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Podcasts

October 4, 2024

 

Greek cuisine today sparks memory and nostalgia

A conversation with chef and anthropologist, Nafsika Papacharalampous about changes in high-end dining in Greece, sparked by the financial crisis.

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September 27, 2024

 

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Sushi rolling, meatpacking and community gardening

Tammy Ho talks about her research on Burmese refugees in the US food system.

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September 20, 2024

 

Headshot of Austin Frerick and the cover of his book, Barons

Who are the modern day robber barons of our food system?

A conversation with Austin Frerick about his new book exposing the money, power and corruption of America’s food industry.

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September 13, 2024

 

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New Growth cultivates a sustainable local food system

From food hubs, farm-to-school programs and local food value chains, this week’s show is all about making local food work for everyone.

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September 6, 2024

 

Jennifer Watkins, head and shoulders photo next to a window with and orange and white cat sitting to the left of her face.

For owners and for labor, restaurants are difficult

A conversation with geographer Jen Watkins on her experience as a server and her research on the industry.

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August 30, 2024

 

Nate and Liz Brownlee sitting in long green grass in a field with white sheep nearby and trees, include a redbud in bloom, in the background with blue skies

Rotational grazing and perennial pastures

A conversation with two livestock farmers focused on treating the animals well, and nourishing the land.

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August 23, 2024

 

people lined up at an orange food truck. the truck has large, colorful graphics of plants like dill flowers, chard leaves, strawberries, etc.

Planted Bloomington is a food truck with a vision

When Nicole Schonemann switched to a plant-based diet, she was looking for delicious food and noticed her community had a gap. Planted Bloomington hopes to fill it.

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August 16, 2024

 

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What does diet culture have to do with racism?

“Our bodies aren’t the problem,” rethinking the stories we tell about weight and health with dietician Jessica Wilson.

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August 9, 2024

 

Mark Minster on the ground with a tray of seedlings, kids surrounding him,

Problem solving you can eat

Kids learn to grow food at school, and what to make with it, plus a recipe for summer fruit pie that’s EASIER than pie.

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August 2, 2024

 

Dr. Ivette Perfecto and her student, Iris Rivera Salinas standing next to a leafy plant

Insect drama in the coffee field

Ecologist Ivette Perfecto uncovers the complex relationships between insect species in a move towards sustainable pest control for farmers.

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July 26, 2024

 

people gathered around a countertop in a professional/sleek kitchen space, a cookbook is standing on the counter, on person is demonstrating brushing filo pastry with butter

Connecting through food at the public library

Former public library director Marylin Wood asked the community what they wanted in a new library. The answers included connections with nature, and space to cook together.

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July 19, 2024

 

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The inclusive vision of The National Young Farmers Coalition

The National Young Farmers Coalition centers racial equity and is no longer a white-led organization. Catch our conversation with Michelle Hughes, about the organization's transformation, on this episode of Earth Eats.

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July 12, 2024

 

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Can traditional foods help manage disease?

Indiana University scholar Funmi Ayeni shares her surprising research on a simple food used in households throughout Nigeria to treat malaria.

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July 5, 2024

 

Hands with brown skin holding pale seed pods over a plastic container partially filled with gray, round seeds.

Indigenous foodways as tools of empowerment

An anthropologiical bioarcheologist studies precolonial burial sites to understand Indigenous foodways of the past and present.

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June 28, 2024

 

Eli Trinkle stands holding a stemmed glass with beer, and a bottle of beer next to it. Wooden barrels are visible in the background

Learn about specialty brewing with local fruits at Upland’s Woodshop

Huge wooden foeders, wild yeast, and hundreds of pounds of fruit make Upland’s sour beer program one of a kind.

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June 21, 2024

 

Rebecca Spang standing and smiling and gesturing forward towards a person seated at a table. A white board is in the background, two plastic water bottles and papers are on the table.

Historian Rebecca Spang on the strange origins of the restaurant

Restaurants underwent dramatic transformations during the COVID-19 pandemic. We talk about how restaurants came to be, and speculate on where they’re headed.

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June 14, 2024

 

A drawing in the style of a tarot card with a person and palm production supply, next to a black and white head shot of Max Haiven

Palm oil is everywhere–Max Haiven talks about why that matters

What can one commodity reveal about our food systems, about health, about labor and capitalism and about the environmental costs of so-called cheap food production?

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June 7, 2024

 

Beth Hoffman and John Hogeland standing close together in a field with a sunset sky, pasture and small trees behind them.

Beth Hoffman speaks frankly on the financial challenges of farming [replay]

Farm life still manages to attract young people, but they often come to the land with unrealistic expectations.

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May 31, 2024

 

Toby Foster with headphones and microphone at an outdoor table looking at Dan Simmons who is gesturing with his hands

Tacotarian’s plant-based tacos aren’t just for vegetarians [replay]

Plant-based tacos are on the menu at Tacotarian in Las Vegas, Nevada

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May 24, 2024

 

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Food sovereignty in times of transition

Sociologist Diana Mincyte has been studying dairy farming in Lithuania and other post socialist Eastern European states. She says that what happens there can foretell what we will see in other parts of the world.

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Kayte Young is the producer of Earth Eats, and an announcer and producer at WFIU Public Radio. Learn more »

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