RD Exam Ready Podcast
🎙 RD Exam Ready Podcast Your show to becoming a Registered Dietitian—simplified and supported.
Zak Kaesberg MS, RD · Zak Kaesberg MS, RDN
Show overview
RD Exam Ready Podcast launched in 2025 and has put out 54 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode in the time since. That works out to roughly 25 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 23 min and 29 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Education show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 weeks ago, with 30 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Zak Kaesberg MS, RDN.
From the publisher
🎙 RD Exam Ready Podcast Your show to becoming a Registered Dietitian—simplified and supported. Welcome to the RD Exam Ready Podcast, where future Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) get the tools, insights, and encouragement they need to pass the CDR Exam with confidence. Hosted by Zak Kaesberg, founder of RD Exam Ready and the Diet NPO Podcast, this show breaks down challenging exam topics, explores modern study techniques, and highlights the best resources to ensure you're truly exam-ready.
Latest Episodes
View all 54 episodesInborne Errors of Metabolism MNT
FIFO/LIFO Inventory
Body Composition Assessment Tools
Pancreas & Gall Bladder MNT
Food Science: Fats and Oils
Leadership Styles
Life Cycle Nutrition: Older Adults
Choosing Nutrition Problems (PES)
Nutrition Assessment Basics
Community Program Evaluation
Religious and Cultural Practices
Respiratory Disease and MNT
Nutrition Labels and Claims
Quality Improvement in Management
Food Science: Fruits and Vegetables
Anemia Labs and MNT
Conventional, Commissary, Ready-Prepared, & Assembly-Serve
Community Needs Assessment & Program Planning
Phytochemicals and Plant Pigments
In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak breaks down phytochemicals and plant pigments to help you feel confident tackling these food science topics on exam day. You’ll review major phytochemical groups like polyphenols, carotenoids, glucosinolates, and phytoestrogens, their food sources, and their roles in health. Zak also explains how plant pigments such as carotenoids, flavonoids, and chlorophyll change under certain conditions.The episode wraps up with practice questions to help you apply what you’ve learned and reinforce key concepts for the RD Exam.Get your notes and stay updated: Join the email list for live session notes, new episode alerts, and PDF review sheets: http://eepurl.com/jvGxaAFollow RD Exam Ready for more exam prep: Instagram: @RDExamReady TikTok: @RDExamReady YouTube: RD Exam Ready Listen or watch anywhere: https://feeds.transistor.fm/rd-exam-ready-podcastSubscribe, rate, and share with your study group. Happy studying, RD2Be 💙
Wound Healing MNT
In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak breaks down Wounds and Wound Healing MNT to help you feel confident tackling these topics on exam day. This episode focuses on the nutrition foundations behind wound healing — including pressure injuries, staging, and how nutrient needs change based on severity.You’ll review the phases of wound healing, types of wounds, and how to identify and understand pressure injury stages. Zak connects this directly to Medical Nutrition Therapy by walking through calorie, protein, and fluid needs across each stage, along with the role nutrients play in supporting healing. He also ties in real clinical considerations like metabolic stress, malnutrition risk, and when supplementation becomes necessary — then wraps up with practice questions to help you apply what you learned.Join us live on YouTube March 25, 2026 at 7:00 PM Central (5:00 PT | 6:00 MT | 7:00 CT | 8:00 ET) as we break down practice questions and strategy for exam day: https://youtube.com/live/f5GkbjRVxfg?feature=shareWant the notes from live sessions and updates on new episodes? Join the email list here: http://eepurl.com/jvGxaAWhen you subscribe, you’ll get notified about new podcast episodes, upcoming YouTube Lives, and receive PDF notes from live review sessions directly to your inbox.Follow RD Exam Ready for more exam prep: Instagram: @RDExamReady TikTok: @RDExamReady YouTube: RD Exam ReadyListen or watch the podcast anywhere: https://feeds.transistor.fm/rd-exam-ready-podcastSubscribe, rate, and share with your study group. Happy Studying, RD2Be 💙