Katherine Spiers / TableCakes Productions

Smart Mouth

Arts EN ↓ 265 episodes

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!

Author

Katherine Spiers / TableCakes Productions

Category

Arts

Podcast website

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Latest episode

Jun 25, 2024

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Episodes

Croissants with Carla Jimenez 17.01.2018

The Mick's Carla Jimenez clowns on Sara Lee, explains how she'll use rolling pins in the coming revolution; and discusses how nice French people are - seriously. Plus we have some excellent news about store-bought croissants. Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?...

Jewish Delis with Ian Karmel 10.01.2018

Ian Karmel and Katherine Spiers on getting comped, the wide diversity of white people in the Pacific Northwest, identity sandwiches, tender meats, and the drunkest deli in all the land. Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?mt www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ w...

New Year's Resolutions 03.01.2018

Why make resolutions when you could be like Janus? Be an actual Roman god. Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?mt www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/

Candy Canes 27.12.2017

Elf on the Shelf is completely upsetting. Plus, holiday candies and the true meaning of "Immaculate Conception." (if you know it you get a prize. It's a candy cane.) Plus, a reader letter about Buffalo wings. Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?mt www.facebook.c...

German Chocolate Cake 20.12.2017

A minisode in which Katherine and Producer Michelle discuss various types of chocolate, Texan baking, and how German Chocolate Cake isn't German at all. (Plus, a listener letter about Belgian fries.) Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?mt www.facebook.com/smartm...

Appetizers with Jordan Morris 13.12.2017

Jordan Morris is all about the apps - plus Russian vs French, pupu platters, no-touching marriages, dippin' sauces and Balkan milk food. Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?mt www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/

Filipino Food with Karen Tongson 06.12.2017

Karen and Katherine devolve into lumpia madness, and talk about drinking in Korea, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and claiming Cherokee heritage. And we propose a new show: Battle of the Podcast Stars. Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?mt www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodc...

Buffalo Wings with Amy Miller 29.11.2017

Comedian Amy Miller talks Dust Bowl migration, the humiliation of eating chicken wings in public, Hooters, Catholic slurs, and swim-up bars. Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?mt www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/

French Fries with Tawny Newsome 22.11.2017

Katherine tells Tawny Newsome about the food truck that's ripping off this very podcast, and they yell about French fries both good and bad, those humorless Belgians, and the secrets of Comedy Bang Bang. Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart…/id1171755407?mt www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodca...

Thanksgiving with Gail Simmons 14.11.2017

Gail Simmons is Canadian, so we compare the two Thanksgivings, and talk about beans, olives, root beer, her bold licorice choices, the phrase "soup to nuts," and the mysteries of sweet potato casserole. Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart%E2%80%A6/id1171755407?mt www.facebook.com/...

Tex-Mex with Josef Centeno 08.11.2017

San Antonio native Josef Centeno talks nachos, how the Mexican Revolution both split up and united his family, and blended margaritas in Paris. Plus, tips for preserving your spices! (And I was totally wrong about when Taco Bell was founded.) Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart…/id1171755...

Banh Mi with Louis Tikaram 01.11.2017

Australian chef Louis Tikaram talks about the best banh mi in the world, the mess that Westerners made of Vietnam, and his favorite Fijian food - which is his grandmother's recipe. (And yes, I know I can't pronounce banh mi.) Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?...

French Onion Soup with Lucas Peterson 25.10.2017

The New York Times Frugal Traveler Lucas Peterson talks about his favorite city, the fast food item that tastes like French onion soup, hangover cures, and his new feuds with Gail Simmons, Emily Post, and me. Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?mt www.facebook.c...

Disgusting Things with Caitlin Doughty 18.10.2017

Celebrity mortician Caitlin Doughty talks about the funeral industry, sharing a bedroom with a dead body, the gnarliness of the Victorian era, worms in apples, long pig, cold dead hands dragging you to hell, beheadings, mossy skulls, and the grossest thing in history: the "whale cure." Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode!...

Lobster Rolls with Alie Ward 11.10.2017

Podcaster, science correspondent and insect lover Alie Ward talks sea bugs, beef fog and St. John the Fornicator. Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?mt www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/

Mid-Century American Food with Mark Rosati 04.10.2017

Shake Shack's culinary director Mark Rosati talks frozen foods, Jell-O molds, and his deep love for In-N-Out. Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?mt www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/

Hawaiian Food with Sarah Kuhn 27.09.2017

Sci-fi, fantasy and comics writer Sarah Kuhn talks about "the lunchbox moment," Claudia Kishi, the word "hapa," and the waves of immigration to Hawaii that led to its current cuisine - which is fusion, but we mean that in a good way. Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! If you'd prefer to read the interview, here is the tr...

Pies, Crumbles & Grunts with Sam Pancake 20.09.2017

Actor Sam Pancake (he's that guy from that thing) shares his strict rules about cobblers, talks about bacon grease as a secret ingredient, and reflects on shooting the TV show Kitchen Confidential - which required a lot of on-camera eating. Listen to how strong Sam's accent gets when he talks about Southern food! Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so...

Caviar with John Tesar 13.09.2017

John Tesar (you've seen him on Top Chef and he runs restaurants in Texas) talks about his Goodfellas connections, the taste of sturgeon ovaries, and the best way to eat caviar - it involves Pepperidge Farm. Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?mt www.facebook.com...

Dim Sum with Ben Mandelker 06.09.2017

The thing is this: Ben Mandelker is here to talk about the snobbery of food bloggers, the cuisine at the restaurants in Vanderpump Rules, and dim sum, "authentic" or not. Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?mt www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.instagram.co...

Sushi with Mimi Pond 30.08.2017

Artist Mimi Pond talks Valley Girls and refusing to care about superheroes. And sushi! Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?mt www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/

Tapas with Antonia Lofaso 23.08.2017

Topless beaches and snacks that go with wine - specifically tapas - with this week's guest, chef and TV star Antonia Lofaso. Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?mt www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/

Regional BBQ with Emily Maya Mills 16.08.2017

Toe cleavage, pickle mysteries and barbecue from coast to coast with actor and comedian Emily Maya Mills. Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?mt www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/

Corn Dogs with Steven Ray Morris 09.08.2017

King of Podcasting Steven Ray Morris loves corn dogs, but hates eating with his hands. It's a problem. Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?mt www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/

Victorian-Era Food with Diep Tran 02.08.2017

Everything we thought we knew about food in the Victorian era was wrong! Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?mt www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/

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