2021 Okra Dreams: After a winter break, we are launching straight into spring. E6 focuses on growing okra and the upcoming season, but there’s plenty of food talk to get us dreaming about those hot harvest days. Mark Tancig, a UF Extension Agen

India's Bhindi: A Romp Through Okraland

Dec 22nd, 2020 53m 31s

India's Bhindi: A Romp Through Okraland: We speak with long time food writer, Rushina Munshaw Ghildiyal, who gives us a mouthwatering overview of okra across India. Rushina’s interview is a fantastic glimpse into the diversity on offer. After R

Okra's Family (featuring Roy Blount Jr's Song to Okra)

Nov 10th, 2020 1h

Okra's Family: This episode is centered around okra. That may sound a little crazy given this is a podcast all about okra, but we really wanted an opportunity to get to know okra on okra’s own terms. We hear from Jordan Collins, who shares some

Okra Soul Soup (featuring chefs Amethyst Ganaway and BJ Dennis)

Oct 14th, 2020 56m 53s

Okra Soul Soup: In previous episodes we’ve certainly talked a lot about eating okra, but this is our first deep dive into a specific dish: Okra Soup. We are very fortunate to have interviewed two incredible Charleston natives, Chef BJ Dennis a

Grand Mother Okra (featuring Mehmet Oztan and Vivien Sansour)

Sep 15th, 2020 35m 27s

Grand Mother Okra: In our previous episode, titled Motherland okra, we explored okra’s West African origins with our guests Michael Twitty and Jon Jackson. In this episode we accompany okra on its journey northward to hear how okra is used and

Motherland Okra (featuring Michael Twitty and Jon Jackson)

Aug 18th, 2020 46m 37s

Motherland Okra interviews Michael Twitty, culinary historian and author, as we dig deep into okra's origins on the African continent, and its subsequent 'globetrotting' journey. We learn of the culinary skills and knowledge of people along Wes

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Welcome to The Okra Pod Cast with Chris Smith and Rebekka White

Aug 3rd, 2020 17m

Welcome to The Okra Pod CastThis first episode is a short conversation between co-hosts and okra fanatics, Chris Smith and Rebekka White. Our aim is to introduce you to the podcast and to ourselves. Remember, this is a podcast dedicated to okra

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