This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is talking poultry and public health with Amanda Hitt, the Director of the Food Integrity Campaign for the Government Accountability Project. Amanda oversees FIC operations and is responsible for ensuring that FIC fulfills its mission of enhancing food integrity by facilitating truth telling. Founded in 1977, GAP is the nation’s leading whistleblower protection and advocacy organization. Located in Washington, DC, GAP is a nonpartisan, public interest group. In addition to focusing on whistleblower support in our stated program areas, we lead campaigns to enact whistleblower protection laws both domestically and internationally. Tune in to learn about the microbial swabbing of poultry, and why it is likely to be less effective in locating disease than prior methods of inspection. Hear how antibiotic resistance has affected the poultry industry, and how poultry often escapes criticism when compared to beef. What are some alternatives to industrial poultry, and what should the consumer expect to pay for safe, quality birds? Find out on Straight, No Chaser! This episode has been brought to you by Hearst Ranch.

"When the going gets tough, and the government wants to save money, they go after inspectors." [8:40]

"It's hard for consumers to 'keep the faith' when the industry isn't doing the right thing in [poultry] production." [12:45]

-- Amanda Hitt on Straight, No Chaser

This week on The Matt & Rachel Show, Allison & Matt Robicelli of Robicelli's Cupcakes join the show for a half hour of pure insanity. Tune in to hear some wacky trivia about everything from Magnolia cupcakes to McDonald's McRib. Find out why pretzels and crack are historically related in Brooklyn and how many teaspoons of sugar are in 1 cup of coke! This episode was sponsored by Roberta's

Welcome to another episode of Hot Grease! Nicole Taylor once again starts Food Headlines off with Heritage Radio Network's own Jack Inslee. Tune in to hear opinions about the Chick-Fil-A scandal from a variety of outlets, including Reverend William Owens and Fox News. Later, Nicole chats with Dania Davy of the Land Loss Prevention Project. Dania's organization works to advocate for black farmers in North Carolina who are losing their land. Hear about the last black dairy farmer in North Carolina, and check out Dania's film on the topic entitled Our Land, Our Lives. Nicole is joined in studio by Barella Kirkland, the co-founder of Pelzer's Pretzels. Tune in to hear about the Philadelphia pretzel tradition, the start of the company, as well as the different flavors of Pelzer's pretzels available at Smorgasburg! This episode has been brought to you by Fairway Market.

"We're all immigrants, so all of our treats have origins in the places where we come from." -- Barella Kirkland on Hot Grease