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Kelvin Garvanne
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The Voracious Student
Celebratory Re-Release: Remembering Joseph Siravo: A Tribute
Joseph Siravo was born on March 11 and on the day of his birth, we celebrate his life with a re-release of our tribute to him. THIRTY people from Joe’s life joined forces for this special episode, originally recorded in 2021. They share their memories of Joe, talk about the influence he had on their lives and, collectively, they tell his story. A magnificent actor best known for his work in The Sopranos, Carlito's Way and American Crime Story: The People vs. O. J. Simpson, Joe was also a gifted teacher, proud father and incredible friend. This episode was...
2025-03-11
1h 32
FOOD
More Than Cooking
An excerpt from my food memoir titled More Than Cooking
2024-09-02
07 min
FOOD
The Context : The Dump
Questions are asked about cooking, armed security at stores, and getting free sustainment items.
2024-03-23
10 min
FOOD
The Context: Events and Awards
Thoughts on recovering prepared food from the Super Bowl, Oscars, and other events.
2024-02-09
09 min
FOOD
The Context: Language and Culture
The words used in conversations about food security are discussed.
2024-02-05
09 min
FOOD
Food Has Always Been Medicine
Eating optimal food is taking responsibility for your well being.
2024-02-01
08 min
FOOD
The Context: Why Toss Food
Kelvin Garvanne discusses the Food Donation Improvement Act of 2023 which makes donating food to nonprofits easier.
2024-01-17
07 min
FOOD
The Context: Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
Deploy an array of resources to geographic areas to reduce and eradicate food insecurity.
2023-08-14
13 min
FOOD
The Context: What Did They Eat?
A short monologue defining optimal food, the 4 A test, food security, food and public and personal safety.
2023-06-24
09 min
FOOD
The Context: Stress, Safety,Food, and Equity
Some of the factors that determine what we choose to eat.
2022-08-27
08 min
FOOD
The Context: The Story behind Food Sector Systems.
Why I started Food Sector Systems and my visión to establish Project43la into a resilience hub.
2022-05-09
19 min
FOOD
The Conversation: Toss It Up Salad, Inc.
Javonne D. Sanders and Matthew N. Crawford discuss the green movement they are advancing one salad at a time.
2021-12-20
1h 05
FOOD
The Conversation: Former U.S.Army Ranger Jim Artman
Jim Artman discusses serving our nation in Iraq and incorporating farming and food to recover from trauma.
2021-11-07
53 min
FOOD
The Conversation with Etha Robinson
Etha Robinson shares stories about food and growing up in Mississippi, sharecropping in Missouri, and moving to Los Angeles.
2021-10-21
44 min
FOOD
The Conversation with Veronica Steffensmeir
Veronica Steffensmeir, global citizen and master gardener shares the context of her food journey from childhood to adulthood. Veronica offers insight on seeds, soil, and food security.
2021-09-27
22 min
FOOD
The Context: Growing Up Part 2
The importance of OPTIMAL food and memories of food at the beginning of my food journey.
2021-09-25
07 min
FOOD
The Context: Growing Up Part 1
Prior to each conversation The Context will share a brief food memory. The Context is a sketch from my upcoming book “More Than Cooking”.
2021-08-11
06 min
FOOD
FOOD (Trailer)
2021-08-05
00 min
The Voracious Student
Remembering Joseph Siravo - A Special Tribute
Joseph Siravo was a magnificent actor who passed on earlier this year. Best known for his work in The Sopranos, Carlito's Way, American Crime Story: The People vs. O. J. Simpson and the original Broadway productions of Oslo and The Light in the Piazza, Joe was also a profoundly gifted teacher and an extraordinary human being. Thirty people from Joe’s life contributed to this special tribute episode. They share their memories of Joe, talk about the influence he had on their lives and, collectively, they tell his story.With:Julia Barrett-Mitchell (Gabriel’s Inferno)...
2021-08-05
1h 32
Mandatory Fun
How to kidnap Marines, according to combat training role player
In this episode of the Mandatory Fun podcast, Blake speaks with Kelvin Garvanne about his life as an Arabic/Iraqi role player who took training U.S. ground troops to a whole new level — even conducting mock kidnapping scenarios. During these training drills, Marines are "killed" (taken out of play for a period of time) or held hostage by the role players if they're caught off on their own. "We kidnapped Marines," Mr. Garvanne explains. "One of the things we wanted to do in real time was capture a Marine." Before U.S. for...
2017-09-20
39 min
Mandatory Fun
These are the Hollywood actors who train our troops for combat
Role players are an essential element for troops preparing to travel overseas and face-off with the enemy. They provide a cultural boost immersing troops in a violent world in which they're about to deploy. Role players submerge themselves into training scenarios commonly setting up mock firefights, ambushes, and suicide bombings — all for the troop's benefit. In this episode of the Mandatory Fun podcast, Blake discusses with Kelvin Garvanne about his life as an Arabic/Iraqi role player for U.S. ground troops heading into combat. For the last nine years, Garvanne has provided Islami...
2017-09-14
37 min