The Racist Sandwich Podcast

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EP38: Ice Cream vs Anti-Semitism (w/ Jared Goodman) Nov 01, 2017

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Zahir interviews Jared Goodman, the founder and director of Morgan Street Theater, which organizes ice cream theater events in Portland, Oregon. Jared talks about him about his Jewish identity, his anxieties about raising Jewish children in an age of Trump, and why he loves making challah bread.

Guest produced by Eric Klein.

Bonus Episode: F**k the Patriarchy Oct 25, 2017

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BONUS EPISODE: FUCK THE PATRIARCHY. Soleil and Zahir discuss the sexual harassment allegations against the famous restauranteur John Besh, as well as their own experiences encountering sexual harassment in their respective work environments. They also discuss the complicity around sexual harassment and why more is not been done to combat this problem.

LINKS: From Glassdoor: Besh Restaurant Reviews

EP37: Minnesota Nice (w/ Amalia Nicholson, Aubry, and Kale Walch) Oct 19, 2017

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How much do you know about Minnesota? In this episode, Soleil digs into the state, going both on and off the beaten path.

She talks with Amalia Nicholson, lifelong Minnesotan, and host of the Borrowed Interest podcast, about punk rock brunch and Garrison Keillor; dives into the Minnesota State Fair in search of pickle-flavored beer; and interviews Aubry and Kale Walch, the sibling owners of The Herbivorous Butcher, the world's first vegan butcher shop—which happens to be in Minneapolis.

Produced by Soleil Ho with lots of help from Juan Ramirez and Chris Farstad. Additional music by Johnny Cash and Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra

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Borrowed Interest podcast, on being black women in the advertising business

The Herbivorous Butcher

Twin Cities Businesses Ask Why Professionals of Color Leave (via the Star Tribune)

EP36: Eating Big Macs in Qatar (with Omar El Akkad) Oct 04, 2017

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Zahir interviews Omar El Akkad, author of the critically acclaimed novel "American War," at an Egyptian shawarma stand in Portland, Oregon where they talk about sci-fi literature, what Ramadan means in a time of Islamophobia, and why McDonald's was such a huge hit in Doha. They also touch on what it is like to be a person of color in Portland and why writers of color should work against the impulse (and pressure) to write only for white readers.

This episode was made possible by our guest producer by Eric Klein

EP35: Puchica in the Midwest (w/ Victor Interiano & Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik) Sep 20, 2017

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Soleil and Zahir meet in the Midwest—sort of. They catch up on their adventures as Soleil prepares to depart to Mexico once again.

In this episode, we speak with Victor Interiano, creator of Dichos de un bicho, a blog centered on issues that concern Central Americans and Latinidad. Interiano is also the creator of a left-of-center charismatic cartoon cat named Puchica Puchin.

We also run a story on Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik that was previously published on Raw Material an arts and culture podcast by SFMOMA. Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik is a conceptual artist working with craft and food to tell the stories of migration that is based in Oakland, California.

Produced by Juan Ramirez. Music by AF the Naysayer and Blue Dot Sessions. additional production is by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Geraldine Ah-Sue with music from Podington Bear (source: free music archive)

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Dichos de un bicho
People's Kitchen Collective
In the light of the Mexican earthquake consider donating here

Bonus Episode: Waking Up From The Dream; A Post DACA Conversation Sep 10, 2017

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The day after President Trump announced his plans to rescind the DACA program, the three of us--producer Juan, co-hosts Soleil and Zahir--recorded a podcast together about what we were feeling. Juan is a former DACA recipient himself and we reflected on what this means for this country's 800,000 undocumented individuals, as well as how the food industry can protect Dreamers.

Produced by Juan Ramirez. Music by AF the Naysayer and Blue Dot Sessions.

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E34: Queering and Melanating the Comic World (w/ Taneka Stotts) Aug 31, 2017

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When was the last time you saw yourself reflected in the art that you love? For Portland's Taneka Stotts, comic writer and editor, the answer was never. So she co-founded Beyond Press, a small-scale publisher that releases comic books featuring queer-identified and minority artists. In today's episode, Soleil talks with Taneka about representation, Sonic the Hedgehog, and milkshakes.

In our intro, Juan and Soleil discuss the Portland Taco Festival fiasco and answer some listener questions.

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Beyond Press

Love Circuits, Taneka's webcomic

The milkshake incident

E33: Southern Food and the Table of Brotherhood (w/ John T. Edge and Amanda Yee) Aug 11, 2017

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Who owns Southern food? In this episode, we tackle the concept of cultural stakes, ownership, and the character of Southern regional cuisine. Zahir talks to author and Southern food scholar John T. Edge about his new book, The Potlikker Papers.

In the second segment, you'll hear from Amanda Yee, a Chinese, Norwegian, and African-American chef who, in her words, pulled a James Baldwin and set out to bring Southern cuisine to Scandinavia. According to Amanda, battling locals' preconceived notions is half the battle. We hope you enjoy the show.

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Racist Sandwich is a finalist in the 2017 Saveur Magazine blog awards. Vote for us!
Amanda Yee's upcoming restaurant, The Blues Woman
Who Owns Southern Food? in the Oxford American
An Open Letter to Paula Deen by Michael Twitty

E32: Because I Don't have Papers (w/ Armando Ibañez) Jul 27, 2017

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Juan speaks with Armando Ibañez, an undocumented queer filmmaker who produces Undocumented Tales, a web series that is loosely based on Armando's experience as a waiter in LA. Armando talks about what is like to be undocumented in the US while working as a server in the food industry and how his love for film helped him feel comfortable about his sexuality.

"Sometimes I ask my self, How have I last 16 years in the restaurant industry? and then I answer myself--because I don't have fucking papers!", says Armando.

We also dive into the violence street vendors become victims of. A recent incident sparked controversy after a man flipped over Benjamin Ramirez's cart.

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E31: Lose Hate, Not Weight (w/ Virgie Tovar) Jul 12, 2017

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This episode, which features author, activist, and fat discrimination expert Virgie Tovar, continues our conversations about body image, fatness, and thin privilege in the food world. We discuss the complexities of being a fat foodie and think about the ways in which patriarchy and capitalism inform diet culture and fatphobia.

But first, we begin with a story by Dr. Lisa Knisely about navigating restaurants as a fat person. Then, Virgie and Soleil compete to see who has the wackiest laugh. Virgie also lays out the history of diet culture, which includes a really interesting detour into the sordid origin of Graham Crackers.

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