Revisiting 'How The Other Half Eats'| Listen on Anghami

Jul 9

From gr*pists to nip nops, how self-censorship shapes the language of TikTok

Have you noticed people using terms like "unalive" and "pew pews" on social media? There's a reason for that: some people are changing the way they speak on TikTok and other social media platforms to bypass what they think are algorithm blocks. For some users, it's a fun game — b ... Show More

33m 58s

Jul 2

The lighter side of immigration: A day at the park in Queens

This week on Code Switch, we're doing a different kind of immigration coverage. We're telling a New York story: one that celebrates the beautiful, everyday life of the immigrant. Code Switch producer, Xavier Lopez and NPR immigration reporter, Jasmine Garsd spend a day at Flushin ... Show More

38m 18s

Jun 25

Dispatches from the living memory of trans people of color

Trans people are major targets of the second Trump administration. But in a way, that's nothing new; trans people have been fighting for their rights, dignity, and liberation for generations. So on this episode, we hear from trans elders about what their lives have looked like ov ... Show More

39 m

Jun 2022

The Economist Asks: How do our culinary choices shape the world?

When chef Alice Waters opened her restaurant Chez Panisse, she sparked a food revolution in America. She talks to guest host Jon Fasman about leading the Slow Food movement and fighting against fast-food culture. In her latest book, “We Are What We Eat”, she argues for a fairer a ... Show More

27m 56s

Jul 2020

ELI5 Red & White Meat - what makes chicken meat white, but beef red?

Why is chicken meat white, but beef red? Is veal red or white? What color is human meat? Why is squid meat so different from the meat of other animals? ... We explain like i'm five! Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community as always and in particular the following users ... Show More

7m 37s

Jun 2021

Why we overeat (and what to do about it)

This week's episode could change the way you think about food FOREVER... I'm joined by David Raubenheimer, the Leonard P. Ullmann Chair in Nutritional Ecology at the University of Sydney and co-author of the incredible book called Eat Like the Animals: What Nature Teaches Us Abou ... Show More

1h 15m

Dec 2019

How Do We Taste Food?

Why do we like to eat certain foods? Why do some people like to eat spicy food? And what's up with kids not liking vegetables? Why does pineapple hurt your mouth when you eat too much of it? Why do we taste things and how? Why do different foods taste different? Do animals have t ... Show More

23m 29s

Jan 2020

What the World Eats

Dave Bast and Liz Waid look at the book "Hungry Planet: What the World Eats". This book shows the different ways people prepare and eat food around the world.

15m 1s

Dec 2022

Shining the Light on Indigenous Food Systems

How many of us know anything about food systems? What are food systems and what guides the foods eaten? Answering that question is something we all should consider. When it comes to indigenous communities how do we answer that question? Indigenous people have had their lives, foo ... Show More

55 m

Mar 2021

r/Maliciouscompliance "We Only Eat WHITE PEOPLE Food! Minorities Are Gross!"

r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP is a minority in America, and she just loves to cook. She starts bringing some of her dishes into class. For some reason, a racist classmate gets all pissed off at OP for bringing in minority food, and she lectures OP about how she sho ... Show More

19m 50s

Jun 2023

98: What Your Food Ate

“Across the board, dietary advice typically focuses on what and how much to eat, with remarkably little attention paid to how farming practices influence the nutritional quality of food and whether the “right foods” pack the nutrients they once had.” Welcome back to another episo ... Show More

1h 11m