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Smart Mouth

By: Katherine Spiers / TableCakes Productions
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  • An addictively illuminating, often hilarious, conversational podcast about the surprising histories behind the foods we love. Hosted by independent journalist and food anthropologist, Katherine Spiers (LA Times, LA Weekly, KCET, Eater, How to Eat L.A.). Guests include Anthony Bourdain, Georgia Hardstark, Jacques Pepin, Llewellyn Clarke, Sarah Kuhn, Claudette Zepeda, Jon Garbus, Danny Trejo, Flula Borg and many other compelling people who eat food!
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  • Hickory, Pecans, and Soup

    Hickory, Pecans, and Soup
    Apr 26 2024

    A dish I had absolutely never heard of before.

    Related Episode: Diversity in Native American Food with Loretta Barrett Oden

    Corn Dance: Inspired First American Cuisine

    Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music • Podurama

    Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. If you'd rather make a one-time gift, I'm on Venmo and PayPal.

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    Music: Une Noix - Charles Trenet

    Sources:

    Cherokee Cooklore

    Serious Eats

    Slow Food USA

    USDA

    MPR News

    BBC

    USDA Agricultural Research Service
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    10 mins
  • Raw Milk

    Raw Milk
    Apr 10 2024
    Do I drink it? Yes. Am I a sovereign citizen? Depends on my mood. (Written version here.) Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. If you'd rather make a one-time gift, I'm on Venmo and PayPal. Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: Freedom! '90 - George Michael Sources (I over-researched this one. I may or may not have used info from every source here, but I figured I'd include them all to be safe.): https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/17/garden/salmonella-outbreak-is-traced.html https://gidmk.substack.com/p/raw-milk-literally-kills-people?utm_source=arnoldspumpclub.schwarzenegger.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=how-to-elevate-your-mind https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5443421/ https://www.fda.gov/media/140394/download https://www.nourishwithkristin.com/blog/raw-milk-history https://foodpolicyforthought.com/2014/05/06/the-history-of-raw-milk-and-pasteurization/ https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history-science-science-everywhere-you-asked/who-first-suggested-milk-be-pasteurized-make-it-safer-consumption https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/as/as-612-w.pdf https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/10/25/onions-salmonella-recall/ https://www.tiktok.com/@paulsaladinomd2/video/7151475682936245550?q=raw%20milk&t=1697747104293 https://www.tiktok.com/@healthanie/video/7271751825215343914?q=raw%20milk&t=1697747104293 https://www.tiktok.com/@sammyllacey/video/7239126493102738734?q=raw%20milk&t=1697747104293 lies https://www.capitalpress.com/state/oregon/oregon-scraps-cafo-waiver-for-personal-raw-milk-production/article_3dd027a6-2c08-11ee-87c3-cfdb4af4b5a4.html https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1026&context=healthmatrix http://extension.msstate.edu/publications/differences-between-organic-and-conventional-cow%E2%80%99s-milk#:~:text=Dairy%20farms%20that%20sell%20milk,not%20treated%20with%20supplemental%20hormones. https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2011-aug-04-la-fi-milk-raid-20110804-story.html https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/04/30/raw-deal https://la.eater.com/2022/11/29/23483129/secret-mexican-ranch-parties-pajaretes-raw-milk-cocktails-los-angeles-california-feature https://www.cheeseprofessor.com/blog/buffalo-milk-and-cheese-in-america https://www.mariasbulacansweets.com/product-page/carabao-s-milk-limited-availability https://morseyscreamery.com/ https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/02/20/387558373/why-some-states-want-to-legalize-raw-milk-sales https://www.givesendgo.com/G3NZH https://www.thelancasterpatriot.com/amos-miller-seeks-compromise-on-farm-case-as-tucker-carlson-takes-up-his-struggle/ https://getrawmilk.com/content/amos-miller-food-club-charges https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/embattled-amish-farmers-saga-with-usda-becomes-grist-for-conservative-media/article_ad97b98e-2630-11ed-bf68-172014e8a0c1.html https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-county-farmer-amos-miller-makes-30-000-payment-under-agreement-with-feds/article_50afdfe2-8ba9-11ed-9017-83da128dccdc.html https://www.thefp.com/p/raw-milk/comments#comment-11807602 https://www.rawmilkinstitute.org/updates/letter-to-medical-professionals-about-raw-milk#:~:text=Raw%20milk%20has%20superior%20nutrition,immune%20system%20and%20gastrointestinal%20tract https://www.fda.gov/media/140394/download https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history-science-science-everywhere-you-asked/who-first-suggested-milk-be-pasteurized-make-it-safer-consumption https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2023/Q4/dry-surface-foodborne-pathogens-under-scrutiny-at-purdue.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/16/dining/food-marketing-ozempic-era.html
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    20 mins
  • Soul Rolls with KJ Kearney

    Soul Rolls with KJ Kearney
    Mar 27 2024

    Soul rolls and other culinary smash ups; should legacy publications stay in their lane; activists who are not empaths.

    Related episode: Meat raffles and Snickers salads with Ben Mandelker

    IG: Black Food Fridays

    TikTok: Black Food Fridays

    Citizen Better

    Can Food Be Political?

    Who Made the Potato Salad

    YakaMein

    Ramen by Ra

    Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music

    Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. If you'd rather make a one-time gift, I'm on Venmo and PayPal.

    Katherine TikTok

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    Music: Can You Help Me - Jesse Johnson

    Sources:

    Charleston Magazine

    Washington Post, 2

    James Beard Foundation

    Trademark Office

    Refrigerated Frozen Food

    Salon

    Soul Food Scholar, 2

    Chicago Reader

    Roanoke Times

    Medill News Service

    Waterloo Region Record
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    46 mins
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