Background[]
- Mother Jones production, Bite (podcast) is for people who think hard about their food.
- http://www.motherjones.com/bite-podcast
- @bite_podcast,
- bite@motherjones.com.
Insights[]
Hosted by food and farming correspondent Tom Philpott and editors Kiera Butler and Maddie Oatman, Bite will go free-range on topics like school lunches, identity in the kitchen, corporate influence on nutrition, and our age-old obsession with meat.
Biweekly episodes include interviews with top food writers, scientists, farmers, and chefs as they uncover the surprising stories behind what ends up on your plate. Bite will help you digest the food news du jour, explore the politics and science of what you eat and why—and deliver plenty of tasty tidbits along the way.
About the Hosts[]
James Beard -nominated food writer Tom Philpott is also the co-founder of Maverick Farms in North Carolina. Senior editor Kiera Butler often writes Mother Jones' "Econundrums" advice column and is the author of Raise: What 4-H Teaches Seven Million Kids and How Its Lessons Could Change Food and Farming Forever. Maddie Oatman has covered the future of seafood, the packaging chaos of coffee pods, sugar addiction, and more as a writer and editor at Mother Jones. She also directs the magazine's research department and manages its renowned fellowship program.
Details[]
In Episode 1, "Choose Your Plate Wisely," we talk to professor Brian Wansink, an expert in eating behavior and the director of Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab. Wansink reveals some of the fascinating insights from his research, like how you can better arrange your kitchen to prevent overindulgence. And you'll never guess what animal part Wansink tasted during a recent trip to Norway.
We'll also dig into news about the vegan-food lobby and give you some tips on how to make green treats on St. Paddy's Day without using artificial food dyes.