What are food taboos? How are they created? And how do we break the power they hold over us? Matt Hershberger is back to explore the world of food taboos. We talk about the lobster's rise from taboo to luxury in colonial American history, we d

Dr. Geo Banks-Weston: How Social Media Builds Community

Aug 10th, 2021 45m 36s

Dr. Geo Banks-Weston was an early adopter of social media. Back in the day, when filters flooded people's Instagram feeds, he learned just how powerful of a tool it could be in building communities and how digital media as a whole could be lev

Alexandra Jones: How to taste cheese

Jul 13th, 2021 46m 16s

There's eating cheese and then there's tasting cheese. Like... REALLY tasting cheese. We're talking about engaging every sense and being present in the moment while indulging in the ultimate dairy bliss.That's just a brief description of how

Bettina Makalintal: Dining in the Suburbs

Jun 29th, 2021 39m 42s

For a long time, food media portrayed the suburbs as a dining wasteland full of chain restaurants and unimaginative menus. But suburbia is changing. According to Bettina Makalintal, staff writer at Vice Munchies, we should be paying more atten

Emily Contois: Food and Gender

Jun 15th, 2021 43m 22s

Why are salads considered feminine? Why is steak seen as a manly meal? Gender and the roles they have come represent is one of the many factors that shape the way our culture perceives food, thus dictating our relationship with eating. Emily C

Annemarie Dooling on the sweetness of doing nothing

Jun 1st, 2021 42m 25s

Annemarie Dooling is constantly in motion. When she's not performing her duties as the Engagement Experiences Product Lead with the Wall Street Journal, she's a writer, burlesque dancer, magician, a fan of antiques, and a home cook. Between he

Matt Hershberger is Living La Vida Jersey Fresh

May 18th, 2021 49m 5s

When Matt Hershberger moved from Cincinnati to New Jersey, he felt a little out of place. Withdrawn from the local community in his new home he started experiencing depression with a whole cavalcade of symptoms that were only exasperated by gro

Sam Slaughter: Food and Nostalgia

May 4th, 2021 37m 50s

What do the '90s taste like? If this is something you’ve been pondering, you’re in luck! Food and drink writer, Sam Slaughter, has captured the spirit of the decade in his cocktail book "Are You Afraid of the Dark Rum?: and Other Cocktails for

Dr. Neil P. Bardhan: Food and Improv

Apr 20th, 2021 37m 58s

Dr. Neil P. Bardhan is a professional storyteller. Seriously, he's one of Philadelphia's top improv performers and has a Ph.D. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences. In this episode he joins Kae Lani Palmisano for a discussion on improv in the kitch

Jessica van Dop DeJesus: Food and Multiculturalism

Apr 6th, 2021 46m 39s

Jessica van Dop DeJesus is an incredibly multifaceted person. She’s a marine, a food and travel writer, a world traveler, a talented producer and food show host, and does it all while being a mom. She sits down with Kae Lani Palmisano to explor

Kate Morgan: Food and Memories

Mar 23rd, 2021 48m 36s

Food connects us to one another not just in the present, but also reaches into our past and carries us into the future. Journalist Kate Morgan joins Kae Lani Palmisano to discuss Food and Memories, how food can elicit memories but also can cre

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