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If you want to live in a world where people read, novelist Ann Patchett has news for you: it's your job to help create that reality. Tracing her path from a chance airport encounter through a career writing iconic novels and opening a beloved independent bookstore, she makes the ...  Show more

Larz May has spent a decade building digital wellness programs for young people, and she's discovered something quietly radical: the smartphone doom loop of screen dependence and anxiety isn't inevitable, and joy (not restriction) is the way out. She makes the case for a differen ...  Show more

Around the world, Indigenous food cultures vanish because of industrialized agriculture and a shifting, Western-influenced concept of the ideal diet. Food researcher Aparna Pallavi explores why once-essential culinary traditions disappear from people's lives and memories almost w ...  Show more

Based on years of observation, ethnographic fieldwork, and countless shared meals, mother and son Merry White and Ben Wurgaft explore how our foods reach our plates and how every bite is part of a complex web of social meaning and value. From the Venetian spice trade to the Colum ...  Show more

How many of us know anything about food systems? What are food systems and what guides the foods eaten? Answering that question is something we all should consider. When it comes to indigenous communities how do we answer that question? Indigenous people have had their lives, foo ...  Show more

Meet Chef Zaid Kadhim, a culinary innovator bringing the flavors of Iraq to life through his mouthwatering kleicha pastries & more. Discover the story behind this traditional treat, filled with dates and spices, and learn how Chef Zaid's passion for preserving heritage is shaping ...  Show more