04-081h 03
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast44 Kit PharoThe Ruminati are a bunch of Herd Quitters!
Kit Pharo started out in 1985 by leasing grassland and buying cows. In the beginning, he strived to build a herd that would wean bigger calves. He quickly learned that increasing weaning weights did not increase profit. Therefore, Kit changed his management style to be profit-driven instead of production-driven. He implemented management practices that reduced and eliminated expenses while implementing ways to increase beef production per acre – as compared to beef production per cow.
During the last 35 years, Kit has grown his ranch into a very profitable family op...
2021-04-0658 min
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast43 Scott Flynn, PhDAnother academic brother!
Scott Flynn grew up working on a small family farm in Irvine, Ky that primarily produced tobacco and cattle. He received a B.S. in Agriculture and a Business Minor from Eastern Kentucky University; a Master’s Degree in Plant and Soil Science from the University of Kentucky; and a PhD in Crop Production and Physiology from Iowa State University. He served 6 years in the Kentucky National Guard and was deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the middle of his Master’s program while at the University of Kentucky. Scott currently works for Corteva Agriscience as the...
2021-04-011h 06
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast42 Gary TaubesGary Taubes is an investigative science and health journalist and co-founder of the non-profit Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI.org). He is the author of The Case Against Sugar (2016), Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It (2011) and Good Calories, Bad Calories (2007), published as The Diet Delusion in the UK. Taubes is the recipient of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Award in Health Policy Research, and has won numerous other awards for his journalism. These include the International Health Reporting Award from the Pan American Health Organization and the National Association of Science Writers Science in Society Jour...
2021-03-301h 15
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast41 Dr. Ted Naiman, MDDr. Ted Naiman is a board-certified Family Medicine physician in the department of Primary Care at a leading major medical center in Seattle. His personal research and medical practice are focused on the practical implementation of diet and exercise for health optimization. He is the author of ‘The P:E Diet’.
The P:E Diet - https://pedietbook.com/
On Twitter and Instagram - @tednaiman
Burn fat not sugar - https://www.burnfatnotsugar.com/
2021-03-251h 14
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast40 Amanda RadkeAmanda Radke is a fifth-generation rancher from Mitchell, S.D., who has dedicated her career to serving as a voice for the nation’s farmers and ranchers. Since 2008, Rake has tackled hot indus-try issues on the BEEF Daily blog for BEEF Magazine, where she provides tools and strategies for producers to effectively engage with consumers and counter negative media articles on social media.
A former National FFA Extemporaneous Speaking Champion and National Beef Ambassador, Radke has spent the last 15 years on the road fighting for the agriculture, rural America and the western way of life. She believes foo...
2021-03-231h 04
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast39 Gregory Miller, PhDGregory D. Miller, Ph.D., M.A.C.N., Global Chief Science Officer and executive vice president, research, regulatory and scientific affairs for Dairy Management Inc./National Dairy Council (NDC), Rosemont, Illinois as well as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the department of food science and human nutrition at the University of Illinois. He is also is the Nutritional Security Sector Lead for the Global Dairy Platform, and is recognized as a leading voice in the global food system. He is currently leading the effort to enhance dairy’s contributions toward a more sustainable food system by examining the in...
2021-03-1850 min
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast38 Ty Beal, PhDTy obtained a PhD in Geography with emphasis in Global Nutrition from the University of California, Davis (USA), where he was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. He is currently based in Washington DC (USA) as a Research Advisor of Knowledge Leadership at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). In this role, he supports programs, research, evaluation, and dissemination of knowledge to stakeholders. His research addresses sustainable food systems, diet quality, food affordability, food supplies, micronutrient deficiencies, child growth and development, noncommunicable diseases, and global health.
Ty on Twitter - @TyRBeal
Global Alliance...
2021-03-161h 22
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast37 R. David (RD) Dikeman, PhDUnited States scientist RD Dikeman is the father of a type 1 son, Dave. Together they produce, Dr. Richard Bernstein's Diabetes University (a series of free videos on YouTube on how best to manage diabetes). He is also co-founder of TYPEONEGRIT (Low carb for type 1 diabetes), a Facebook group for folks aged between one to 81 all following a low-carb approach, all with normal blood sugars, all thriving. RD’s son, Dave, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2013. Like most families, they were sent home with a diet plan consisting of 40 to 60 g CHO per meal plus 15g snacks. Watching his son’s...
2021-03-111h 13
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast36 Ruaraidh PetreRuaraidh Petre (pronounced Rory Peter) Executive Director, Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef.
Ruaraidh is a Scot with a background in animal production, commercial farming and ranching. After time in farm management, he worked in India on dryland farming systems, followed by Pakistan and Afghanistan where he directed a veterinary training and support program. He then became involved in securing financial support for agricultural development in Africa, Asia and South America. In Southern Africa he directed a regional farmer support program, securing access to markets for small scale producers. He became involved in the formation of the Global R...
2021-03-0957 min
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast35 Dr. Eric Westman, MDDr. Eric Westman is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University. He is Board Certified in Obesity Medicine and Internal Medicine, and founded the Duke Keto Medicine Clinic in 2006 after 8 years of clinical research regarding low carbohydrate ketogenic diets. He is Past-President and Master Fellow of the Obesity Medicine Association and Fellow of The Obesity Society. He is an editor of the textbook: Obesity: Evaluation & Treatment Essentials, and author of the New York Times Bestseller “The New Atkins for a New You,” “Cholesterol Clarity,” and “Keto Clarity,” and “End Your Carb Confusion.” He is co-founder of Adapt Your Life (www.adapty...
2021-03-041h 15
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast34 Chad EllisChad Ellis assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of the Texas Agricultural Land Trust in March of 2020, leading the organization in its mission to conserve the Texas heritage of agricultural lands, wildlife habitats and natural resources. Prior to that, Ellis served as Industry Relations and Stewardship Manager at the Noble Research Institute (NRI) in Ardmore, Oklahoma, where he focused on the important role of stewardship in agriculture production for long-term sustainability in our country and created opportunities for the advancement of stewardship principles. He first came to NRI in 2012 as a pasture and range consultant, working directly with a...
2021-03-0259 min
Boundless Body RadioThe Sodfather Dr. Peter Ballerstedt on Raising Cattle! 062Send us a textThe Sodfather is going to make you an offer that you can't refuse. Dr. Peter Ballerstedt was bequeathed the title of The Sodfather, and for good reason. Dr. Ballerstedt is a forage agronomist and ruminant nutritionist, a perfect person to ask about the many myths surrounding raising cattle. Are their farts destroying the planet? How much water do they consume? And does red meat give us heart disease? The Sodfather addresses all of these concerns, and more! And he just started this amazing podcast, Meet Your Herdmates! We are so grateful for him a...
2021-02-261h 02
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast33 Dr. Georgia Ede, MDGeorgia Ede, Nutritional Psychiatrist
Georgia Ede M.D. is a Harvard-trained, board-certified psychiatrist specializing in nutrition science, brain metabolism, and mental health. She has two decades of clinical experience including many years as a college psychiatrist and nutrition consultant at Smith College and Harvard University Health Services, where she was the first psychiatrist to offer nutrition-based approaches as an alternative to conventional care for students, faculty and staff. Her pre-medical experience includes seven years as a research assistant at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, the Institut für Diabetesforschung in Munich, and other academic laboratories in t...
2021-02-251h 13
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast32 Garry Lacefield, PhDDr. Lacefield is well known to folks in forage agriculture, especially in the Southeast US. Garry is a native of McHenry, Kentucky (Ohio County) and grew up on a crop-livestock farm in the Western Kentucky Coal Field Area. After graduation from high school, he entered the U.S. Army. He received his B.S. (1970) and M.S. (1971) degrees from Western Kentucky University with a major in Agriculture and Biology. He received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Missouri in 1974.
Dr. Lacefield joined the University of Kentucky staff in 1974 as Extension Forage Specialist. He retired from...
2021-02-231h 08
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast31 Ray ArchuletaRay Archuleta is a Certified Professional Soil Scientist with the Soil Science Society of America and has over 30 years experience as a Soil Conservationist, Water Quality Specialist, and Conservation Agronomist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). During his tenure with the NRCS Ray served in New Mexico, Missouri, Oregon, and North Carolina.
Ray received his AS degree in Livestock Science from Northern New Mexico College and a BS degree in Agricultural Biology plus 30 hours of graduate work in soil related courses from New Mexico State University. He served in the Peace Corps for two years in...
2021-02-181h 14
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast30 Sara Place, PhDLet's learn about sustainability in animal agriculture in general and ruminant animal agriculture in particular from one of the best sources, Dr. Sara Place.
Sara is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Elanco where she provides technical expertise on sustainability issues to customers and supports Elanco’s Healthy Purpose. Prior to Elanco, she was the senior director for sustainable beef production research at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and an assistant professor in sustainable beef cattle systems at Oklahoma State University. She received her PhD in Animal Biology from the University of California, Davis, a BS in Anim...
2021-02-161h 11
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast29 Ben NealeIf you like ribeye steaks, then thank the folks like Ben Neale who produce them. Find out more about raising beef, especially in the Volunteer State.
Often farmers come from families that have at least one person who was raised in commercial agriculture. But not Ben and Lauren Neale. Ben’s dad did have a small, hobby farm growing up, but was a full-time engineer by trade. Lauren didn’t step foot on a farm until she was in college. Their lack of traditional agriculture background is part of what makes this first-generation farming couple work.
Wh...
2021-02-111h 22
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast28 Brandon Smith, PhDAnother Pre-Med, I mean Animal Science professor!
Brandon Smith, PhD, a native of Slocomb, AL, received dual baccalaureate degrees in Animal Sciences and Agronomy & Soils from Auburn University in 2012. He attained a Master of Science in Animal Science (focusing in ruminant nutrition) in 2014 from the University of Arkansas and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Agronomy (focused in forages) in 2017 at Texas A&M University, achieving .
Brandon was hired to assume the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Animal Science and Veterinary Technology at Tarleton State University. His primary role is that of ruminant...
2021-02-091h 08
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The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast26 - Frank Mitloehner, PhDFrank is Professor and Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Animal Science of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at University of California, Davis
Frank on twitter - @GHGGuru
CLEAR Center on twitter - @UCDavisCLEAR
CLEAR Center on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/UCDavisCLEAR/
CLEAR Center website (look for "Rethinking Methane")- https://clear.ucdavis.edu/
White, R.R., M.B. Hall. 2017. Nutritional and greenhouse gas impacts of removing animals from US agriculture. http://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/early/2017/11/15/1707322114.full.pdf
EPA Inventory...
2021-02-021h 12
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast25 - Pedro Nunes, PhDPedro is currently working in the Department of Forage Plants and Agrometeorology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. He grew up on a cattle and sheep ranch in the natural grassland ecosystem (Pampa) in southern Brazil.
His research has examined the effects of different grazing intensities and stocking rate on pastoral ecosystems, focusing on details of grazing cattle within integrated crop-livestock systems, particularly soybean-beef cattle systems typical of southern Brazil. As the leader of a long-term experiment started in 2001, he studied the effect of different grazing intensities by beef steers on mixed Italian ryegrass...
2021-01-2850 min
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast24 - Paul Beck, PhDPaul Beck was born in Guthrie, OK and raised on a wheat and livestock farm.
He received a B. S. and M. S. degrees in Animal Science from Oklahoma State University in 1990 and 1993, respectively.
Afterwards, Paul returned to manage the 1,600-acre wheat, stocker cattle, and cow-calf farm.
In 1997, Paul became a herdsman managing the cow-calf and stocker cattle research at the University of Arkansas Southwest Research & Extension Center (SWREC) and received his Ph.D. in Animal Science in May 2003, joining the faculty of the University of Arkansas at the SWREC in July of 2004 with a 60% res...
2021-01-261h 07
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast23 - Dr. Brian Lenzkes, MDDr. Brian Lenzkes, MD
Brian has been practicing Internal Medicine since 2003. In July of 2020 he relocated to San Diego Christian College and started a Direct Primary Care and metabolic health clinic. He’s been using lifestyle changes to help patients improve their health and reduce their medications. He also hosts two podcasts (Low Carb MD and Life's Best Medicine) which are focused on helping people to live healthier and happier lives. His main focus has been on disease prevention and reversal through diet and lifestyle changes.
Low Carb MD podcast - https://lowcarbmd.com/
Life's...
2021-01-211h 03
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast22 - Fred HahnFred Hahn
Fred has been involved with exercise ever since he became a member of The Charles Atlas Club when he was 10 years old. He is professionally certified by the American Council on Exercise as a personal trainer since 1993.
He began training clients in the early 1980s at several of NYC's leading health clubs, including the Equinox and New York Health and Racquet Club. Fred began developing his Slow Burn system as a physical therapy aide at the Hospital for Joint Diseases Sports Medicine Center in NYC. In 1994, Fred co-founded a private physical therapy clinic...
2021-01-191h 07
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast21 - Jimmy Henning, PhDExtension Forage Specialist, University of Kentucky.
Academic brother. Fellow forage geek. Photographer.
What are "Land Grant" Universities?
What's the Cooperative Extension Service?
"You're a lot smarter if you listen a lot more than you talk." (I wonder what he meant by THAT? ;-) )
"When we've got an answer and nobody's doin' it, then you better ask 'Why?'."
Jimmy Henning is Extension Professor and Extension Forage Specialist in the Department of Plant and Soil Science at the University of Kentucky. His extension program focuses on hay and haylage production...
2021-01-1457 min
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast20 - L Amber O'Hearn"Eat Meat, Not Too Little, Mostly Fat"
L. Amber O’Hearn, Sodsister and polymath
Amber has an eclectic background, with academic publications in several fields including theoretical mathematics, cognitive psychology, computational linguistics, and more recently, evolutionary nutrition and biology. She has been studying and experimenting with low-carb, ketogenic diets since 1997, and is particularly interested in evolutionary constraints and interspecies differences. Amber has been eating a nearly plant-free diet since 2009.
Amber's book - https://facultativecarnivore.com/
Amber on twitter - @KetoCarnivore
"Survival of the Fattest" by Stephen C. Cunnane - https://www.worldscientific.com/wor...
2021-01-121h 16
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast19 - Ævar AustfjörðWhy can't food without a label be nourishing?
We can all be an agent for change.
Meet Ævar Austfjörð, butcher, cook, and soon a farmer!
Ævar was born in the small town of Húsavík in northern Iceland. He lived there until he moved away to learn to be a butcher. After 10 years or so, he switched to cooking. He worked mostly in steakhouses until he got into hospital cooking along with studying "special needs cooking." Ævar is qualified as a diet cook. Ævar got into the low carb living in 2012 following a stroke w...
2021-01-071h 21
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast18 - Rob CookRob Cook, Vice Chair of National Grazing Lands Coalition
Rob grew up in a small ranching and farming community in the Texas Panhandle. He received a B.S. and a M.S. in Range and Wildlife Management from Angelo State University. After graduation Rob spent 15 years consulting land managers on improving/maintaining ecological function on grazing lands across the Southern Great Plains.
Currently, Rob is the Director for Business Development for Bamert Seed Company where he is responsible for developing the strategic plan to deliver high quality native grass, forb, and legume seeds to the...
2020-12-311h 02
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast17 - Belinda Fettke"It's not about the science."
Belinda Fettke is a former Registered Nurse, photographer and the proud co-founder of 'Nutrition For Life' in Launceston which provides medically based nutritional care around Tasmania and Australia.
Belinda is also a staunch supporter of the health benefits of Low Carb, Healthy Fat eating and in recent years has taken a more central role in advocating LCHF following the investigation of her husband, Dr. Gary Fettke, by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). The investigation focused on Gary’s qualifications to give nutritional advice.
This investigation (which las...
2020-12-301h 10
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast16 - Eric P. Berg, PhDEat LIke a Pig
Eric P. Berg grew up on a commercial cattle operation just outside of Kindred, ND. He received his BS degrees from NDSU in Animal Science and Ag Education and his MS degree from NDSU in Animal Science. He got his PhD degree from Purdue University., Postdoctoral fellowship at Texas A&M University. He joined the North Dakota State University Animal Sciences Department faculty in 2006.
Dr. Berg is currently researching the role of meat in the human diet as a means to optimize health and well being. He is using female pigs a...
2020-12-291h 07
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast15 - Danni BeerGrass Can Bring Us Together!
Danny Beer, a 3rd generation rancher. With her husband Mike, they raise their four children while operating Beer Ranch in Keldron, South Dakota.
"I'm a farm/ranch wife and mother of 4. I've lived all my life on a farm caring for cows. Currently we raise cattle and a variety of crops.
"It is a great life and great way to raise children.
"A few years ago, I learned about the Carnivore diet and have used it ever since. I enjoy helping other people improve their health."...
2020-12-2458 min
Keto Mans Club PodcastThe SodfatherToday we're joined by none other than the leader of the Ruminati, the Don Pedro Sodfather himself Dr. Peter Ballerstedt. He's an Agronomist who studies all areas of agriculture and its impacts on the environment with a focus on ruminant animals. He's one of the nicest guys we've ever met and we're thankful he took time out of his busy schedule to chat with us and share some of his knowledge with us. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/dulcimerpete/featuredFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrassBasedHealth/Twitter: https://twitter.com/G...
2020-12-2351 min
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast14 - Dr. Gary Fettke, MD“Once you see the benefits of LCHF, you cannot unsee them.”
Dr. Gary Fettke is an Orthopaedic Surgeon practising in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
He has a major interest in the preventative medicine and encourages his patients to lose weight before undergoing surgery. Although his speciality is surgery, Gary believes it is much better to help people avoid surgery by taking preventative measures, which often involves primarily altering the diet. He is an advocate of a Low Carbohydrate Healthy Fat (LCHF) lifestyle for the health benefits.
He was “a fat kid” and has experienced ‘too many’...
2020-12-221h 21
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast13 - Dr. Ted Eytan, MDDr. Ted Eytan, MD - Physician, family medicine specialist, visual storyteller.
Embrace curiosity.
The decade of data over dogma.
Ted believes in open leadership, sharing, and freedom from conflict of interest. He does not have any financial interest or ties to, and have not received any honoraria, meals, or other consideration from food, pharmaceutical, diagnostics, or device manufacturers.
Blog: https://tedeytan.com
Twitter: @tedeytan
Follow Up Links
Calculating your own carbon footprint https://www.tedeytan.com/2020/10/21/58820
Carbon footprint, pharmaceutical industry https://www.tedeytan.com/20...
2020-12-171h 03
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast12 - Dr. Mike Eades, MDDr. Michael R. Eades, MD, received his BS in civil engineering from California State Polytechnic University. After working for six years in engineering, he made a career change and enrolled in medical school at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. After residency, Eades, along with his wife, Dr. Mary Dan Eades, MD, started one of the first chains of urgent care centers in the United States. During his career treating patients in urgent care facilities, Eades developed an interest in nutritional medicine.
His subsequent work with thousands of overweight patients made clear to him that encouraging...
2020-12-151h 12
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast11 - Dr. Jay Wortman, MDLow carb in his personal experience, family medicine, public health, and research
Dr. Jay Wortman has worked in family medicine, public health, medical administration and research. He has held senior management positions in Health Canada in Ottawa and Vancouver.
For almost 2 decades Jay has worked with low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet in both the research and practice settings. One of his studies was the subject of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation documentary film, “My Big Fat Diet”. Jay is a frequent presenter on the benefits of a low carbohydrate high fat diet at scientific meetings and continuing medical educ...
2020-12-1053 min
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast10 - Amy Berger, MS, CNSReal People Need Real Food!
Nutrition Without the Crazy.
Amy Berger, MS, CNS, is a U.S. Air Force veteran and Certified Nutrition Specialist who specializes in using low-carbohydrate and ketogenic nutrition to help people reclaim their vitality through eating delicious foods, and showing them that getting well doesn’t require starvation, deprivation, or living at the gym. Her motto is, “Real people need real food!”
She blogs at www.tuitnutrition.com, where she writes about a wide range of health and nutrition-related topics, such as insulin, metabolism, weight loss, thyroid function, and more. She is...
2020-12-081h 04
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast9 - Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, MD“Dudes don’t go to doctors.”
Lt. Col. (Dr.) Mark Cucuzzella is a Professor at West Virginia University School of Medicine. As a US Air Force Reservist he designs programs to promote healthier and better running with the US Air Force Efficient Running Project. Mark has presented running workshops on over 50 military bases. You can view modules on his Efficient Running website. He has been a national-level Masters runner, having competed for over 35 years with more than 100 marathon and ultra-marathon finishes. Mark is a two time winner of the Air Force Marathon and has a marathon PR of 2:24...
2020-12-031h 10
The Meet Your Herdmates SodcastMeet Your Herdmates AppetizerA short bite of my interview with Dr. Eric P. Berg, PhD. He's a meat scientist at North Dakota State University. What he describes in this short section was so striking that I thought it was worth posting immediately.
2020-12-0202 min
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast8 - Dave FeldmanA software engineer looks at blood lipids.
Dave Feldman is a senior software engineer and entrepreneur. He began a Low Carb, High Fat diet in April 2015. He was concerned about the substantial spike in his cholesterol numbers the followed. Since then he’s learned everything he could about the diet and blood lipids. He spotted a pattern in the lipid system that’s very similar to distributed objects in networks.
He’s been conducting research and experiments which have revealed some very powerful data. With this new general theory, he’s rapidly shifted his cholesterol values su...
2020-12-011h 08
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast7 - Yogi ParkerLess than half the man he used to be!
Yogi Parker has already covered a lot of miles in his life and now he’s on a whole new journey. He’s played high-contact sports like football and rugby. His work history can be described as varied, or perhaps even eclectic. Bouncer, scientific diver, surf instructor, emergency medical technician, pro wrestler, and most recently as an over the road truck driver. A decent cook, he had to adapt his camp cooking schools to the life of a trucker. He learned about keto through a trucking radio show called “Destin...
2020-11-2650 min
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast6 - Danny VegaStrong mentally, physically and spiritually.
Danny has been a collegiate athlete and coach. He has a graduate degree in Human Performance, and he still competes in sports like crossfit, powerlifting, half marathons, and, recently, rowing.
Danny discovered the ketogenic lifestyle in 2016, and immediately experienced relief the injuries from years of playing on artificial turf and beating himself up with heavy lifting. He also regained control over hunger, while also finding a mental clarity and increase in productivity. He, his wife Maura and their boys have been following this lifestyle since 2017. Today they publish a blog, podcast and Y...
2020-11-241h 08
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast5 - Vinnie TortorichVinnie Tortorich, Celebrity Fitness Trainer, speaker, podcaster, best-selling author of “Fitness Confidential: Adventures in the Weight-Loss Game,” and documentary producer with “Fat: A Documentary” released in 2019.
Some call Vinnie “America’s ANGRIEST Trainer”. Why is he so angry? “Because your good intentions have been stolen! You have been duped! Yes, despite all your good honest efforts you just keep gaining weight and feeling worse.” If this sounds familiar, I hope you’ll learn something useful from this episode. And he’s not REALLY that angry…
https://vinnietortorich.com/
“Fat: A Documentary” trailer - https://youtu.be/z-onXpXUovc
2020-11-191h 02
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast4 - Doug ReynoldsDoug Reynolds - Producer, Organizer, Change Agent
Doug is the Founder and CEO of LowCarbUSA. Begun in 2016 with the initial intention of providing an annual conference for internationally renowned scientists and medical practitioners to present the body of evidence on the benefits of reducing carbohydrates in the diet and adding in healthy fats. He felt that education about the power of the low carb/ketogenic diet for the individual. His mission has evolved when he realized how important this was to the medical professional community as well as for individuals. The tools and resources LowCarbUSA has been providing now...
2020-11-171h 10
The Meet Your Herdmates SodcastThe Short StaveA short presentation on the Law of the Minimum, Liebig's Barrel, insulin resistance & human health, and their application to human health.
2020-11-1505 min
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast3 - Dr. Bret Scher, MDOne of those working to "make low carb simple" (and responding to low-quality science headlines!).
Dr. Bret Scher is a board-certified cardiologist and lipidologist practicing in San Diego and licensed to practice in seven states. Dr. Scher has also obtained specialized certifications in functional medicine, nutrition, personal training, and behavior modification. He’s the full-time Medical Director for DietDoctor.com, writing medical blogs, reviewing guides and news stories for medical accuracy and hosts The Diet Doctor Podcast https://www.dietdoctor.com/podcast. He's written a book, “Your best health ever!”, and has a blog and website at lowcarbcardiologist.com.
2020-11-1256 min
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast2 - Prof. Dr. Frédéric LeroyFrédéric Leroy holds a professorship in the field of food science and (bio)technology. His research primarily deals with the many ecological aspects and functional roles of bacterial communities in (fermented) foods, with a focus on animal products. In addition, his interests relate to human and animal health and well being, as well as to elements of tradition and innovation in food contexts. The research is often of an interdisciplinary nature, involving collaborations with experts in microbiology, animal production, veterinary sciences, social and consumer sciences, cultural anthropology, and food history.
Follow him on Twitter @fleroy1974...
2020-11-1058 min
The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast1 - Adele Hite, PhD, MPH, RDN
Episode 1 of the Ruminati's podcast! Adele Hite, PhD, MPH, RDN
I met Adele ten years ago and I've benefited from her insight and knowledge ever since. I couldn't think of a better person to start my podcast!
"Adele Hite, PhD MPH RD is a registered dietitian with a masters’ degree in public health nutrition and a PhD in rhetoric, communication, and digital media. She also has extensive graduate training in nutritional epidemiology.
"Dr. Hite’s doctoral work in rhetoric, communication, and digital media centered on the historical, political, and sociocultural contexts surrounding the creation and evolution of th...
2020-11-1059 min
The Meet Your Herdmates SodcastWelcome to the Ruminati Herd!Short introduction to the Ruminati Herd.
2020-11-0600 min
The Fatty Joe ShowEp#9 Peter Ballerstedt - The Sodfather Cometh!Peter Ballerstedt (aka The Sodfather) received his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture in 1981 and Master of Science in 1983, both from the University of Georgia. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky in 1986, specializing in forage management / utilization and ruminant nutrition. He was the forage extension specialist at Oregon State University from 1986 to 1992. He was the forage extension specialist at Oregon State University from 1986 until 1992. He’s worked in the forage seed industry since 2011. Peter has spoken at many different events in the US and internationally. Peter and Yogi sit down to talk about that spe...
2020-10-191h 27
The StretchThe SodFather + Dave BollandBASEBALL'S BACK! Huge episode of Red Line Radio as MLB announces it's back in action and what better way to prep for the season than an interview with the greatest groundskeeper in baseball history: The White Sox very own Roger Bossard. We get into everything from proper lawn care to living with the Saudi Arabia royal family because they wanted better soccer fields. After that we bring on Dave Bolland to talk Blackhawks and relive the 2013 Stanley Cup game winner and why the Chicago Blackhawks are the absolute best (and the Canucks are the absolute worst.) All Gas No...
2020-06-251h 39
Everybody Pulls The TarpBob Christofferson | Retired Seattle Mariners Head Groundskeeper "The Sodfather"Bob Christofferson, the recently retired Seattle Mariners Head Groundskeeper, joins Everybody Pulls The Tarp Host Andrew Moses to reflect on his 40 year career.
2020-06-1227 min
The SodfatherReturns!The Sodfather Returns to talk about The Start of Landscaping Season and Breaks Down Why Businesses That Work To Give The Customer An Advantage, Also Get An Advantage!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
2020-06-0826 minThe SodfatherThe Sodfather Begins!Taking You Through the Origins of The Sodfather, Landscaping and Coming Up in The Industry. Some Valuable Lessons for Young Entrepreneurs on starting their first Business and how Less can Be More with the Right Attitude and Effort. Discussion on how not to Panic in Winter Kill for you Lawn and some Fun Stories Along the Way. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
2020-02-1933 min
LowCarbUSA PodcastGrass-Fed or Grain-Finished: Peter BallerstedtI talk here with Peter Ballerstedt about the real differences between grass-fed and grain-finished beef and whether or not a good carbohydrate reduction lifestyle is possible if the meat is not from a grass-fed source. Dr. Peter Ballerstedt (aka The Sodfather) received his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture in 1981 and Master of Science in 1983, both from the University of Georgia. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky in 1986, specializing in forage management and utilization, minoring in ruminant nutrition. He was the forage extension specialist at Oregon State University from 1986 to 1992. Website: http...
2019-11-1814 min
You're Cozy with Clifford MyersEpisode 25: With Fiona O'Brien<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/a4/40/93/hello8044/1400x1400_10653016.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />On today's show, Fiona O'Brien dropped by the You're Cozy studios to talk about her experience leaving Ireland with her family four years ago, how her divorce was a catalyst towards standup comedy, what it's like adjusting to a foreign culture, and more!
Sponsored by the best sponsor ever! THE SODFATHER!!!
2017-04-071h 11You're Cozy with Clifford MyersWith Aaron Power<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/a4/40/93/hello8044/1400x1400_10653016.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Ottawa comedian Aaron Power joins Clifford in the You're Cozy studios to talk about everything from reality TV to self-exploitation to Donald Trump to righteous indignation to fulfilment in comedy to a story about the time his uncle tried to beat up Andre the Giant!
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2017-03-311h 08You're Cozy with Clifford MyersWith Jordan Scherer<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/a4/40/93/hello8044/1400x1400_10653016.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Jordan dropped by the You're Cozy studios to hangout with Cliff and Henry and cough in each other's faces! Between the coughing and the weezing and uncontrollable laughter at inappropriate jokes... you will find conversations about politics, alien anal probes, technologically advanced cultures vs. nomadic cultures and addiction. PLUS Hoggle snored through the entire episode.
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2017-03-221h 23You're Cozy with Clifford MyersEpisode 22: With Mike Mitchell<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/a4/40/93/hello8044/1400x1400_10653016.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Mike Mitchell joins Clifford in the illustrious You're Cozy Studio AKA Clifford's super-sweet-apartment AKA The St. Patrick's Day Booze Protection Bunker to talk about capitalism, the War on the Poor, striving to be better in comedy, preparing for fatherhood, conflicts on how to raise a child and more.
Of course this episode is sponsored by The Sodfather and even the SodMOTHER gets a special mention in this episode!
2017-03-181h 10You're Cozy with Clifford MyersEpisode 21: With Jason Allen<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/a4/40/93/hello8044/1400x1400_10653016.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />On today's episode, Clifford gets cozy with comedian Jason Allen where they bond over witnessing violent deaths, addiction and social work.
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2017-03-1057 minYou're Cozy with Clifford MyersEpisode 20: With Mayce Galoni<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/a4/40/93/hello8044/1400x1400_10653016.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />What an AWESOME episode we have today! The O.G. Hamilton Wunderkid himself, Mayce Galoni, graced our presence in the You're Cozy studios today to meet Henry, talk shop and dig deep into comedy, religion and expression.
DO NOT MISS THIS EPISODE!!! A lot of golden nuggets along the way and enough food for thought to munch on for the next week!
I am very proud of all Mayce has accomplished, how far he has come and...
2017-03-031h 08You're Cozy with Clifford MyersEpisode 19: With The Graemazing Reed!<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/a4/40/93/hello8044/1400x1400_10653016.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Graeme and I sit down to discuss comedy and magic and everything in between! This conversation was a ton of fun with a lot of random side tangents and wrestling talk. We have a natural chemistry that translate well to the episode and I don't doubt that it's going to be a great listen.
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2017-02-241h 26You're Cozy with Clifford MyersEpisode 17: With Lindsay Myers<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/a4/40/93/hello8044/1400x1400_10653016.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />On today's show, Lindsay Myers has returned to talk about her new life as a mother! Lindsay brings a lot of insight about the expectations and stigmas facing a mother's identity, how romance changes the longer you're in a relationship, and we discuss a Ted Talk in which a rape victim shared the stage with her rapist.
As always, today's episode is sponsored by The Sodfather! Like his page on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1893516397536752/
2017-02-101h 16You're Cozy with Clifford MyersEpisode 16: With Ben Price<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/a4/40/93/hello8044/1400x1400_10653016.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />On today's episode we have Ben Price! A Community Director for YFC: Youth Unlimited. Ben was my first-year roommate at Bible College. We did everything together. Included getting expelled. We talk about where our paths have lead us over a decade later, how one event defined our future motivations, where we are now and how have we matured through our negative experiences. Ben and I have taken different paths but the parallels are eerily similar. This was...
2017-02-071h 33You're Cozy with Clifford MyersEpisode 15: With Carly May<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/a4/40/93/hello8044/1400x1400_10653016.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />On today's episode we have Carly May! A proof-reader for the Hamilton Spectator and stand-up comedian. Carly came over the You're Cozy studio (my living room) to discuss the recent Katie Rich drama, the new form of communication created by social media, polarization in politics, and we ask the all important question, is Donald Trump a human being? And, maybe an even more important question... are we?
Sponsored by none other than The Sodfather! If you live...
2017-02-071h 12You're Cozy with Clifford MyersEpisode 14: With Mickie Krish<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/a4/40/93/hello8044/1400x1400_10653016.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />YOU'RE COZY IS BACK! Today's episode features Mickie Krish, a group home program manager and ex-pastor. Mickie sat down with me to talk about that strange grey area of being a devout Christian in the world of stand-up comedy.
Today's episode is of course brought to you by The Sodfather.
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2017-02-071h 12You're Cozy with Clifford MyersEpisode 13: Eskimo Removal Services<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/a4/40/93/hello8044/1400x1400_10653016.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Clifford's back! In this episode, Clifford answers questions from his Facebook friends and dives into what's been going on in his life.
This episode is sponsored by The Sodfather: "Why sod a father anywhere else?"
2016-04-2456 min