UnChefed
A critical and humorous look at the politics and history of food and agriculture from the perspective of two former chefs
Episodes
38 episodes
Talking Food and Plants with Vikram from Planthropology
Vikram Baliga knows his plants. He is driven by a passion to understand them and to share that knowledge. We thought it would be a good idea to ask him about his motivations as well as his feelings on the current state of agriculture in the US....
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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45:09
I Love Food: Antonio from The Cultworthy
We continue to explore the lives of our friends in hopes of better understanding our own relationship with food.In this episode, Chef and Host of the podcasts "The Cultworthy" and "The Cultworthy: Classic" Antonio Palacios talks about h...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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41:46
The Power of Wendy's Marketing: Freshness and the Cold Chain
Wendy's is arguably the most influential fast food franchise out there. While McDonald's and Burger King were selling frozen patties on their limited menus, Wendy's was selling "fresh, never frozen" beef on a menu loaded with chili, baked potat...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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53:10
I Love Food: Kay from F**k My Work Life
I know, we collaborate with them a lot...but we love F**k My Work Life, so we aren't complaining.In this episode, we get in touch with how the pandemic has us a little frazzled. Maybe we stopped cooking for ourselves, maybe we fell a li...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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35:32
I Love Food: Nicholas Haskins from Nikoli's Kitchen
Nick Haskins joins us from Nikoli's Kitchen to continue the conversation of who we are and how what we eat changes us.We discuss mental health, the calming affects of cooking, and why we love our grandmother's in this episode. We a...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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41:54
I Love Food: Jay from the F**k My Work Life
In the first of what will hopefully be a recurring episode format, Brendan gets to the bottom of Jay from the F**k My Work Life Podcasts relationship with food.Stories shared, laughs laughed, and memories explored. Kindly reach out to me at bre...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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51:35
The History of Fish Sauce
UnChefed chats with Greta Hardin from the amazing podcast "The History of American Food" about the history and mystery of one of the world's most polarizing...and delicious...condiments.Kindly check out Greta's show, The History of...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:17:07
The Benefits of Poison with Against All Oddities
We used to tell stories about the plants in our lives. We look to a contradiction, how things that could kill us can also be nourishing, to explore these stories and start piecing together a better way to view the things that we gr...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:01:08
UnChefed Presents: F**k My Worklife featuring Brendan
Due to an unfortunate technical error with that occurred during our conversation with Antonio over at the Cultworthy Podcast, we aren’t able to bring you our talk about cults, movies, and food. Instead, we hope you enjoy this episo...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:06:04
Hipsters Stole my Mason Jars with Josh Wilson
We call upon a wise man to help us explore what it means to be a hipster. While we have him, we share the history of Mason jars, why they are associated with hipsters, whether this is fair or not, and why the hell we should even ca...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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54:00
The Amazing Roo of the Catawba Nation
We had originally planned on talking about the amazing diversity Indiginous North American tribes brought to a robust food culture ranging from Alaska down to the Caribbean, and the impact that their techniques and practices have t...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:00:00
F**K My Vegan Life
Today we are joined by the inimitable Kay, from F**k my Work Life fame. It seemed like a good opportunity to talk to her about the perception of veganism in America, the nature of plant-based labeling, and vegan junk food.Don't for...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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49:58
Discussing Anti-Fat Bias with Victoria Edel
UnChefed chats with Writer and Comedian Victoria Edel about her article written for Eater titled "Fast Food Fashion is Everywhere- Except on Fat Bodies".Why is it so easy to form uninformed opinions about people's body types, espec...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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49:48
Talking GMO's with Kelli Madden of Drunk Theory
Mad Scientist Kelli Madden of the obscenely enjoyable Drunk Theory podcast joins Brendan and Matt to share some laughs and chat about GMO's and food allergens. Why does feeling crappy all the time seem so normal? What is food fear?...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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50:12
UnChefed Learns to Love the Bug
In the Season 1 Finale, Brendan interviews edible insect guru and all around great guy Bill Broadbent, the President of Entosense. Matt and Brendan reflect on the interview and a lot of the points made within. How are insects perce...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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50:22
Goodburger: Unchefed, Talking SMAC, and a burger wth nothing on it.......
Matt and Brendan are joined by Josh Skaar ( @josh_skaar ) of the Talking SMAC Podcast ( @TalkingSMACpod) to disect the 1997 Nikelodeon Film Goodburger.
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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41:22
Guess Who... It's America's (almost) Favorite Holiday Beverage.
Who DOESN'T love Eggnog....... The answer is 51 percent of the US population. In our first Holiday episode, we discuss the history of this beverage from its origins in Medieval England to its reinvention in the US in the 1700s, a...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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42:17
Natalie Bishnoi Wants to Feed Kids
Natalie Bishnoi, Co-Manager of the Farm Food Collaborative chats with us about how helping farms and helping schools can look very similar with the right kind of plan.
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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46:34
Surpise! Food Can Make You Healthy
Healthcare…hot topic for sure. With the ability to both make us healthy and keep us healthy, why isn’t food a bigger part of this conversation?
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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37:55
The Interesting Historical Relevance of America’s First Cookbook
As we gather to either love or yell at each other on America’s most eating-est holiday, we thought it would be fun to sharpen your trivia skills with a little bit of American history. Let’s talk about the first cookbook printed on ...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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41:53
America’s Seafood Problem
Seafood is delicious AND it’s healthy, so why are we relying on other countries to produce it for us, and how does this impact both domestic and foreign policy?
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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38:43
How Analog Meats are Rewriting Our Future
We are at the point in human history where we have taught veggies to bleed. What is spared thanks to their sacrifice?
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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40:43