123: The Power of Showcasing Immigrant Restaurant Stories with Maggie Leandre of CharisMaggieTV
If you've been a regular listener to this podcast, you know that food is central to all of our discussions around identity, culture, belonging, and sense of place. My guest today is someone who excels...
12 Mars 202437min
122: Celebrating the Diversity of Torontonian Food through The Depanneur Cookbook with Len Senater
When I think of a quintessentially Torontonian food experience, I tend to think of The Depanneur. Founded in 2011, The Depanneur was a tiny old corner store that transformed into a place where interes...
5 Mars 202443min
121: Exploring the Relationship between Fish Hacks, Porgy, and Black Maritime Culture with Dr. Jayson M. Porter
Anytime I get to talk about water and seafood on this show feels like a really special week for me, as I have spent most of my life thinking about how we connect with or form relationships around wate...
27 Feb 202432min
120: Making Sense of Misunderstood Vegetables through Humour and Celebration with Becky Selengut
Often when we make our grocery runs, time and money are on our mind – which can quickly lead to following a stringent list of household classics and crowd pleasers. But sometimes, in the corner of you...
20 Feb 202440min
119: Destigmatizing Harm Reduction, Mental Health, and Drug Use in Alberta with Danielle English
We've spoken a bit this season about the drug poisoning crisis and how breweries can work to support their neighbours using substances, but with this affecting so many across Canada, but I wanted to c...
13 Feb 202454min
118: Pink Gold - Women, Shrimp, and Work in Mexico with Dr. María L. Cruz Torres
The idea of fish industry tends to feel big, vague, and hyper-masculine – it's easy to think of tales of fisherman and ideals of masculinity. But as my guest this week shares, there are so many comple...
6 Feb 202444min
117: Unpacking Anti-Fatness in Health and Nutrition for Body Liberation with Patrilie Hernandez of Embody Lib
Health, nutrition, and food are spaces that can be fraught with harmful and perpetual misconceptions of the body, to the point where many people of the global majority may not always feel safe or hear...
30 Jan 202440min
116: How Ozempic and Stomach Paralysis Impact Relationships with Food with Emily Wright
Across social media and TV advertisements, drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have risen in recent years and are quickly associated with weight loss and celebrity lifestyles. Yet semaglutide drugs (which i...
23 Jan 202433min
