Latest Culinaryarts Podcast Episodes
Chef Boys-R-We Preview
Chef Boys-R-We - July 24, 2019 22:14 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsChef Boys-R-We is a new podcast featuring chef-comedians Luke Giordano, Aaron Hertzog, and Brendan Kennedy. Starting next Thursday, each week one of the Chef Boys -- or a guest -- will serve up a homecooked meal that kicks off a freewheeling discussion on food and thing only tangentially related...
What was served at the REAL first Thanksgiving?
CultureCast - November 20, 2018 18:58 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThanksgiving is a time when we pretty much know what's going to be on the dinner table. It's almost religion that we have turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce. But here's some hard truth: almost NONE of that was on the table at the first thanksgiving in 1621. CultureCast food editor Sa...
The man who predicted digital 'hell'
CultureCast - September 24, 2018 20:02 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTwenty three years ago, John Eger, a presidential advisor to Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, predicted a digital "hell," in which the internet will fuel social divisions and spread misinformation so unchecked that it can threaten our sense of reality. We talk with Eger about how he could predi...
The human toll of migrant family separations
CultureCast - August 18, 2018 02:05 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe migrant family separations that were undertaken by the Trump administration, in an effort to discourage immigration through the unequivocal prosecution of migrants and the separation of their children at the US-Mexico border, have taken a profound toll on the children and the adults. Much...
Nazis and fascism: The sobering rhetoric entering our cultural discourse
CultureCast - July 10, 2018 10:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe forced family separations at the US-Mexico border that occurred under a get-tough immigration policy by the Trump administration have opened up the floodgates of comparisons to dark periods of recent human history in the US and elsewhere. We speak to a London-based human rights expert ...
The baroness and her viral video
CultureCast - April 18, 2018 10:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAn unlikely video has gone viral online -- sparking debate over whether it is an example of the type of sexism women have had to battle for generations or an innocent relic of its time. The video is of a 1970 BBC interview with Janet Fookes, at the time a newly-elected member of Britain's par...
The Parkland school shooting: should we blame video games?
CultureCast - March 12, 2018 02:11 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOn this episode: mass shootings and the media. After the high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, one idea for change has gained ground -- restricting children's access to violent popular entertainment such as video games and movies. "I'm hearing more and more people say the lev...
"Ready Player One" and "Warcross": One a Spielberg movie, one not
CultureCast - January 24, 2018 20:45 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings(Photo by: Jaap Buttendijk / Copyright: © 2017 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.) On this week's episode, CultureCast book editor Loretta Williams focuses on two books lighting up the Internet. "Ready Player One," a book by Ernest Cline and "Warcross" by Marie Lu are getting a lot of compari...
Christmas foods from Christmas songs; How to make GOOD fruit cake
CultureCast - December 22, 2017 23:31 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsChristmas time brings us scores of familiar songs. Many of them include references to foods and drinks that we may not really know much about in our modern times. We explore the myths surrounding the origins of candy canes, the reason figgy pudding is actually an example of GOOD British food,...
Women finding their voice
CultureCast - November 30, 2017 02:40 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOur culture - from the artistic to the political - has been rocked in the last couple of months. We’ve had many allegations of misconduct and sexual harassment — mostly on the part of powerful men. A striking theme in much of the last few weeks has been that women, who most often were the...
Religion and the FBI
CultureCast - November 05, 2017 22:55 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsUntil recently, James Comey's twitter handle was "Reinhold Niebuhr." Not exactly a household name, but a significant figure in American culture and political thought throughout World War II and the Cold War. And what Niebuhr had to say gives us insight into Comey's thinking, how he handled Tru...
Pumpkin pie's shocking secret REVEALED!
CultureCast - October 23, 2017 02:08 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings'Tis the season for pumpkin pies, and pumpkin spice flavored lattes, cookies, bread... and so many more. We break down a dirty little secret about pumpkin pies, and tell you a great way, which you may not have thought of, to make the delicious holiday treat. We also explore the origins of pump...
A gripping book about terrorism, and a raging sci-fi debate
CultureCast - September 24, 2017 19:36 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsCultureCast book editor Loretta Williams offers a listener challenge with a $25 prize! And we discuss the gripping novel The Association of Small Bombs, as well as a raging online debate over two sci-fi books.
Photographing Houston
CultureCast - September 09, 2017 18:38 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHow do you photograph a tragedy like Hurricane Harvey? Our guests offer answers to that difficult question. (Photo courtesy: Lt. Zachary West , 100th MPAD, Texas Military Department)
Are Confederate monuments art?
CultureCast - August 19, 2017 03:13 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe consider the history and artistic merit of Confederate monuments. Are they painful symbols of oppression or important cultural relics? Share your opinions for a future episode by clicking "Contact" on culturecast.org (Photo courtesy: OZinOH on Flickr)
A "masterpiece" book; How to read for deeper understanding
CultureCast - August 14, 2017 10:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe discuss some of the best contemporary books out in print right now, especially an award-winner that is a true "masterpiece," according to CultureCasts's book editor Loretta Williams.
The life-changing art of organizing; Police officers' art
CultureCast - August 07, 2017 04:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThose who practice the Kon Mari method of organization swear by its life-changing power. We take a look at the ideas behind it, Marie Kondo -- the woman who created it, and the people who practice it. Police officers in Chicago are creating art work to help deal with the incomprehensible trag...