Enjoyed listening to @diannej on @NewBooksFood talking about all that has changed in food writing and food media from the first (2005) to *FOURTH* (2021) editions of her fab book Will Write for Food.
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Wine countries! For @NewBooksNetwork, today I had the pleasure to host Prof. Stephen Bittner (Sonoma State U) @RussianHistProf on "Whites and Reds: A History of Wine in the Lands of Tsar and Commissar" (@OUPAcademic, 2021). Congrats, Stephen! Podcast out soon. @aseeestudies
Thanks @NewBooksNetwork. I enjoyed talking with Renee very much. The US / Canada edition is called Gods, Wasps and Stranglers (published by @chelseagreen)
They are trees of life and trees of knowledge. They are wish-fulfillers and rainforest royalty more precious than gold. They are the fig trees and they have affected humanity in profound but little-known ways. 🪜@shanahanmike discusses LADDERS to HEAVEN👇
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Thanks so much for having me on @NewBooksFood, @chtippen to chat about Diners, Dudes & Diets!! This was such a fun conversation.
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What explains the success of Guy Fieri?
DINERS, DUDES, and DIETS (@uncpressblog) argues that the figure of The Dude was invented by marketing firms to sell what may be perceived as “feminine” foods to men. 🎙️Listen in as @EmilyContois joins @chtippen ⬇️
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🎙️@chtippen talks with Conor Picken and Matthew Dischinger about SOUTHERN COMFORTS (@lsupress), a collection of 17 essays on mythologies and representations of alcohol production, distribution, and consumption (or rejection) in #USSouth.
Listen in👇
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In India, eating beef is at once a violation of sacred taboos, an expression of marginalized identities, and a route to cosmopolitanism. SACRED COWS & CHICKEN MANCHURIAN (@UWAPress) tackles these "bovine politics." @JamesStaples66 joins @SnehaAnnavarapu👇
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From peppers drying from the eaves to Mao’s boast that revolution would be impossible without chiles, Chinese culture and the 🌶️have long been intertwined. Yet, this wasn't always the case. Brian R. Dott discusses THE CHILE PEPPER in CHINA (@ColumbiaUP)👇
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Why do we eat? Is it instinct? Despite the necessity of food, anxieties about what and how to eat are widespread and persistent. On this episode Elizabeth A. Williams sits down w/@dr_claireclark to discuss APPETITE and ITS DISCONTENTS (@UChicagoPress)👂👇
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Focusing on a variety of households, families, and individuals in Santiago, #Cuba, FOOD in CUBA (@stanfordpress) examines the processes of acquiring food and preparing meals in the midst of food shortages.
🎙️Tune in as @hannagarth joins @Reighangillam ↙️
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For this episode Nathan Hopson has @cwiertka on the podcast to discuss BRANDING JAPAN'S FOOD (@UHPRESSNEWS), a new book that explores historical and contemporary practices of place branding through food in Japan. Give their conversation a listen ⤵️
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On this episode @chtippen talks with @elizabethengelh & @cfbalestier about THE FOOD WE EAT, THE STORIES WE TELL: Contemporary Appalachian Tables (@OhioUnivPress), a new volume that challenges and complicates a notion of a single #Appalachia. Learn more ⤵️
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How did Cuba’s dependency on the sugar economy also make the island’s population dependent on food imports like rice? Louis A. Pérez Jr. joins Sharika Crawford to discuss his new book, RICE in the TIME of SUGAR (@uncpressblog). Give their convo a listen👇
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Witold Szabłowski convinced those who served the 20th century’s most infamous tyrants to open up about the men who employed them, what they ate, and what food can tell you about power. He discusses HOW TO FEED a DICTATOR (@PenguinBooks) w/@allensalkin ↙️
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