Digesting Food Studies—Episode 120: Carceral Food Systems
https://rss.com/podcasts/digesting-food-studies/2739060/

This episode considers carceral food systems and the roles food plays in expressing identity and liberty, as well as oppression and power.

Alexia Moyer’s Amuse Bouche segment starts it off with a historical record of how WWII prisoners of war in Singapore dealt with hunger, privation, and the distribution of food labour.

After that, Amanda Wilson discusses themes from the May 2025 themed section of Canadian Food Studies that she co-edited, “Exploring Carceral Food Systems” (https://canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cfs/issue/view/39).

And, closing things out, chef-activist-PhD student Joshna Maharaj responds to Kelsey Timler’s article, “Protest pizzas: Resisting carcerality with storytelling, community building, and an array of toppings” (https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v12i1.696)

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Digesting Food Studies—Episode 119: Kids’ Lit and Food Insecurity
https://rss.com/podcasts/digesting-food-studies/2681139/

Books for kids can be mirrors and windows, reflecting readers’ own lives or opening up onto those of others. When it comes to issues like hunger and poverty, portrayals in children’s literature have lasting effects on our collective understanding.

Alexia Moyer looks back at food insecurity in The Tin Flute (Bonheur d’occasion) by Gabrielle Roy, while Dian Day gazes forward with “Food Insecurity in Books for Children?” (https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v11i1.654) AND her own graphic novel (with Amanda White), Shy Cat and the Stuff-the-Bus Challenge.

Then, Ruby Harrington shares her thoughts on Dian’s article and the ways in which hunger and poverty need systemic, concerted attention from academics and governance bodies alike.

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Digesting Food Studies—Episode 118: Reading Menus as History
https://rss.com/podcasts/digesting-food-studies/2637411/

What’s on the menu? A lot, it turns out, and we’re not just talking about hors d’oeuvres and tasting combos. From gravy stains to hand-written notes, menus are an important source of information about cultural histories, social patterns, and human migration.

This episode considers menus as historical records. Alexia Moyer shares excerpts of meal planning from Northern Cookbook, and guest Koby Song-Nichols explains his 4-part methodology for menu analysis, discussed in “Can Historians Order off the Menu?” from Canadian Food Studies. (https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v11i2.682).

And, serving up a scoopful of DFS afters, Anson Hunt weighs in with his perspective on Koby’s article and the ways that menus bridge conversations between front, back, and middle of house.

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