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“[Reparation Ecology] is an invitation to observe these big transformations as reparation. Moving away from capitalism moving toward something much better…it is a deeper way of engaging with the  politics of possibility after capitalism.” -Raj Patel On this edition of The Secret Ingredient hosts Tom Philpott and Rebecca McInroy turn the tables on Raj Patel […] The post Cheap Food (Ep. 30) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

“The work we do is too important to the nation. We are the people who make it possible for every meal to exist. We feed the nation and we ask, have always asked, for the possibility to feed our own families in a dignified way without having to be in a vulnerable position all the […] The post Tomatoes: Coalition of Immokalee Workers (Ep. 29) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

“Most of all I would like more coming to terms with what happened…I think what needs to be done is for all of my fellow citizens in this country to understand what happened and to be able to say, this is what was done and now we must think about how to make the playing […] The post Sidney Mintz (Extended Interview) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

“We have to do something to take us off this treadmill of ratcheting up land prices.” -Suzan Erem, The Sustainable Iowa Land Trust On the latest edition of The Secret Ingredient Raj Patel, Tom Philpott, and Rebecca McInroy talk with Suzan Erem about the future of US farming. Erum is the president and co-founder of […] The post Land Reform: Suzan Erem (Ep. 28) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

“Strawberries is kind of the quintessence of industrial agriculture in California. It’s the fifth highest value crop in the state. It also got the most heavy pesticide regime, by far, of any other crop in the state. And it kind of captures so much of the dynamics of what’s going on in California.“-Julie Guthman In […] The post Strawberries: Julie Guthman (Ep 27.) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

“Life begins with the seed germinating…we depend on seed and most of the seed is the seed we will produce, have it, save and use in the next planting season. That’s what most of the farmers in Tanzania still do… It was inherited for generations and generations.” –Janet Maro The seed exchange system that Maro […] The post Seed Saving: Janet Maro (Ep. 26) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

James Baldwin said, “the purpose of art is to lay bare the questions that have been hidden by the answers.” When considering this sentiment in relationship to “nutritionism” one might look at Aya Kimura‘s book, Hidden Hunger: Gender and the Politics of Smarter Foods, as a work of “art” as she explores the questions that […] The post Nutritionism: Aya Kimura (Ep. 25) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

The Lorano Long Conference brought many great thinkers and activists to the campus of The University of Texas in February to talk about, “New Perspectives on the Contemporary Food System in Latin America.” The Secret Ingredient Podcast’s Raj Patel, Tom Philpott and Rebecca McInroy took that opportunity to talk with Dr. Alexis Racelis from the […] The post V&B Extra: Food and Trump’s Border Wall appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

“Once in a while, I thin I’ve had an original thought, then I look and read around and realize Joan said it first.” -Michael Pollan We take for granted now that part of being healthy is eating a variety of whole foods, but not so long ago talking about food was taboo in the field […] The post Nutrition: Joan Gussow (Ep. 24) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

“Building unity across divide is possible. Building something even better than we had before, out of terrible tragedy, is possible. A movement for change is never more ripe than when we are, in some cases, at our lowest moment. Because it’s the moment in which we are going to demand absolute transformation, and I have […] The post Tips: Saru Jayaraman (Ep. 23) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

From The New Deal until the present moment the architecture of The United States formed around some basic principles of public policy; principles that will no longer apply under a Trump administration. With all the questions that are on the table when it comes to this transition, Dr. James K. Galbraith asks: “Is the study […] The post Op-Ed Teaching Public Policy In A Trump Administration: James K. Galbraith appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Krishnendu Ray is the chair of Nutrition and Food Studies at New York University, and author of The Ethnic Restaurateur. Raj Patel, Tom Philpott and Rebecca McInroy spoke to him Ray on the day after the 2016 presidential election about his book, and the current political landscape, where change and transformation is possible through food. The post Ethnic Food: Krishnendu Ray (Ep. 22) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

“The history of slavery in the Caribbean is traumatic. It’s a difficult legacy and I don’t think that it’s been well processed. So the serving of tea becomes this way to sort of address that. To consider, how can we move forward? What does it look like to think about healing in a space like […] The post (Bush) Tea: Annalee Davis (Ep. 21) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

“There isn’t a single aspect of what we eat that is not touched by industry spin.” -Anna Lappé There are so many logistical barriers to healthy, fresh, ethically produced and farmed foods — from food deserts to our busy daily schedules — that managing to eat well is a challenge. But there is another layer […] The post Spin: Anna Lappé (Ep. 20) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Explore the past, present and future of food in Austin with local legend Hoover Alexander alongside the hosts of The Secret Ingredient (Raj Patel, Tom Philpott and Rebecca McInroy). Hoover’s long career in cooking tracks incredible changes that have taken place in Austin— from The Night Hawk, to Good Eats, to Hoover’s—and his perspective can […] The post TSI Extra – Hoover Alexander [Part Two] appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Explore the past, present and future of food in Austin with local legend Hoover Alexander alongside the hosts of The Secret Ingredient (Raj Patel, Tom Philpott and Rebecca McInroy). Hoover’s long career in cooking tracks incredible changes that have taken place in Austin— from The Night Hawk, to Good Eats, to Hoover’s—and his perspective can […] The post TSI Extra – Hoover Alexander [Part One] appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

The story of sugar in the Western world is sordid and bitter, however this past gets quickly candy coated in our day-to-day lives as consumers. In this special op-ed from the eminent economist, writer and historian James K. Galbraith, we get a peak into the sickly underbelly of the sociopolitical and economic past of sugar. The post Sugar Op-Ed: James K. Galbraith appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

“As the food movement has gotten stronger and stronger, and people have been asking many more questions, not just about, where is my food coming from? But, how is it produced? Who’s being harmed along the way? Food service directors have been asking those same questions.” -Alexa Delwiche When you think about school food, certain […] The post School Food: Alexa Delwiche (Ep. 19) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

In this special edition of Views & Brews, KUT’s Rebecca McInroy joins the hosts of The Secret Ingredient, Raj Patel and Tom Philpott, as they talk with guests Edwin Marty, the Food Policy Manager for the City of Austin, and Erin Lentz, from the LBJ School of Public Affairs, to ask: Why are people starving in one of the […] The post TSI Live: Feeding Austin’s Hungry appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

“America was built on a white supremacist caste system which centers whiteness as the norm…”-Dr. A. Breeze Harper On this edition of the Secret Ingredient the secret ingredient is whiteness. Join Raj Patel, Tom Philpott, and Rebecca McInroy as they sit down with Dr. Amie Breeze Harper, author of Scars: A Black Lesbian Experience in […] The post Whiteness: Breeze Harper (Ep. 18) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.