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The Hungry HistoriansSchool Lunches with Marcus Weaver-HightowerWelcome to the second episode of season 2 of The Hungry Historians. In this episode Kelly A. Spring and Matt Phillpott interview educator, scholar and creator Marcus Weaver-Hightower about his book Unpacking School Lunch. In this episode we explore the challenges and politics of school lunches, mainly in the US, but also with a quick excursion into the UK system. You can find out more about Marcus Weaver-Hightower at his website. Unpacking School Lunch is available from Palgrave Macmillan and all good bookshops.
2025-12-1842 min
The Hungry HistoriansAir and Love with Or RosenboimWelcome to the first episode of season 2 of The Hungry Historians. In this episode Kelly A. Spring and Matt Phillpott interview historian and writer, Or Rosenboim on her 2024 book Air and Love: A Story of Food, Migration and Belonging. This book is one part history told through the story of food, cooking, and eating, and one part family history. The book follows Or's family as it migrates from Samarkand, Riga, Jerusualem, and Tel Aviv in the 19th and early 20th centuries.You can find out more about Or Rosenboim at her website. Air and Love is available...
2025-12-0444 min
The Hungry HistoriansKelly A. Spring - SPAMThis month's episode of The Hungry Historians turns our attention to our host Kelly A. Spring, who has just released her new book with Reaktion Books as part of their 'The Edible Series'. This book is a study of Spam, looking particularly at its origins, importance during World War II, and its afterlife, especially in Korea, the USA.In this episode, Matt interviews Kelly about her book to learn more about this fasinating food product.SPAM: A Global History can be bought from Reaktion Books and other booksellers.
2025-09-2533 minThe Hungry HistoriansAlex Ketchum and Megan Elias - Queers at the TableIn this month's episode of The Hungry Historians, Kelly and Matt chat with Alex Ketchum and Megan Elias about their book "Queers at the Table". This is an anthology of essays, comics, and recipes that reveals the dynamic and transformative relationship between queerness and food.In this episode we discuss the nature of putting such a book together, what the intended purposes were, and what they hoped their readers will do with the book and how they hope to gain more interaction through various forthcoming events and activities. Queers at the Table is available via...
2025-09-0246 minThe Hungry HistoriansEleanor Barnett - Leftovers and a history of food wasteIn this month's episode Matt and Kelly interview Eleanor Barnett about her book "Leftovers: A History of Food Waste and Preservation" which can be found at Bloomsbury Publishers and other book retailers.
2025-07-311h 01The Hungry HistoriansNathalie Cooke - Tastes and Traditions: A journey through menu historyIn this month's Hungry Historians, Kelly A. Spring and Matt Phillpott discuss the history of menus with Nathalie Cooke (McGill University). We were surprised by just how much can be learned from menus and excited to hear about the various tricks used to encourage certain choices and illustrations used to excite interest. We also discuss cryptic menus and who is left out. You can find out more from Nathalie's latest book, Tastes and Traditions: A Journey through Menu History, available from Reaktion Books and all good bookstores.We hope you enjoy the...
2025-06-261h 02The Hungry HistoriansXaq Frohlich - From Label to Table: regulating food in America in the Information AgeIn this month's episode, Kelly and Matt interview Xaq Frohlich (Auburn University), about his book "FRom Label to Table: Regulating Food in America in the Information Age. You can learn more about Xaq and his book from his website www.xaqfrohlich.com.
2025-06-0255 minThe Hungry HistoriansBrandi Simpson Miller on food and identity in 19th and 20th century GhanaIn this episode Kelly Spring and Matt Phillpott interview Brandi Simpson Miller about her book Food and Identity in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Ghana: Food, Fights, and Regionalism (2021).
2025-04-2550 minThe Hungry HistoriansAnne Murcott and Food PackagingIn this episode Kelly Spring and Matt Phillpott interview Professor Anne Murcott about her book The (Not So) Secret Lives of Food Packaging.
2025-03-2756 minThe Hungry HistoriansAn Introduction to The Hungry HistoriansAre you interested in the history of food? In this introduction, Dr Kelly A. Spring and Dr Matthew Phillpott share their ideas and thoughts about what the study of food history is about and what The Hungry Historians podcast is going to focus on over the coming months.
2025-01-3011 min