In this episode of the "Words That Make Us" podcast, Rama and Tony discuss the topic of “Food”. Listen to them discuss the foods of their childhoods and respective countries. What are some statistics about meat and other foods around the world? How is food seen in stoicism, Islam and Christianity? How is the food industry evolving to keep up with modern trends? They also share with you some poems about food.
Trigger warning: If you find the topic of eating disorders triggering, be sure to skip the poem “The Diet” by Carol Ann Duffy.
On Eating and Drinking (from The Prophet) Kahlil Gibranhttps://poets.org/poem/eating-and-drinking-0
Evolution of Diet / Timeline
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/evolution-of-diet/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_food
Learning to eat the stoic way
https://thestoicgym.com/the-stoic-magazine/article/127
Organic Foods Statistics
https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/organic-food6.htm
On US food consumption
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nZxOh7ghMjKeo2Y49_mb98OIzP1GUa2t/edit#gid=2065436962
Corned Beef and Cabbage
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52248/corned-beef-and-cabbage
“The Diet” by Carol Ann Duffy
https://poemanalysis.com/carol-ann-duffy/the-diet/
FUN FACTS ABOUT FOOD!
https://www.thefactsite.com/100-random-food-facts/
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