Katherine Spiers / TableCakes Productions

Smart Mouth

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An addictively illuminating, often hilarious, conversational podcast about the surprising historiesbehind 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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Katherine Spiers / TableCakes Productions

Episodes

Using Your Food with Tamar Adler 19.04.2023 47:19

Tamar Adler does such cool work with cooking - her new book, The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z, outlines how to actually use all the food you have in your kitchen. It's extremely helpful and I really appreciate her point of view - there's a tendency in the US to be like "here are things to buy to be more earth-friendly." No. That is not the vibe today. Also I bonded with Tamar over the...

Hotdish with Kristen Meinzer 05.04.2023 47:59

Yes, it's one word - because it's one word in Swedish, too. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . How To Be Fine Kristen Meinzer IG Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Related: Tater Tots Music...

Popcorn with Dan Pashman 22.03.2023 47:10

Agriculture and movie theatres, working together since the Depression - but at absolute odds before that. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Dan Pashman IG The Sporkfu l Sfoglini.com Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth new...

Fika, Sweden's Obsession 08.03.2023 9:12

When you'll take any excuse for "coffee and cake." Related: Coffee with Nick Cho Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: To Live With You - ABBA Sources: v...

Comfort Food with Niccole Thurman 22.02.2023 46:04

What is your comfort food and why do you call it that? Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Niccole Twitter Niccole IG Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: Cheeseburger in Paradise - Jim...

Food in Fascist Italy with Diana Garvin 08.02.2023 46:23

And sometimes the U.S. pulls the same food stunts as Fascist Italy... Go to the University of Toronto site and enter code Garvin25 for 25% off "Feeding Fascism: The Politics of Women's Food Work." Related episodes: School Lunches Prison Food with Danny Trejo History of Home Economics with Shauna Sever Guinness and Ireland with Emily Hourican Nescafe with Amy Nicholson Listen to Smart Mou...

Fake Meat with Jordan Myrick 14.12.2022 1:11:55

Why, throughout history, have people tried to emulate the taste of meat? Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . South Pine Cafe Sporked Jordan TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: The Boar's Head Carol - The King's Singers Sour...

Local Chinese Around the World with Cheuk Kwan 23.11.2022 49:13

We know about American Chinese, but there's also Israeli Chinese, Madagascan Chinese, Trinidadian Chinese ... Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far h e r e . If you like, pledge a buck or two o n P a t r e o n . Cheuk Kwan YouTube Have You Eaten Yet? Stories from Chinese Restaura...

Pumpkin Pie with Rossi Anastopoulo 09.11.2022 44:45

Is it Thanksgiving if there's no pumpkin pie? Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Rossi IG Sweet Land of Liberty: A History of America in 11 Pies Check out all our episodes so far h e r e . If you like, pledge a buck or two o n P a t r e o n . Smart Mouth n e w s l e t t e r Smart Mouth I G Links: Sweet...

Nescafé with Amy Nicholson 26.10.2022 36:27

In which we unexpectedly and disappointingly give props to Frappuccinos. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Amy IG Amy Twitter Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Link: Ice Cream Floats with Kristen Miglore Music: Nescafé Gree...

Personal Foodways with Chris Scott 12.10.2022 41:31

Amish soul food ... hear us out. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Chris Scott , Homage: Recipes and Stories from an Amish Soul Food Kitchen Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Links: Chicken & Waffles with Carl Tart Music: Da...

Jewish Food & Cookbooks 28.09.2022 21:55

Different Jews, different ingredients. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Kim Kushner , The Modern Table Joan Nathan , King Solomon's Table Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Links: History of School Lunches The Settlement Coo...

From Not Lost: Anybody's Gumbo in New Orleans 22.06.2022 49:47

Here's a special preview of Not Lost, a new podcast about finding yourself in places you've never been from our friends at Pushkin Industries. Host Brendan Francis Newnam takes us around the world, learning about new places by getting invited to a stranger's house for dinner. From Montréal to Mexico City, Brendan and his guests drink, dance, and eat, learning as much about themselves as the places...

Oxtails with Jesse Sparks 24.05.2022 48:19

The ultimate party tip: have a lot of potatoes. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Jesse IG Eater.com The One Recipe Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Links: The Settlement Cook Book Hawaiian Food with Sarah Kuhn Us...

History of NYC Restaurants with Nikita Richardson 13.04.2022 43:58

A nation once obsessed with celery; Nikita groups foods like friends. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Where to Eat: New York City Nikita Instagram & Twitter Useful Smart Mouth merch ! Us...

History of Criticism with Soleil Ho 30.03.2022 44:27

"There are a lot of hypebeasts running around, for sure." Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Extra Spicy Soleil IG Useful Smart Mouth merch ! Use code shipshiphooray! for free shipping. M...

Hanky Pankies with Adrienne Cheatham 16.03.2022 36:27

"I was raised in a non-smoking section." Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Sunday Best Adrienne IG Useful Smart Mouth merch ! Use code shipshiphooray! for free shipping. Music: Tommy Jam...

Regarding Reviews with Dale Talde 02.03.2022 38:28

"You don't like my vaccine policy. OK, go fuck yourself." How chef and TV star Dale Talde changed his restaurant's pay structure (I hadn't heard of this before) and why he doesn't do take-out. And who goes out for lunch on Valentine's Day. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far here . If y...

Nora Ephron's 'Critics in the World of the Rising Souffle (Or is it the Rising Meringue?)' 16.02.2022 31:16

Trying something new: I loved this catty essay so much I just read it to you. Find the original essay here. "Wallflower at the Orgy," where it also appeared, is here . Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far h e r e . If you like, pledge a buck or two o n P a t r e o n . Smart Mo...

Running a Restaurant Now, & Korean History, with Ji Hye Kim 02.02.2022 46:07

Ji Hye Kim on why her Korean restaurant has banh mi on the menu, the very short history of chilis in Korean cuisine, and the common thread linking restaurant work and hospital work. Miss Kim Instagram Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Pat...

Acadia: History & Food 19.01.2022 35:36

Had you heard of the Acadians before? Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Useful Smart Mouth merch ! Use code shipshiphooray! for free shipping. Sources: Simon Thibault Lenore Newman Aca...

Thomas Downing & Oyster History 05.01.2022 8:37

He revolutionized the oyster bar - but his other, secret, work was more important. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Useful Smart Mouth merch ! Use code shipshiphooray! for free shipping. Re...

Apples & the Downfall of the Red Delicious 29.12.2021 11:17

Even the farmers say the Red Delicious is a bad fruit. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Useful Smart Mouth merch ! Use code shipshiphooray! for free shipping. Sources: Purdue University (PD...

Coquito and Canned Goods 22.12.2021 13:51

First of all, this is not Puerto Rican egg nog. Secondly, it's made mostly with canned goods, which speaks to how Puerto Rico adapted to being a U.S. territory. Did you know that "Wars Are Fought With Food"? Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two o...

Why Are U.S. School Lunches Like This? 15.12.2021 18:40

School-provided lunches have existed in the US for about 130 years, if you count the early days when private welfare groups handled the gig. School lunches have never been paused since they started, but the impetus for providing them has varied widely. (And they're the reason "white people food is bland" is such a compelling concept.) Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher...