Today we’re taking a trip to Dayton Ohio to speak with 2 people dedicated to bringing diversity to the table, literally and figuratively, and how that action can change a city into a community.First, we’ll hear from Bryan Stewart, founder of t

Understanding Eating Disorders

Jun 23rd, 2021 1h 3m

While awareness about eating disorders in America has improved, there’s a misconception about who is experiencing them, why they are experiencing them and while we focus on obesity as a national epidemic, anorexia is on the rise. Today we try t

Food Is My Love Language

Jun 16th, 2021 1h 4m

You may have heard people say ‘Food is my LOVE LANGUAGE,’ meaning that cooking and feeding others is their way of saying, "I Love you" in the most nurturing and generous way possible. In this episode Cristina talks with two chefs who speak the

A Perfect Storm

Jun 9th, 2021 1h 5m

85% of food consumed in Puerto Rico is imported to the island. How does food dependence on the US mainland affect the relationship between the two? How does the addition of a Category 5 Hurricane affect an already perilous system? Cristina talk

Politics at the Table

Jun 2nd, 2021 51m 35s

As kids, a lot of us are taught that it is bad manners to engage in thoughtful political discourse over a meal. Is it based on a fear of causing an argument or is it that we don’t know how to have difficult conversations in a constructive way?

Their Last Meal

May 26th, 2021 56m 24s

Despite ongoing debate, Capital Punishment also known as the Death Penalty, is still practiced in 27 states in the United States. The act of giving last meals to those on death row has always been a particularly complicated fascination. Why do

The Melting Pot

May 19th, 2021 55m 28s

Queens, New York, also known as the Melting Pot of New York, is the most ethnically diverse urban area in the entire world. And thanks to its residents, Queens has become a borough filled with highly sought after international dining destinatio

High Food

May 12th, 2021 1h 2m

A push to legalize Marijuana on a federal level gives life to a new type of chef and a new type of food industry in Cannabis. But who has access to these types of enterprises? And how can we ensure that Black and brown folks who have been crimi

The Politics of Southern Cooking

May 5th, 2021 58m 18s

This week we’re headed down South to investigate the culinary and cultural traditions of Southern Cooking. From Native American peoples to slavery, many elements have contributed to the rich history in Southern cooking today, all interwoven in

#MeToo in the Food Industry

Apr 28th, 2021 53m 43s

We’d like to warn our listeners that some of the material in this episode can be triggering, but though challenging, conversations about abuse in the restaurant industry need to happen so that change can take root. Restaurant workers are some o

Racism in Food Media

Apr 21st, 2021 1h 3m

They say food brings people together, but what happens when inequities that exist across the food industry, within restaurants, within the media and beyond are exposed? In this episode Cristina talks with Chef Kiano Moju about her experiences w

Serving the Pandemic with Marcus Samuelsson

Apr 14th, 2021 50m 40s

The wake of the Pandemic of 2020 hit the restaurant industry with full force. Struggling restaurant owners asked for a bailout, but a sluggish and insufficient response from our government left them to fend for themselves, some closed their bus

Farming’s Pandemic

Apr 7th, 2021 57m 25s

While many of us were isolated during the pandemic we watched news reports about how some of our nation's farmers were forced to dump their products when customers like schools and restaurants no longer needed the supply. Leave it to amazing, p

The Dual Pandemic

Mar 31st, 2021 55m 7s

Food scarcity was certainly a problem prior to COVID-19, but the pandemic laid bare our food systems and highlighted how ill-prepared our governments were to properly handle such a catastrophe. In this episode Cristina Gonzalez speaks with two

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Politics of Food -March 31st

Mar 24th, 2021 1m 33s

Join host Cristina Gonzalez, as she takes a deeper look into the way food impacts more than just our daily nutrition. Each week she is joined with insightful guests who discuss things you never knew about our food systems, and she gives a direc

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Official Trailer: Politics of Food

Mar 2nd, 2021 41s

An in depth look into the intentional politicization, economics and community impact of food on a global scale. Food impacts more than just our daily nutrition and can be a way to wage wars & control populations. Through conversations with expe

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