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Now We KnowL.A. StoryLike a brilliant smoggy sunset against the skyline of 1990's Los Angeles, your loyal hosts are joined by returning guest Dr. Ian Werkheiser (PhD) to awe and delight you. This time we look back at L.A. Story, starring Steve Martin, Victoria Tennant, Richard E. Grant, and a cast of thousands! And don't worry—no showbiz phonies allowed.2023-09-251h 30Now We KnowThe NeverEnding StoryIn remembrance of its recently deceased director, Wolfgang Petersen, Kevin and Chris revisit a towering classic of 80’s childrens’ cinema: The NeverEnding Story. The boys are joined by professor, podcaster, and bon vivant Dr. Ian Werkheiser to talk Bux, Atreyu, Artax, Bux’s dad (and whether he should have been played by John Cleese), and a cast of thousands!2022-08-221h 29
Thought About Food PodcastJosh Milburn on Just Fodder: The Ethics of Feeding Animals Part 2This is Part 2 of an interview with Josh Milburn about his new book Just Fodder: The Ethics of Feeding Animals. In this part of our conversation, we talk about our responsibilities toward and for wild animals that come under our care, such as in zoos or when we rescue wild predators.
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We have a YouTube channel! It features m...2022-08-0843 minThought About Food PodcastJosh Milburn on Just Fodder: The Ethics of Feeding Animals Part 1This is Part 1 of an interview with Josh Milburn about his new book Just Fodder: The Ethics of Feeding Animals. In this part of our conversation, we talk about his inspiration for the book, and focus on ethical issues with what we feed the cats, dogs, and birds that live with us.
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We have a YouTube channel! It f...2022-07-181h 05Thought About Food PodcastZane McNeill on Carceral and Anti-Carceral VeganismWe spoke with Zane McNeill about his new book Vegan Entanglements: Dismantling Racial and Carceral Capitalism and what “carceral veganism” and “anti-carceral veganism” means and looks like. We also discuss his other new book, Y’all Means All: The Emerging Voices Queering Appalachia.
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We have a YouTube channel! It features more conversations about the meaning of food in our lives...2022-03-231h 11Thought About Food PodcastAmy Hay on The Defoliation of AmericaWe spoke with Amy Hay about about her new book The Defoliation of America: Agent Orange Chemicals, Citizens, and Protests. In it, she examines protests over the use of the phenoxy herbicide for agriculture and other purposes by different groups of citizens (scientists, religious groups, Vietnam veterans, and environmental/health activists) in post-1945 America.
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We have a YouTube c...2022-03-021h 26Thought About Food PodcastRobert Skipper on ObesityWe spoke with Robert Skipper about the social construction of obesity and some justice issues associated with that social construction, its roots in ancient philosophy, and obesity as a public health crisis. We also discuss the way he teaches philosophy of food to students, food as an aesthetic object, and more! It was a fascinating, wide-ranging conversation that I think you’ll really like.
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Follow us on Twitter at @FoodThoughtPod, and you can drop us a line at ThoughtAboutFood on Gmail. Rate our podcast and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts! It...2022-02-081h 16Thought About Food PodcastJulia Gibson on Philosophy and FarmsWe spoke with Julia Gibson about being a philosopher living on a multi-generational farm co-owned by their extended family since 1795. As you might imagine, a lot of issues come up in a situation like that! We talk about how decisions are made for the farm, their current attempts to get a conservation easement to protect the farm into the future as the surrounding countryside gets developed, issues of justice involved with owning a farm on land that was originally stolen from indigenous people, and (in a connection to the last two episodes) her work as a vegan living on...2022-01-181h 32Thought About Food PodcastTovar Cerulli on Being A Mindful CarnivoreWe spoke with Tovar Cerulli about his journey from someone who unreflexively ate what he grew up eating, to a vegan, to someone who tries to mindfully eat animal products and even hunts and fishes. We also discuss justifications versus reasons, the importance of knowing how things we use and depend on come to us, the importance of mindfulness, and how groups (like hunters and vegans) react to perceived marginalization. Also there's the first wild game recipe in the history of the podcast! Check it out in the show notes.
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Dare to know! | Philosophy PodcastLocal Food Movements: An Evaluation | Ian Werkheiser | EP. 7 Food SeriesThis conversation is part of the series 'The Philosophy, Science, & Aesthetics of Food' ('Dare to know!' Philosophy Podcast). Today we are joined by Ian Werkheiser. Iam Werkheiser is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and the director of the Center for Collaboration and Ethics at UTRGV. His research is currently focused on how communities of resistance address environmental harms and hazards, particularly around food, while also dealing with social and political oppression or marginalization. He is particularly interested in the ways that UTRGV can become an anchor institution in...2021-11-271h 54Thought About Food PodcastGalina Kallio on Regenerative AgricultureWe spoke with Galina Kallio about regenerative agriculture, relationships of humans to the soil, and alternative forms of organizing self-reliant food economies
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Galina Kallio is a co-founder of the Untame Research Lab which we talked about in the interview. Check it out! It hasn't yet been fully translated to English, but the google translation works well, and an E...2021-11-031h 05Thought About Food PodcastClement Loo on Just Sustainability and Engaged ScholarshipWe spoke with Clement Loo about food justice and food security, including food insecurity among college students, and how academics can be engaged with communities. We also talked about his podcast, Just Sustainability.
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Clement Loo hosts one of my favorite podcasts, Just Sustainability. You can listen to it wherever you get your podcasts, or on its own website. I...2021-10-0457 minThought About Food PodcastJennifer Molidor on Just Food Systems and Sustainable AgricultureThis episode we spoke with Jennifer Molidor about food justice and sustainable agriculture, and how that can be pursued in public policy, activism, and changing individual diets. We also talk about pursuing alternatives to academic careers. It's a lot of fun, and really interesting.
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Jennifer Molidor is a senior food campaigner at the Center for Biological Diversity. That o...2021-09-2955 minThought About Food PodcastShanti Chu on Identity and FoodThis episode we spoke with Shanti Chu about the ways our identity and what we eat interact. We also talk about the different ways philosophers can talk about philosophical issues inside and outside academia.
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Shanti Chu is a philosopher living and working in Chicago. To see some of the cool things she's working on, you can visit her personal page, her vegetarian/v...2021-09-2051 minThought About Food PodcastTony Chackal on Supper ClubsThis episode we spoke with Tony Chackal about "supper clubs" -- how you can start one, and the political, social, and cultural implications of the practice of providing food as a host or receiving food as a guest.
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Tony Chackal is a philosopher and Visiting Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Miami University.
Tony kindly agreed to create a playlist to l...2021-09-131h 03Thought About Food PodcastIlana Braverman on the Better Food FoundationThis episode we spoke with Ilana Braverman about the Better Food Foundation and how to affect people's choices around food.
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Ilana Braverman is Director of Outreach for the Better Food Foundation, and leads the DefaultVeg campaign. You can listen to Ilana's Tedx talk here, Moving Beyond a Hamburger Default World.
You can visit the Better Food Foundation's website to get involved, or the direct site for their p...2021-09-0642 minThought About Food PodcastKeith McHenry on Food Not BombsThis episode we spoke with Keith McHenry about Food Not Bombs, Anarchism, and the radical potential of feeding people as a political act.
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Keith McHenry is one of the founders of Food Not Bombs
Keith has written a number of books, including Hungry For Peace: How you can help end poverty and war with Food Not Bombs and The Anarchist Cookbook (not the one you're thinking of, b...2021-08-301h 24
Just SustainabilityIan Werkheiser - Redefining sustainability
Dr. Ian Werkheiser is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and the director of the Center for Collaboration and Ethics at the University of Rio Grande Valley. He also the host of my favorite philosophy podcast: Thought About Food. Dr. Werkheiser, like many of the guests on Just Sustainability, seems to involved in more projects that should be physically possible. In his case, those projects tend to revolve around food justice and how communities resist oppression and marginalization.
On our second episode, Dr. Werkheiser and I spoke about how he believes we should reformulate the concept of sustainability...2021-05-2829 minThe Just Sustainability PodcastIan Werkheiser - Redefining sustainability
Dr. Ian Werkheiser is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and the director of the Center for Collaboration and Ethics at the University of Rio Grande Valley. He also the host of my favorite philosophy podcast: Thought About Food. Dr. Werkheiser, like many of the guests on Just Sustainability, seems to involved in more projects that should be physically possible. In his case, those projects tend to revolve around food justice and how communities resist oppression and marginalization.
On our second episode, Dr. Werkheiser and I spoke about how he believes we should reformulate the concept of sustainability...2021-05-2829 minThe Just Sustainability PodcastIan Werkheiser - Redefining sustainability
Dr. Ian Werkheiser is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and the director of the Center for Collaboration and Ethics at the University of Rio Grande Valley. He also the host of my favorite philosophy podcast: Thought About Food. Dr. Werkheiser, like many of the guests on Just Sustainability, seems to involved in more projects that should be physically possible. In his case, those projects tend to revolve around food justice and how communities resist oppression and marginalization.
On our second episode, Dr. Werkheiser and I spoke about how he believes we should reformulate the concept of sustainability...2021-05-2829 minThe Just Sustainability PodcastIan Werkheiser - Redefining sustainability
Dr. Ian Werkheiser is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and the director of the Center for Collaboration and Ethics at the University of Rio Grande Valley. He also the host of my favorite philosophy podcast: Thought About Food. Dr. Werkheiser, like many of the guests on Just Sustainability, seems to involved in more projects that should be physically possible. In his case, those projects tend to revolve around food justice and how communities resist oppression and marginalization.
On our second episode, Dr. Werkheiser and I spoke about how he believes we should reformulate the concept of sustainability...2021-05-2829 minThe Just Sustainability PodcastMeeting Ian Werkheiser
Dr. Ian Werkheiser is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and the director of the Center for Collaboration and Ethics at the University of Rio Grande Valley. He also the host of my favorite philosophy podcast: Thought About Food. Dr. Werkheiser, like many of the guests on Just Sustainability, seems to involved in more projects that should be physically possible. In his case, those projects tend to revolve around food justice and how communities resist oppression and marginalization.
On this episode Dr. Werkheiser and I chat about a wide range of topics. Those topics include: (1) why it seems...2021-05-2132 minThe Just Sustainability PodcastMeeting Ian Werkheiser
Dr. Ian Werkheiser is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and the director of the Center for Collaboration and Ethics at the University of Rio Grande Valley. He also the host of my favorite philosophy podcast: Thought About Food. Dr. Werkheiser, like many of the guests on Just Sustainability, seems to involved in more projects that should be physically possible. In his case, those projects tend to revolve around food justice and how communities resist oppression and marginalization.
On this episode Dr. Werkheiser and I chat about a wide range of topics. Those topics include: (1) why it seems...2021-05-2132 minThe Just Sustainability PodcastMeeting Ian Werkheiser
Dr. Ian Werkheiser is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and the director of the Center for Collaboration and Ethics at the University of Rio Grande Valley. He also the host of my favorite philosophy podcast: Thought About Food. Dr. Werkheiser, like many of the guests on Just Sustainability, seems to involved in more projects that should be physically possible. In his case, those projects tend to revolve around food justice and how communities resist oppression and marginalization.
On this episode Dr. Werkheiser and I chat about a wide range of topics. Those topics include: (1) why it seems...2021-05-2132 minJust SustainabilityMeeting Ian Werkheiser
Dr. Ian Werkheiser is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and the director of the Center for Collaboration and Ethics at the University of Rio Grande Valley. He also the host of my favorite philosophy podcast: Thought About Food. Dr. Werkheiser, like many of the guests on Just Sustainability, seems to involved in more projects that should be physically possible. In his case, those projects tend to revolve around food justice and how communities resist oppression and marginalization.
On this episode Dr. Werkheiser and I chat about a wide range of topics. Those topics include: (1) why it seems...2021-05-2132 minThought About Food PodcastChristopher Carter on The Spirit of Soul FoodThis episode we spoke with Christopher Carter about faith, black veganism, and soul food.
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Christopher Carter is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Chair of the Theology and Religious Studies department at the University of San Diego and a Faith in Food Fellow at Farm Forward.
Christopher's forthcoming book is The Spirit of Soul Food: Race, Faith, and Food Justice from the University of Illinois Press.
Christopher mentions t...2021-04-2654 minThought About Food PodcastMegan Birk on the History of Farms for the PoorThis episode we spoke with Megan Birk about the history of "Poor Farms" in the US.
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Megan Birk is an Associate Professor of History at UTRGV.
Megan has written the book Fostering on the Farm: Child Placement in the Rural Midwest, and her new book is The Fundamental Institution: Poverty, Social Welfare, and Agriculture in Poor Farms which is under contract at University of Illinois Press.
The m...2021-04-121h 06Thought About Food PodcastPaul Thompson on The Future of FarmingThis episode we spoke with Paul Thompson about some of the possible futures for farming in the US.
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Paul Thompson holds the W.K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food & Community Ethics at Michigan State University
Paul has written a number of excellent books, including From Field to Fork, and his new book Sustainability: What Everyone Needs to Know
Paul shared a recipe for migas; check out the r...2021-03-291h 12Thought About Food PodcastJoey Aloi on Food and Coal in West VirginiaThis episode we spoke with Joey Aloi about his work with just transition and sustainable agriculture organizations in West Virgina, working to make Appalachia's food system more resilient, the history of that state and its relationship to food and energy, the aesthetics of experiencing natural beauty, and more! Even more than most episodes, I strongly recommend you check out the show notes for this episode.
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Joey Aloi p...2021-03-161h 17Thought About Food PodcastCarolyn Korsmeyer on TasteThis episode we spoke with Carolyn Korsmeyer about taste and the aesthetics of food, replicating ancient meals found in tombs, leaving sticky fingerprints on cookbooks, writing fiction novels as a philosopher, and a lot more in this wide-ranging conversation.
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Carolyn Korsmeyer is an author of numerous books, and Research Professor of Philosophy at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York.
One of the important early wor...2021-02-221h 01Thought About Food PodcastJosh Milburn on High-tech Alternatives to MeatThis episode we spoke with Josh Milburn about high-tech alternatives to meat, whether strict vegetarianism is immoral, if we morally should eat road kill or shellfish, and a lot of other topics besides, so check out the show notes!
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Josh Milburn is a moral and political philosopher at the University of Sheffield.
Josh also interviewed me over at his podcast, Knowing Animals. Check it out! I mostly ta...2021-02-101h 12
Knowing AnimalsEpisode 157: Precision livestock farming with Ian WerkheiserOn this episode of Knowing Animals, we are joined by Dr Ian Werkheiser. Ian is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and is the director of the Center for Collaboration and Ethics at the University. We talk about Ian’s paper “Precision Livestock Farming and Farmers’ Duties to Livestock”, which was published in the Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics as part of a special issue on “Engineering and Animal Ethics”, which was co-edited by Professor Clare Palmer and Professor Gary Varner. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought t...2021-01-1144 minThought About Food PodcastBen Almassi on Reparative JusticeThis episode we spoke with Ben Almassi about his new book, which looks at reparative justice for our relationship with non-humans, including other animals and entire ecosystems. We talked about a lot of topics and quite a lot of other interesting works and people for you to explore, so check out the show notes!
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Ben's book is called Reparative Environmental Justice in a World of Wounds, and is available for pre-order.
Follow us on Twitter at @FoodThoughtPod, and you can drop us a line at ThoughtAboutFood on Gmail. Consider leaving us a review wherever yo...2020-12-071h 19Thought About Food PodcastShane Epting on Philosophy of the City and Food SovereigntyThis episode we talk to Shane Epting about Food Sovereignty, Participatory Budgeting, Time Banks and other interesting proposals in Philosophy of the City.
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Shane Epting is an Assistant Professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
The article of Shane's we were primarily discussing was Participatory Budgeting and Vertical Agriculture: A Thought Experiment in Food System Reform. As always, if you think you don't have ac...2020-11-0343 minThought About Food PodcastFood Justice and Food Sovereignty with Our Kitchen TableThis episode we talk with Lisa Oliver King and Estelle Slootmaker from Our Kitchen Table about food justice, food sovereignty, and the great projects OKT does to implement those concepts in the world.
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Lisa Oliver King and Estelle Slootmaker work for Our Kitchen Table, a grass-roots, nonprofit organization serving greater Grand Rapids.
Our Kitchen Table does amazing work, and they have resources for replicating those programs in...2020-10-1957 minThought About Food PodcastAnne Portman on Food Sovereignty and EcofeminismThis episode we talk to my friend Anne Portman. Anne is working in an ecofeminist framework, and we discuss what that term means as well as what insights ecofeminism has about food sovereignty, our relationships with animals we might eat, and what it means to think of ourselves as things that can be eaten.
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Anne Portman was our guest today. Check out some of her informal wr...2020-10-0548 minThought About Food PodcastJenny Venable on Cajun Identity and FoodThis episode I talk with Jenny Venable about Cajun cultural identity, and the role food plays in the stories we tell ourselves about who we are and who is and isn’t in our culture.
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Louisiana has been hit hard by Hurricane Laura, including Lake Charles where Jenny currently lives (you can read about it here: https://on.natgeo.com/3mGHufL and here: https://nyti.ms/2RQbc3J). Please consider donating to https://www.the15whitecoats.org/. Their usual work is providing resources for students of color in medical school (which is a gr...2020-09-2839 minThought About Food PodcastJoey Tuminello on Food, Drugs, and Field PhilosophyThis episode we’re talking to a friend of mine, Joey Tuminello. Joey, like me, works on a number of quite different questions in philosophy, so our conversation covers a lot of ground. We talk about the difference between food and drugs; eating invasive species; animal ethics and food ethics in the Jain religious and philosophical tradition; and we finish up by talking about his work for the activist group Farm Forward, and how that work connects back to his philosophical commitments.
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UPDATE: Joey Tuminello, our guest on this episode, teaches at McNee...2020-09-211h 27Thought About Food PodcastLisa Heldke on Chomping and Being ChompedIn Episode 1, I said that conversations about food can turn into conversations about anything. That’s particularly true in this wide-ranging conversation with philosopher Dr. Lisa Heldke. We discuss how looking through the lens of food shows us that everything is always chomping and being chomped on, and that this has some profound implications on our diets, our bodies, and the world around us. We also discuss a lot of other things, including eating food from other cultures, baking, eating at a restaurant where you’re blindfolded, and many more topics besides!
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Follo...2020-09-141h 22Thought About Food PodcastFood Insecurity in the Pandemic with Food Bank RGVIn this second episode I talk with Stuart Haniff from the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley about food insecurity during the pandemic and its economic fallout. We talk about the way food security is manifesting itself right now by looking at this local context, as well as some ways you can help directly.
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Stuart Haniff is the director of the Food Bank of the Rio Grande V...2020-09-0724 minThought About Food PodcastDavid Leichter on Edible MemoryIn this first episode, I talk with Dr. David Leichter about "edible memory", the idea that memory is embodied in food and the act of eating. That includes our own personal memories as well as social, communal memories around food. That leads to a wide-ranging conversation about food tourism, religious food, and more!
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Follow us on Twitter at @FoodThoughtPod, and you can drop us a line at Th...2020-09-0550 min