An addictively illuminating, often hilarious, conversational podcast about the surprising histories
behind the foods we love.
Hosted by independent journalist and food anthropologist, Katherine Spiers (LA Times, LA Weekly, KCET, Eater, How to Eat L.A.). Guests include Anthony Bourdain, Georgia Hard
Do we really think Cary Grant invented a salad? Kung Food: Chinese American Recipes from a Third-Culture Kitchen 1 For The Table Related episodes: Chicken & Waffles with Carl Tart American Chinese Food with Edgar Momplaisir Ruth Wakefield & the Chocolate Chip Cookie Personal Foodways with Chris Scott Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music • Podurama Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . If you'd rather make a one-time gift, I'm on Venmo and PayPal . Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth…
Myths and truths about one of the South's more food-focused cities. The Food Section Hanna IG Related Episodes: Ladies Who Lunch Pimento Cheese Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music • Podurama Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . If you'd rather make a one-time gift, I'm on Venmo and PayPal . Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor - III. Juba. Allegro - Florence Price Notes: The Myth of the Holy City BBQ hash Lady Baltimore cake…
You can make restaurant-quality pho at home. You just gotta believe in yourself, and also fuel up on dozens of sesame balls. Modern Asian Kitchen Kat IG Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music • Podurama Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . If you'd rather make a one-time gift, I'm on Venmo and PayPal . Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: Wassup Pham - Sabzi Sources: Modernist Cuisine The Fresh Loaf A Taste of History Reddit VolleyTalk Wall Street Journal…
The resident food stylist at America's Test Kitchen on the history of boxes of chocolate ... and where she might find Lupin. Food Gifts: 150 Irresistible Recipes for Crafting Personalized Presents Elle IG Related episodes: Chocolate Eggnog Fika, Sweden's Obsession Christmas Candy Breadlines & Famines Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music • Podurama Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . If you'd rather make a one-time gift, I'm on Venmo and PayPal . Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth…
A dish I had absolutely never heard of before. Related Episode: Diversity in Native American Food with Loretta Barrett Oden Corn Dance: Inspired First American Cuisine Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music • Podurama Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . If you'd rather make a one-time gift, I'm on Venmo and PayPal . Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: Une Noix - Charles Trenet Sources: Cherokee Cooklore Serious Eats Slow Food USA USDA MPR News BBC USDA…
Do I drink it? Yes. Am I a sovereign citizen? Depends on my mood. ( Written version here .) Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . If you'd rather make a one-time gift, I'm on Venmo and PayPal . Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: Freedom! '90 - George Michael Sources (I over-researched this one. I may or may not have used info from every source here, but I figured I'd include them all to be safe.):…
Soul rolls and other culinary smash ups; should legacy publications stay in their lane; activists who are not empaths. Related episode: Meat raffles and Snickers salads with Ben Mandelker IG: Black Food Fridays TikTok: Black Food Fridays Citizen Better Can Food Be Political? Who Made the Potato Salad YakaMein Ramen by Ra Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . If you'd rather make a one-time gift, I'm on Venmo and PayPal . Katherine TikTok Smart…
Kitsch versus camp and the politics of quiche. The Man Who Ate Too Much Related: Mai tais with Allan Katz Coconut shrimp with Julia Loken Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . If you'd rather make a one-time gift, I'm on Venmo and PayPal . Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: Quiche Lorraine - The B-52s Sources: John Birdsall 1 , 2 Gastronomica Slate Eater Atlas Obscura
Crows. You gotta hand it to them. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . If you'd rather make a one-time gift, I'm on Venmo and PayPal . Creature Feature Secretly Incredibly Fascinating Podcast Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: I Love My Dog - Cat Stevens Sources: San Diego Zoo , 2 Mental Floss ToughLittleBirds.com Scientific American The Condor Science.com Australian Broadcast Corporation Nutrients…
A dream job and many dream fried chicken recipes. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . If you'd rather make a one-time gift, I'm on Venmo and PayPal . Kung Pao & Beyond Susan IG Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: Salt - Ava Max Sources: First We Feast " Identification of the Yellow Skin Gene Reveals a Hybrid Origin of the Domestic Chicken "
There's no end of ways to tell the future. But most importantly: with cheese. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . If you'd rather make a one-time gift, I'm on Venmo and PayPal . Kitchen Witch Jennifer IG Kitchen Witch IG Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: Big Cheese - Nirvana Sources: Eater The Awl PBS Modern Language Notes The Modern Language Review Isis Omancy Fancy History of Witchcraft in England…
Do you enjoy eggnog without alcohol? Plus, peach schnapps trauma, a detour through Television Without Pity, and Her Majesty's Milk Punch. Music: Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . If you'd rather make a one-time gift, I'm on Venmo and PayPal on the TableCakes accounts. Want food stories from around the world? Subscribe to the Smart Mouth newsletter here . Drew on IG • Drew on Twitter Follow Smart Mouth: Newsletter • Instagram • Facebook • Katherine on Twitter Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google…
The GBBO star on reassuring baking, the invention of Christmas bribery, and the uniquely American "cookies and milk" combo. Transcript for this episode is here . You can listen to Smart Mouth on iTunes , on Stitcher , on Spotify . Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . If you'd rather make a one-time gift, I'm on Venmo and PayPal on the TableCakes accounts. Music: Christmas Dreaming by Harry Connick Jr Want food stories from around the world? Subscribe to the Smart Mouth newsletter here . Kim Twitter Kim IG Christmas with Kim-Joy Smart Mouth…
What is "childhood"? When was it invented? The same time as candy canes? Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Niccole on IG • Niccole on Twitter Follow Smart Mouth: Newsletter • Instagram • Facebook Katherine TikTok Music: Last Christmas by Wham! Related Episodes: Christmas Cookies with Kim-Joy Roman Food with Erica Firpo Spaghetti Carbonara with Niccole Thurman Sources: The Imperfect Child Child labor and the division of labor in the early English cotton mills Adolescence and Youth in Early Modern England 'A…
"Christmas candy" is just vibes. So what's your favorite? Related episodes: Peppermint with Niccole Thurman Christmas cookies with Kim-Joy Maraschino cherries with Courtney Nichols Legacy & circus peanuts with Laurie Woolever Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Candy is Dandy Candy is Dandy TikTok Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee Sources: candystore.com…
This thing's so weird. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: Mashed Potatoes - James Brown Sources: Reagan Library 1 , 2 White House History 1 , 2 Washington Post
How to go from eating soup to writing a book about it. Sohn-Mat: Recipes and Flavors of Korean Home Cooking Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Tien IG Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: Next Level - aespa Sources: Toronto Star BBC SteakSchool.com The Kitchn Maui Ribs Tablet
Are women compared to desserts because they're sweet? Because they're unimportant? And why was everyone so weird about Liv Tyler? Related: Om Ali Full "sugar and spice"poem Ladies Who Lunch: Episode / Transcript Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Valerie IG Valerie Confections Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: Crazy - Aerosmith Sources: Stanford/Rebaking the Pie GrubHub
When two coastal elites explore Midwestern food. Related: Hotdish with Kristen Meinzer Tater tots Elizabeth Gilbert's meat raffle Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Ben IG Amanda Rettke IG Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: Controversy - Prince Sources: Craig Daily Press Reddit Allrecipes Merriam-Webster Dictionary.com Britannica I Am Baker
Beans, meat substitutes, and capitalism with our century's Samuel Johnson. Related: Hot Sauce with Llewellyn Clarke California's Punjabi-Mexican Communities Gujarati New Year's Dish Beans and Gin Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Sejal IG The Philosophy of Curry Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: The Dictionary Song - Don Robertson Sources: The World of Soy Harvard's School of Public Health…
There was an uploading error to some platforms. So listen to this one if the previous version isn't working for you! Maya Lau joins Smart Mouth for the last episode of the season! She and Katherine talk about the universal herb and living in foreign countries, and then compare Oprah and Gwyneth. Related: Community Cookbooks with Paula Forbes All About Bananas Gwyneth Paltrow Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Maya IG Other…
Maya Lau joins Smart Mouth for the last episode of the season! She and Katherine talk about the universal herb and living in foreign countries, and then compare Oprah and Gwyneth. Related: Community Cookbooks with Paula Forbes All About Bananas Gwyneth Paltrow Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Maya IG Other People's Pockets Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: Los Manos Quietas - Carlos Perez…
Did you know you can sue objects? Coca-Cola does. Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Jamie Twitter Jamie IG Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: Hot Dog - Led Zeppelin
In this special episode, I'm sharing a conversation I had on a new podcast, Other People's Pockets. On Other People's Pockets, journalist Maya Lau asks people from all walks of life to get radically transparent about their personal finances in order to learn more about who we are and level the financial playing field along the way. Maya and I chatted about eating my way through L.A and what it means for my finances, along with how I went from food writing to business ownership. If you like what you hear, be sure to listen to Other People's Pockets at apple.co/pockets.
Meghan Markle drinks Pacifico, we're sure of it. Vibe Check Into It Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Sam IG Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: Party in the USA - Miley Cyrus Sources: Atlas Obscura Journal of Antiques Houston Chronicle Pabst Blue Ribbon
Tamar Adler does such cool work with cooking - her new book, The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z, outlines how to actually use all the food you have in your kitchen. It's extremely helpful and I really appreciate her point of view - there's a tendency in the US to be like "here are things to buy to be more earth-friendly." No. That is not the vibe today. Also I bonded with Tamar over the dirty looks we get in the grocery store for doing something that is considered so gross - but it's not! The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts •…
Yes, it's one word - because it's one word in Swedish, too. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . How To Be Fine Kristen Meinzer IG Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Related: Tater Tots Music: Uptown - Prince Sources: Eater Minnesota Hotdish: A Love Story
Agriculture and movie theatres, working together since the Depression - but at absolute odds before that. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Dan Pashman IG The Sporkfu l Sfoglini.com Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Related: Apples ( audio ) Apples ( print ) Music: Let's All Go to the Lobby Sources: Simply Recipes Thought Co. Smithsonian magazine Serious Eats Popped Culture
When you'll take any excuse for "coffee and cake." Related: Coffee with Nick Cho Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: To Live With You - ABBA Sources: visitsweden.com hejsweden.com BBC Afar Popular Science Stoughton Chamber of Commerce Scandinavian Economic History Review The World of Caffeine The Infinite Emotions of Coffee
What is your comfort food and why do you call it that? Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here . If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon . Niccole Twitter Niccole IG Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: Cheeseburger in Paradise - Jimmy Buffet Sources: New York Times Foodtimeline.org The myth of comfort food JStor Daily The Comfort Food Fallacy: Avoiding Old Favorites in Times of Change Pleasurable behaviors reduce stress via brain reward pathways
About Smart Mouth
An addictively illuminating, often hilarious, conversational podcast about the surprising histories
behind the foods we love.
Hosted by independent journalist and food anthropologist, Katherine Spiers (LA Times, LA Weekly, KCET, Eater, How to Eat L.A.). Guests include Anthony Bourdain, Georgia Hard
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