Confab

After an almost five month hiatus, we finally publish a show originally recorded in April. The show is pretty tame. There were just three of us chatting about nothing in particular. It got the ball rolling, though. We have three more shows to publish in the coming weeks, and will continue to record through the summer (which is when we normally take a vacation from podcasting).

This show was recorded during the April 10, 2008 Confab.

Our guests:

• Rachele Cawaring
• John Costello
• Richard Huff

You can listen to the show here. (56.8 MB MP3, 56:28 minutes)

In a continuation of our discussion about all things food, Confab #54 attempts to consider the ethics of our food culture. Is the production of foie gras (which requires force feeding a duck or goose) worse than the ultimate killing of that same duck or goose for its flesh? Do we over produce food, lending to large-scale food waste? How much are we ethically obligated to know about the food we eat? They are all serious ethical questions that get to the very heart of a universally shared experience, and bring us to the equally serious question about our favorite meals.

This show was recorded during the January 24, 2008 Confab.

Our guests:

• Andrew Balazs
• Winnie Balazs
• Adrianne Young
• Erik Cannella
• Richard Huff

You can listen to the show here. (54.7 MB MP3, 56:10 minutes)