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Marion Nestle is Professor Emerita of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University and one of the most cited food policy researchers in the country. Her decades of work on corporate influence...
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Discovering Academia
Hosted by Brent Valentine & Keller Kramer · education · EN
About this Podcast:
Discovering Academia is an interdisciplinary podcast, with some of the world’s greatest thinkers and researchers. Brent and Keller sit down with these academics to have conversations about their background, research, passions and ways for others to get involved. Episodes last for roughly an hour, and they cover a plethora of topics.Our goal with these chats is to connect different fields in higher education and get people thinking across disciplines. We want to show off amazing research, introduce young students to potential career options, and bring together open-minded thinkers. We are still in the early stages and are bound to mess up. That’s why we’d appreciate your feedback, criticisms, and suggestions for topics, professors, or any new ideas we should dive into next. Stay tuned as we continue to explore the fascinating world of academia.
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What is Discovering Academia about?
Discovering Academia is an interdisciplinary podcast, with some of the world’s greatest thinkers and researchers. Brent and Keller sit down with these academics to have conversations about their background, research, passions and ways for others to get involved. Episodes last for roughly an hour, and they cover a plethora of topics.
Who hosts Discovering Academia?
Discovering Academia is hosted by Brent Valentine & Keller Kramer. The show has published 90 episodes to date.
What has Discovering Academia covered recently?
Recent episodes include "#088 - Marion Nestle: Food Politics, Industry Influence, and the Fight for Public Health" (4 June 2026, 47 minutes), "#087 - Robert Langer: Inventing the Future of Medicine" (29 April 2026, 37 minutes), and "#086 - Richard Miller: There Is No "Mechanism" of Aging" (25 November 2025, 75 minutes).
How often does Discovering Academia publish?
Discovering Academia publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 69 minutes across 90 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Discovering Academia?
Booking probability for Discovering Academia is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Discovering Academia requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Discovering Academia's contact route on record: public web form.
Who should pitch Discovering Academia?
The strongest fits for Discovering Academia are Universities & Colleges. Discovering Academia has an education audience.
About the host
Brent Valentine & Keller Kramer hosts Discovering Academia, an education podcast with 90 episodes published.
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Recent guests
Recent guests on Discovering Academia. Study who booked and why before you pitch.
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Marion Nestle
Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition Food Studies and Public Health Emerita at NYU, Visiting Professor of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health
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Robert Langer
chemical engineer, scientist, entrepreneur and inventor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Richard Miller
Group Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Point to Point Transportation
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Steven Austad
Protective Life Endowed Chair in Health Aging Research, Distinguished professor, Chair of the Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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