Listen to Alex & Chloe banter through a discussion of grass-finished beef and how it impacts human and environmental health, how they approach concerns about animal welfare, and how ruminants affect the climate. Alex shares his least-favorite work, and Chloe tees up a funny "listener pro-tip" during the break. Learn a bit, laugh a lot, and find out how you can buy grass-finished beef from Robinette Farms!

Join Alex McKiernan as he and the author and conservationist Bob Budd explore the value of grazing ruminants on America's grasslands, the idea that humans manage every ecosystem, and the joy and power of Wonder. And don't miss the break when Alex talks with Ty in our first edition of "Ask a Redneck."

Maggie Pleskac is passionate about the changes food can make in everyone's life. She joins Alex to talk vegetarian cooking, seasonal eating, functional foods and the joy that food can bring to life. Plus special content from the greenhouse where we explore Robinette's micro greens production with Megan, the Queen of Micros.

Cole Mannix, CEO of Old Salt Coop in Montana, joins Alex to talk about how spending time on the land that grows your food is the best way to build a food system that values more than just monetary profit. The Old Salt Festival, June 19-21, 2026 in Helmville, MT on the Mannix Ranch is in it's 4th year of bringing people to place, and Alex and Cole explore this event and the power of Commerce, Conservation and Community to build a more resilient and broadly-profitable food economy.

Chef Shack Butters of Doane University and Bread and Butter Catering knows a thing or two about change and the power of food. He grew up on the northeastern coast of South America in Guyana, as well as the island of Bimini in the Bahamas before landing in the US to play basketball. Medical school?: No way -- "Food is a love language!"