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Bon Appetit, Eh?
From: Marion Kane
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This is the second part of my Bon Appetit series celebrating the life and legacy of my friend and mentor Julia Child whose 100th birthday would hav...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 20:43
Forgotten Foods of NYC: "Me Nacieron Mi Diente Cocinando; I Was Born Cooking"
From: Anne Noyes Saini
Series: Forgotten Foods of NYC
Caption: The Rice Bowl, NYC, 1950., Credit: Marcella Dear, Museum of Chinese in America.
Nurys Ortiz, 58, of Washington Heights, left the Dominican Republic ("DR") to work in a NYC factory when she was 17 years old. Ortiz started cooki...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 18, 2013
  • Length: 01:28
  • Purchases: 1
Forgotten Foods of NYC: Missing Hong Kong Handmade Noodles & Winter Melon Soup in NYC
From: Anne Noyes Saini
Series: Forgotten Foods of NYC
Caption: Photograph from The Rice Bowl, NYC, 1950. , Credit: Photo courtesy of Marcella Dear, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) Collection.
Nancy Soong, 90, of Battery Park City, Manhattan, recalls the foods of her childhood in Hong Kong.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 18, 2013
  • Length: 02:04
  • Purchases: 1
Forgotten Foods of NYC: Cooking Puerto Rican Comida on the Lower East Side
From: Anne Noyes Saini
Series: Forgotten Foods of NYC
Caption: Olga Colon., Credit: Photo by Emon Hassan, courtesy of Narratively.
Olga Colon, 86, of Manhattan's Lower East Side, arrived in New York City -- from Puerto Rico -- when she was 18 years old. Over the years Colon ma...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 18, 2013
  • Length: 02:08
  • Purchases: 1
Forgotten Foods of NYC: Learning to Cook and Eat in America
From: Anne Noyes Saini
Series: Forgotten Foods of NYC
Caption: Photograph from The Rice Bowl, NYC, 1950. , Credit: Photo courtesy of Marcella Dear, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) Collection.
Christina Lam, 68, of Chinatown, Manhattan, grew up in Hong Kong and moved to New York to work in a garment factory on East Broadway. She recalls h...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 18, 2013
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 2
Forgotten Foods of NYC: Automat Baked Beans and Childs' Chocolate Syrup
From: Anne Noyes Saini
Series: Forgotten Foods of NYC
Caption: Hilda Baumol., Credit: Photo by Emon Hassan, courtesy of Narratively.
Hilda Baumol, 89, of Battery Park City, Manhattan, recalls the automat and a memorable (and long-shuttered) New York City restaurant chain, Childs.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 18, 2013
  • Length: 01:56
  • Purchases: 2
A Word of Mouth Thanksgiving...
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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Tips on pimpin' your Thanksgiving fare. A book blogger and literary tweeter on the best reads to pack when planning a long weekend with family. And...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Wyoming Public Radio, and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 46:00
  • Purchases: 3
A Harvest of Festivals
From: Kent Paterson
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A timely, seasonal program set in New Mexico, with universal stories and messages relevant everywhere. In addition to the sounds and voices of fest...

Bought by KUPR low power FM and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 2
Cheese & Culture
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: Cheese & Culture
Behind every traditional type of cheese there is a fascinating story. By examining the role of the cheese-maker throughout world history and by und...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: May 16, 2012
  • Length: 17:10
  • Purchases: 1
Nugget Man
From: Marion Kane
Caption: Dr. Robert C. Baker
The story of the late Dr. Robert Baker, famous food scientist at Cornell, who invented the chicken nugget.

  • Added: May 07, 2012
  • Length: 21:53
Aquaponic Gardening
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: New Society Press jacket cover
Sylvia Bernstein, president and founder of The Aquaponic Source, provides a step-by-step guide to raising vegetables and fish together.

  • Added: Dec 29, 2011
  • Length: 17:15
Eggnog, or the Egg n' Grogg
From: Brad Dunn
Series: What's The Juice?
Caption: Created, Written and Produced by Brad Dunn
A 'Quick Sip' brought to you by What's The Juice? - America's Source For Wine Talk Radio. Topics include: Lady Macbeth, George Washington, and low...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2011
  • Length: 02:01
Living Out Loud - Thanksgiving Special
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Stories of 'Thanksgiving' and 'Giving Thanks'.

Bought by KTXK, WRGY, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 51:58
  • Purchases: 3
Midwest Food Trucks Hit Legal Roadblocks
From: Changing Gears
Series: Changing Gears: Remaking the Manufacturing Belt
Caption: People line up outside the Dim and Den Sum food truck for gourmet tacos and kimchi mac and cheese.
Food trucks have become all the rage in big cities like L.A., New York, and Boston. They’re transforming the way people think about street food and...

Bought by Vocalo.org and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 03, 2011
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Action Speaks! - What's Eating Us?:1971 Alice Waters Opens Chez Panisse
From: Action Speaks Radio
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In 1971 famed Chef Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California. The current popularity of Farmers’ Markets and Community Gardens can i...

Bought by KVMR, KZYX, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Spokane Public Radio, WSKG and more


  • Added: Nov 06, 2010
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 12
Family Jewels Episode 1: Thanks. Giving.
From: Family Jewels
Caption: Family Jewels, whose got 'em?
Apryl and Eve explore some of the own families' Turkey Day memories, and consult some experts on topics from "Turkley Dumping" to What Not to Wear ...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2009
  • Length: 21:32
Backyard Farmers
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Raising vegetables and livestock surrounded by surburban neighbors.

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon


  • Added: Sep 06, 2008
  • Length: 07:22
  • Purchases: 1
The Education of a Young Dairy Farmer
From: Ed Janus
Series: Milk on Our Boots: The Terroir of Dairyland
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Cows helped form the moral character of a young woman farmer

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 10:39
  • Purchases: 1
Forward to Yesterday: Grazing Their Way to the Future
From: Ed Janus
Series: Milk on Our Boots: The Terroir of Dairyland
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Modern grazing helps preserve the land and the farmer

  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 09:08
Keeping the Family in Farming
From: Ed Janus
Series: Milk on Our Boots: The Terroir of Dairyland
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The four Crave brothers refused to give up on farming as a way of life

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 12:55
  • Purchases: 1
Splendor From His Grass
From: Ed Janus
Series: Milk on Our Boots: The Terroir of Dairyland
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From corporate offices to dairy barn and farmstead cheese making

  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 13:36
The Tastes of Yesterday
From: Ed Janus
Series: Milk on Our Boots: The Terroir of Dairyland
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Wisconsin's crossroads cheesemakers are returning to their roots

  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 09:18
Care of the Cow Brings Good Fortune
From: Ed Janus
Series: Milk on Our Boots: The Terroir of Dairyland
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A four-generation dairy farm family continues to care for cows

  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 10:28
Hidden Kitchens Texas
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: Hidden Kitchens
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Hidden Kitchens Texas, a new hour of lively, sound-rich stories from Peabody Award-winning producers, The Kitchen Sisters, KUT Austin, and NPR. Hos...

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KOSU, Wisconsin Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 16, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
In the Tractor Seat: Women Farmers Take the Steering Wheel
From: A World of Possibilities
Series: Women's History Month Special
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Women Farmers Take the Steering Wheel

Bought by KSFR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KREV-LP, KRCB 104.9, KISU and more


  • Added: Jan 11, 2007
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 13