Unforked Podcast
1) Food as a Love Language
In his bestselling book The Five Love Languages, Gary Chapman says we express love through physical touch, words of affirmation, acts of service, receiving gifts and quality time. The Unforked team sa...Show More
2) Soul Food
Host Samira Mohyeddin asks how do you honour a beloved food tradition that’s steeped in the slave trade? Guests include Wendie L. Wilson, Halifax-based educator and artist; Michael Twitty, writer and...Show More
3) The Death of the Restaurant Critic
Websites like Yelp and Google Review were exploding just as dedicated undercover restaurant critics all but vanished from Canada’s major papers. Host Samira Mohyeddin asks what do we lose and what do ...Show More
4) Parenting "Healthy" Eaters
Parents play a crucial role in shaping their children’s relationship to food. Host Samira Mohyeddin asks what does it really mean to raise a “healthy” eater? Guests include Levi Garber, Unforked prod...Show More
5) Farmers' Market Mythos
Farmers’ markets have an earthy pastoral allure, offering urbanites a connection to the countryside. Host Samira Mohyeddin asks what do we miss when we look at the farmers’ market through rose-coloure...Show More
6) Taking the Pulse
They fuelled empires and continue to shape politics to this very day. Host Samira Mohyeddin asks what’s the real story behind lentils? Guests include filmmaker Richard Fung; food journalist Vikram Do...Show More
7) Holy Cow
Host Samira Mohyeddin asks why is beef such a provocative food all around the world? Guests include Roshini Nair, itinerant Unforked producer; Vikram Doctor, food journalist; and Matt Baram, Edmonton...Show More
8) MSG - Seasoning Non Grata
Host Samira Mohyeddin asks why did people start hating on MSG and how are some people pushing back? Guests include Ian Mosby, award-winning author and historian; MiMi Aye, British-Burmese food writer,...Show More
9) Gastronationalism
Host Samira Mohyeddin asks why people get so fired up in claiming certain foods as their own. Case in point: hummus. Guests include: Tracy Michael, 4th-generation Lebanese-Canadian in Stratford, PEI;...Show More
10) Decolonize Your Diet
Host Samira Mohyeddin speaks with Indigenous people across Turtle Island who are asserting autonomy through food. Guests include Leigh Joseph, ethnobotanist and member of the Squamish First Nation; ...Show More