Ox Tales Podcast
1) Episode 14 - The Grandeur that was Lipa
Filipino food scholar Bel Castro tells the oft-repeated story about a mythic era in the late 19th century in which wealth abounded for Philippine coffee growers thanks to lags in the world market. She...Show More
2) Episode 13 - Taking Back the Hospital Tray
What responsibilities do public institutions have in resisting the corporatization of food? Canadian chef and activist Joshna Maharaj shares the trials, the quirks and the successes of a one-year proj...Show More
3) Episode 12 - Why Kitchen Technology Matters
English food writer Bee Wilson traces the genealogy of kitchen utensils and how they shape our lives-- from vegetable peelers to paleo lithic knives, chopsticks and even the mortar and pestle. She beg...Show More
4) Episode 11 - Family, Freezing and Fermenting in the Arctic
Arctic culinary scholar Zona Spray Starks explains the diverse range culinary techniques of the Iñupiat people of Alaska, and how the seasonal food landscape shaped family relations. While doing so, s...Show More
5) Episode 10 - Acorns and Civilized Panic
What do famine foods throughout history tell us about the world in which they were eaten? Medieval food and magic scholar Andrea Maraschi makes a mythical and historical foray into the history of the ...Show More
6) Episode 9 - Seeding a Movement for Health and Culture
Many indigenous communities around Turtle Island (North America) are reclaiming relationships to ancestral seeds after hundreds of years of disconnection due to colonial violence. Chef Sean Sherman an...Show More
7) Episode 8 - The Opium Poppies of Anatolia
What happens when one people’s traditional food is also an international controlled substance? Turkish architect and food researcher Aylin Öney Tan goes on a deep dive into the history of opium poppy ...Show More
8) Episode 7 - Fermentation as a Co-Evolutionary Force
World-renowned fermentation revivalist Sandor Ellix Katz embarks upon a philosophical and biological journey into the origins of multicellular life, and how the multi-species activity of fermenting fo...Show More
9) Coming Soon - Ox Tales Season Two
Announcing Season Two of Ox Tales, premiering April 10th, 2019! Listen here for a teaser of the Tales to come. For more information, including the lineup and guest information, visit our website, ww...Show More
10) Ox Tales Episode 6 - Bull's Head Breakfast
Retired LA Times food writer and food historian Charles Perry explains how the 19th century Los Angeles practice of earth-pit barbecuing whole bulls became a culinary craze for settlers who saw the ea...Show More