Dinner Table Talks

The unexpected death of a close friend was the second blow after Joe's mom, and we spend a little time reflecting on one of the brightest stars we ever saw shine: Lisa Joy McDaniel. Post-freeze soups and garden analysis, our contributions to an amazing Christmas lunch, an update on our upcoming trip to New Orleans and a great Random Question: If you could move anywhere in America, where would you...

Recorded on Christmas Eve in the middle of a 'Land Cleaning Freeze' with two new sheep, 10 new chickens, family on the way...just the huge amount of distraction for Joe to keep his mind off things. Add the deep planning phase of an upcoming vacation and there's zero room to think or process funeral homes, cremation, family and the 'language of death.' Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from your f...

Joe recounts our difficult past week with the passing of his mom. We catch up with Aislynn's hiking trip to Enchanted Rock from two weeks ago and our new sheep have arrived at the farm!

In one of the biggest weeks of our lives, it's best to leave this week private....for now. In coming weeks we'll share it all with you, but first...we process it all. To repeat the last line of this week's show: We love and appreciate you and we'll see you next week. Thanks! Joe and Aislynn

Aislynn doesn't get a script this week and the conversation goes allllll over the place from news about getting sheep to excitement while we begin planning a road trip to N'awlins. Putting $100 on 44, hiking for Aislynn's birthday, Indian food, fajitas, shoeless house leadership, and pumpkins, pumpkins, pumpkins.

What's the go-to dish that you take to the Thanksgiving potluck? We talk about Thanksgiving lunch, a Friendsgiving event at the Farm, all the kids in town, World Cup soccer, catching more skunks, and Aislynn's recent reflection work. It's a huge Dinner Table so pull up a chair. We have a lot to talk about!

Adventures in skunk life continue on the farm when someone gets sprayed. Aislynn vends at a local Farmers' Market which gets her thinking about the state of Farmers' Markets in our area. Don't miss this view from the inside. Eating food off the floor, a week filled with soup, a power outage and a corrupted podcast file. It's a very busy Dinner Table!

Aislynn and Joe trapped a skunk which led to a much larger conversation about energy on the farm. Then their talk about the new show, Drink Masters, leads to a conversation about just about everything. Dinner Table Talks: where conversations about everything abound. 

Aislynn's got a lot on her mind and it most of comes out during today's Dinner Table Talk. From a new show that she's enjoying to our recent Fall Farm Day event here on the farm, today's new episode is chock full of philosophy.

We've had, as Joe puts it, some 'bad juju' in our chicken coop and run recently including four untimely deaths. Hear the whole story, from possums to raccoons, along with a love letter to gangsta rap, who we'd like to see live in concert, gluten-free chicken and dumplings, and our favorite forms of art. What a Dinner Table we've set for you this week! Unanswered Questions:  Is it macaron or m...

The whole family convened in Austin for ACL, weekend two, and we tell you every story from Neil Frances to P!nk to Joe's Brussels sprouts. Plus, we hit up the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance fundraiser in San Antonio with a tasting menu that curled the toes.  Random Question of the Week: What band would get you the most jazzed if they announced they were playing ACL next year? The bands we me...

We hit Austin for the Jane's Addiction/Smashing Pumpkins show (it was amazing), and were amazed at the arena filled with 50-year-old cool people wearing sensible shoes. So many observations including how our bodies are reacting to eating out in the real world post-Whole30. Random Question of the Week? What's your favorite pair of shoes from all time? Links/Recipes: Pinthouse Pizza: https://pinthou...

We head for a beach weekend on the LAST day of Whole30. How was our last day on it and our first day off of it? Could we resist the onion ring/bbq sandwich flown in just for the occasion? (Half of us did). In the wake of Dahmer, the new series on Netflix, we talk horror again. Has anyone changed their mind? From breakfast tacos to boring animals, pull up a chair! We have a lot to talk about. Rando...

It's our last week of Whole30 so we wrap it up with all our lessons learned...after every flying insect in South Texas decides to visit our bedroom. Joe attends his first Freedom Harvest Farms Long Lunch Club, we make two soups, Aislynn wants to eat a full-size chocolate human, and we explore random items in Aislynn's purse. Pull up a chair! We have a lot to talk about. Unanswered Questions: More...

Last week's talk about who gets to define 'perversion' shifts to, 'Who gets to be the 'morality police?'' What gives the morality hawks that authority? Winning an election? A holy book? We talk religious backgrounds, energy balls, junk rooms, hard T's, scar stories, and week three of our Whole30 journey. Did Aislynn starve to death? Is Eggplant Parmesan 'Whole30-able?' Did bands REALLY place Satan...

Looking for the DTT with the most F-words ever? You found it. It's a grumpy Dinner Table this week with week 2 of Whole 30 testing someone's limits. What a difference a week makes! Elvis, perversion, hunger, and a new-found hatred for Facebook. What a Dinner Table Talk! Mexican Dry Rub Ribs, Whole30 Zuppa Toscana, Tromboncino Fajitas, and so much more Unanswered Questions: What's in Lawry's Season...

We recorded on Day 8 of Whole30 and let you know everything we've done in the last week from snack prep to creating some real gourmet sh*t. Chicken Poblano Soup, homemade potato chips and baba ganoush, okra three different ways, fresh-caught barracuda, and aioli...all Whole30 compliant. New chickens, a new dog, new favorite fruits, daylight savings legislation, and what we last Googled. Pull up a...

Season Four is here and bursting with newness! A new Dinner Table Talks Salon live dinner (get your tickets quick!), new stories, new projects, Aislynn sees Joe's new stand-up, and we go deep into Whole30 (it's our first day--new!). A special guest knocks on the door and we learn more about what our next month will be like with this 30-day lifestyle change. Unanswered Questions: Did Aislynn see Jo...

We take a quick look back through season three before asking where we're at in anticipation of season four. Joe delves into territory he's been avoiding, and Aislynn is a big, drunk butterfly.  We recap our trip taking #3 to college and the farm-to-table celebration we shared. Unanswered Questions: More about Kauaian chicken predators What, exactly, is a mongoose? All the words we didn't know...

Aislynn wraps up her Hawaiian trip with skydiving, a multi-course farm-to-table dinner, and a locally-guided tour of the island with wild chickens, secret waterfalls, barefoot coconuts, and a vegetarian curry. And that's really only the beginning. Unanswered Questions: What is Veganaise? How Kauai went from volcano rock to soil Kauai trash management Random Question of the Week: Do aliens exi...

Aislynn begins spilling all the details from her Hawaiian vacation including a homestead poke class, paddleboarding amongst barracudas, thoughts on a regenerative island, body wellness, and eating local inexpensively. Unanswered Questions: Does gazpacho require tomatoes? Random Question of the Week: What single dish reminds you most of home? Links/Recipes: Homestead at Anahola Poke’ Class: https:/...

Just before Aislynn heads to Hawaii, we create two soups with ample August bounty: cucumbers, onions, leeks, Korean radishes, and more! We discuss the upcoming trip, skydiving and fear of death, throwing cucumbers in Joe's face, cooking garlic until it's fragrant, and so much more. The conversation moves to our most important kitchen tools after the Vita-Mix gets a workout with these two, deliciou...

Aislynn's mom joins us for the first time detailing her Whole 30 experience and their upcoming Hawaii trip.  Unanswered Questions How to pronounce 'Omakase' Okra and Plastics Random Question of the Week? What was your first job? Did you like it? Links/Recipes: Farm events, Long Lunch Club, our Farm-to-Table Dinners: https://www.aislynncampbell.com/farmday Follow us on Instagram: https://www.i...

It's our annual 'Birthday Weekend' Camping Trip and we talk catching, cleaning and cooking fresh catfish along with all the other treats we took to share. Aislynn also gives the 2022 Okra Report, we talk birth, death and rebirth, omakase, breaking the law and so much more. Unanswered Questions: What is an omakase dinner? Random Question of the Week If you were competing on a cooking show, what wou...

We talk about Joe's 50th birthday party and a couple of (big) changes 'in the second half of his life.' He's living to 100?! Let's go!! Spaghetti and meatballs, tiramisu, paletas, The Godfather...a party for the ages. The rest of this week's food (pulled pork, pollo con calabaza, amazing sushi), a deep dive into Grist Mill, Gruene, TX, tomatillo verde, leeks and so much more. Pull up a chair; we h...