Supermarket cashiers, meal delivery folks, fast-food cooks, and farmworkers—all help keep society together. While that’s always been true, the COVID-19 crisis has put them in the spotlight. On this episode, we talk to food workers who are putting their lives on the line to feed the nation. You’ll hear about how their work has changed in big and small ways, from a Door Dasher’s elaborate cleaning routine to a small farm’s struggle to keep up with the surging demand for CSA boxes.
40 – She Packs Your Brussels Sprouts and Lives in Fear
39 – Songs That Make Food Taste Better
38 – W. Kamau Bell and the Case of the Racist Skittles
37 – The Agony and Ecstasy of Eating 330 Hamburgers
36 – Farmers Are Living Dangerously
35 – We Watch “Game of Thrones” for the Food Porn
34 – You Are What You Eat, Donald Trump
33 – Inside Silicon Valley's Race to the Best Fake Meat
32 – As a Fat Person, "I Felt Like I Always Had to Apologize for Myself"
31 – Everything You Love About Food Means Nothing to This Guy
30 – Sex, Drugs, and Oysters: What It's Really Like to Work at a Fancy Restaurant
29 – This Simple Advice Completely Changed the Way I Eat
28 – What a Cool New Podcast About Shipping Can Teach You About Coffee
27 – The Bizarre, True-Crime Story of New England’s Seafood King
26 - The Science of Why People Don’t Believe in Food Science
25 – Is Your Favorite Restaurant Standing Up for Immigrants?
24 - Somali Refugees Make Better Pancakes
23 - Save the Chocolate
22 - You Don’t Get Fat For the Reasons You Think
21 – The Secret Lives of Chefs
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