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Today on Culture Clique we are in the studio with Inga Witscher to discuss her upcoming cooking demonstration this Saturday that is being hosted by...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2022
  • Length: 19:27
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How can breaking bread—or injera—together make a place home? How one kitchen disaster led the team at Shelter in Place podcast through the Eritrea...

  • Added: May 19, 2021
  • Length: 37:21
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Fruit brings Richard joy, especially papaya. But the fruit cup at Richard’s senior living residence leaves something to be desired. Richard must wo...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2021
  • Length: 10:16
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World Pieces host Jason Kladiva celebrates National Hot Dog Day with memories of dogs around the world and a few questions for Karen Maria about Ic...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2019
  • Length: 06:54
Caption: Allan Ganz and, his wife, Rosalyn Ganz
The longest-running ice cream man, Allan Ganz, has been selling sweet treats since he was 10 years old. He shares with his wife, Rosalyn Ganz, how ...

Bought by WVBI-LP


  • Added: Jul 30, 2018
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 1
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One of America's most bizarre food battles

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 16, 2017
  • Length: 20:52
  • Purchases: 1
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When it comes to a certain kind of bourbon, it doesn’t matter who you are or how much money you have—you can’t get it unless you’re exceptionally l...

Bought by KVLU and WABE


  • Added: Apr 07, 2016
  • Length: 26:50
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Oysters Mornay., Credit: Image courtesy of Ship Restaurant & Bar.
What do the restaurants of your childhood say about the place you grew up? In Jack Hitt’s case, the Oysters Mornay and Escargots Bourguignonne of h...

Bought by KVLU, KVLU, and WABE


  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 3
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This is Distillations’s 200th episode, and we’re celebrating! We pored through hundreds of shows and pieced together some of the funniest, grossest...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2015
  • Length: 37:10
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They’re everywhere: in your fancy cocktail bar and your down home country restaurant. In the hands of farmer’s market shoppers and 7-Eleven Slurpee...

Bought by KVLU, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, and WABE


  • Added: Oct 22, 2015
  • Length: 25:46
  • Purchases: 3
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Teens may talk about health, but the fast foods beckon

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WXLV-FM, SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 4
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Off-Ramp contributor Collin Friesen takes a humorour look at the differences between Canadian Thanksgiving and American Thanksgiving.

  • Added: Nov 19, 2014
  • Length: 04:38
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Everyone's familiar with local laws that don't seem to make sense. In Tennessee, it’s illegal for grocery stores to sell wine, but legal to ride in...

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  • Added: Nov 07, 2014
  • Length: 15:46
  • Purchases: 1
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Amy Brooks serves Jewish favorites (matzoh ball soup, pastrami, you name it) in a historic LA deli.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Wine expert Narsi David, Credit: Reese Erlich 2014 (c)
Reese Erlich unravels a family tale and explores old wine making as he opens a mysterious magnum of Sebastiani Barbera.

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  • Added: May 30, 2014
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 1
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Join us as we have another insightful conversation with our dear friend psychotherapist, Dr. Glenn Berger. This time we’re talking about greatness ...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2013
  • Length: 28:02
Caption: Hilda Baumol (left) and Monte Malach (right)., Credit: Photo by Emon Hassan, courtesy of Narratively.
Longtime New Yorkers recall a bygone era of NYC when eating out was a rare luxury, and eateries that vanished long ago -- automats, Nedick's (hot d...

  • Added: May 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:13
Caption: Paul J. Hintersteiner (left) and Debra Klaber (right)., Credit: Photo by Emon Hassan, courtesy of Narratively.
Longtime New Yorkers recall cooking and food shopping in NYC's bygone era of milk and ice delivery men, ice boxes, horse-drawn fruit and vegetable ...

  • Added: May 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:18
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Beep, beep, beep. Welcome Valued Customer. A college student profiles late-night grocery shopping in a college town, and what she finds is unexpected.

  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 03:05
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My mom and I don't agree on much, but we can agree on one thing — potlucks are the pits. Produced for the 2013 ShortDocs Challenge.

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  • Added: May 05, 2013
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 1
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For my sister, eating a hamburger is a sublime experience. And recently she tried to give them up.

Bought by XRAY.fm and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 01, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Colonial Donuts has been at 3318 Lakeshore Ave in Oakland since the 1970s. There used to be many other cafés that stayed open past 9pm, but these d...

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  • Added: Mar 11, 2012
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: BLUE DAY
My buddy Sean and I decided to embark on a challenge: the ROYGBIV diet - spending a week eating only one color of food per day, according to the co...

Bought by KUT, Vocalo.org, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: 08:34
  • Purchases: 3
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Say the word “goat” and most Americans picture a horned cartoon with a taste for tin cans. But what we Americans don’t get about goat–and the rest...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and KISU


  • Added: Nov 21, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
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People observe all sorts of small rituals, sometimes on a daily basis. But what separates these activities from daily routines, like brushing your ...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 05:37