This week, I am revisiting interviews with six James Beard Award nominees and winners I have welcomed to the show over the last five years. Never would I have thought that I would be among this esteemed group! That’s right, I am a 2025 James Beard Awards Broadcast Media nominee! Tune in to this special episode to learn more about my journey and the journey of these six culinary powerhouses. Heritage Radio Network is a listener-supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Eat Your Heartland Out b...
Jun 12, 2025•51 min•Ep. 99
This week, Eat Your Heartland Out is sharing the show with two podcast hosts who use their microphones to amplify the stories of American agriculture. Join Capri in conversation with Rodger Wasson , host of Farm To Table Talk , and Dana DiPrima , host of the One Bite is Everything podcast. Heritage Radio Network is a listener-supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Eat Your Heartland Out by becoming a member ! Eat Your Heartland Out is Powered by Simplecast ....
May 15, 2025•56 min•Ep. 98
This week, the show welcomes two guests who capture the power of farmland preservation. Angie Doucette is the Midwest Senior Farmland Program Manager at American Farmland Trust . She is joined by Kyle Zwieg, owner of Zwieg's Maple Acres in Wisconsin. Angie and Kyle discuss how the work of American Farmland Trust helps protect farms and food sources for generations to come. Heritage Radio Network is a listener-supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Eat Your Heartland Out by becoming a membe...
May 01, 2025•48 min•Ep. 97
Len Senater is the founder of The Depanneur . The Dep, as many call it, is a place and a concept that has evolved over more than a decade. It has had several iterations, including housing a corner store and cafe and even the inspiration for a nonprofit lifting up newcomers to Canada. The Dep has served as a showcase of the incredible culinary diversity that makes up Toronto’s food culture by hosting thousands of unique, public, and private food events from supper clubs and cooking classes to tab...
Apr 10, 2025•42 min•Ep. 96
Jessica Allen is probably best known as one of the co-hosts of CTV’s popular daytime talk show, The Social . But this St. Thomas, Ontario, native also has a reputation for being a bit of a foodie. From working in restaurants to writing about food, relationships, and pop culture, you will hear Jess’ excitement over food shine through. Heritage Radio Network is a listener-supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Eat Your Heartland Out by becoming a member ! Eat Your Heartland Out is Powered by...
Apr 10, 2025•33 min•Ep. 95
This week, we are travelling back to the American Midwest, where I will chat with Cincinnati-based James Beard nominated chef Jose Salazar . And we will revisit my 2024 interview with Chicago-based James Beard Award-winning pastry chef Mindy Segal . Heritage Radio Network is a listener-supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Eat Your Heartland Out by becoming a member ! Eat Your Heartland Out is Powered by Simplecast ....
Apr 03, 2025•48 min•Ep. 94
We are back with another episode about Canadian food culture in our limited series, More Than Maple. This show brings us out to Manitoba where I meet historians and authors Janis Thiessen and Kimberley Moore . Janis discusses the stories she discovered behind some of Canada’s favorite snack foods and talks about how she, along with Kimberly, embarked on a journey to learn about Manitoba food culture. You may be surprised by what you learn in this episode. Spoiler alert: there are some Midwestern...
Mar 20, 2025•49 min•Ep. 93
We are continuing our limited series about Canadian food culture, More Than Maple. This week, I welcome two guests who share their respective lived experiences in food justice and bringing indigenous cuisine to a wider audience in Western Canada. Meet BC-based food systems activist Abra Brynne , and Chef Brittany Stoney of Bernadette’s , an Indigenous restaurant in Edmonton, Alberta. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Eat Your Heartland Out by becom...
Mar 13, 2025•56 min•Ep. 92
We are back with another episode that is part of our limited series about Canadian food culture, More Than Maple. This week we are traveling from the Maritimes to the Prairies to learn about important programs serving the unique food security and job training needs of communities in Newfoundland & Labrador and Alberta. Josh Smee and Laurel Huget join us from Food First NL and Anca Roman joins us from EthniCity Catering and Cafe in Calgary. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonpr...
Mar 06, 2025•56 min•Ep. 91
This is another episode that is part of our limited series about Canadian food culture. Meet Chef Tammy Maki , pastry chef and founder of Raven Rising Chocolate , and Inez Cook , owner of the Salmon and Bannock restaurants and catering company. Both women share their inspiring stories of exploring their Indigenous identity while building successful food businesses in the process. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Eat Your Heartland Out by becoming ...
Feb 27, 2025•59 min•Ep. 90
We are kicking off a limited series of episodes about Canadian food culture. Much like Midwestern foodways, Canada’s food landscape offers much more than meets the eye…much more than maple! Get an introduction to Canadian foodways with guests David Szanto , a freelance academic in food studies, and Kesia Kvill , an independent food historian focused on Canadian Foodways. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Eat Your Heartland Out by becoming a member ...
Feb 20, 2025•55 min•Ep. 89
In this episode, we are embracing the culture of fairs and festivals across the Midwest. Meet Haylie Robinson , executive producer and host of the TV series Finding Festivals . Then, we reach back into the archives for a conversation with Marla Calico , President & CEO of the International Association of Fairs and Expositions and a chat with Catherine Lambrecht to learn about a state fair recipe competition. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Ea...
Jan 30, 2025•50 min•Ep. 88
This week we are saluting two women who have brought their unique talents to North Dakota’s food and drink scene. I will introduce you to Elena Silvestru Martinez, an immigrant from Moldova who has turned her passion for cooking into teaching kids kitchen skills . And, hear from Susan Ruud , President and Mead Maker at Prairie Rose Meadery . Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Eat Your Heartland Out by becoming a member ! Eat Your Heartland Out is Po...
Oct 17, 2024•50 min•Ep. 87
This week we are heading out to the prairies of North Dakota to learn about the marvels of honey and many of its sweet uses. Meet John Miller , the man driving his family's migratory beekeeping business. Then, learn how Jason Kesselring uses honey in the mead he makes at the North Dakota vineyards that bare his name . Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Eat Your Heartland Out by becoming a member ! Eat Your Heartland Out is Powered by Simplecast ....
Oct 10, 2024•53 min•Ep. 86
This week we are talking about the power of food with Minnesota based baker, scientist, and dessert curator Dr. Altreisha Foster . Dr. Foster is also an author, entrepreneur, and the founder of the Cake Therapy Foundation, which aims to use baking as a tool of empowerment and resilience. We will also revisit an episode from the archives that dives into culinary arts therapy with social workers Julie Ohana and Courtney Fields Fuciarelli . Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit p...
Sep 12, 2024•51 min•Ep. 85
This week we are taking a trip back in time to two farms that offer immersive historic culinary experiences. First, we will visit with the team at Living History Farms in Iowa, who run several dinners that reflect authentic experiences of community members from days gone by. Then, it’s off to Indiana to visit Conner Prairie , where historic interpreters bring yesterday’s cooking skills to modern day students. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Eat Y...
Sep 05, 2024•54 min•Ep. 84
Meet Kaydee Riggs-Johnson , one of the superstar women behind Ladybird Brewing in Winfield, Kansas. Kaydee and her partner Laura Riggs-Johnson bring a sense of community to their main street brewery. And, we also revisit an episode from the archives with Wisconsin-based Mary Pellettieri , founder of Top Note Tonic . Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Eat Your Heartland Out by becoming a member ! Eat Your Heartland Out is Powered by Simplecast ....
Aug 22, 2024•49 min•Ep. 83
This week, I’m going to introduce you to two women whose businesses I discovered while on the road filming my TV series America The Bountiful in Kansas and Michigan. In Wichita, meet Tricia Holmes , who grew up in the produce business and founded Holmes Made Salsa . And in Traverse City, meet Heather Burson, who started Third Coast Bakery to make tasty desserts available to those with dietary restrictions. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Eat Your...
Aug 15, 2024•49 min•Ep. 82
This week, we head to the Windy City to meet two individuals who have brought their own twist to the Chicago food scene. James Beard award winning pastry chef Mindy Segal introduces us to the bakery that bears her name . And, Chef Max Robbins , Culinary Director at Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants , shares his perspective on the evolution of what defines “Midwestern Cuisine.” Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Eat Your Heartland Out by becoming a m...
Aug 08, 2024•52 min•Ep. 81
The show welcomes two food entrepreneurs whose work is rooted in a deep sense of purpose. Six years ago, Sara Kubiak founded the Vanilla Bean Project , a company driven by commitment to regenerative business practices. And, Jason Noel is Chief Operating Officer of Abbott’s Candy , the oldest confectionery in Indiana that prides itself on preserving tradition. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Eat Your Heartland Out by becoming a member ! Eat Your H...
Aug 01, 2024•41 min•Ep. 80
We travel to the Land of Lincoln to visit Scratch Brewing Company , where brewer and co-owner Marika Josephson gives us a taste of what inspires their unique brewing style that incorporates botanicals and local forged ingredients. Then it’s over to Springfield to meet Amy Beadle , marketing manager of the town’s convention and visitor bureau, who introduces us to the famed horseshoe sandwich that Springfield put on the map. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network...
Jul 25, 2024•44 min•Ep. 79
This episode celebrates the diverse Middle Eastern flavors that are part of the Midwestern culinary landscape. Meet Zehorit Heilicher , a Yemenite raised in Israel who is now a Minnesota based culinary instructor behind the website mideasttomidwest.com . And, get a taste of Galit , a Middle Eastern fine dining restaurant in Chicago. I will talk with their co-owner and chef, James Beard Award winner Zach Engel . Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Eat...
May 02, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 78
Meet Sabrina Servais , a third-generation farmer and the herd manager at Hamburg Hills , an organic dairy farm and part of the Organic Valley co-op located in Wisconsin. After earning her degree at UW-Madison, she returned to her roots on the farm where she has been caring for animals since she was a child. Sabrina is leading the way for a new generation of young women in farming. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Eat Your Heartland Out by becoming...
Apr 25, 2024•50 min•Ep. 77
Join us for a deep dive into Iowa’s culinary culture with food historian, author, and Iowa storyteller Darcy Maulsby . We go beyond corn and pork tenderloins to explore everything from indigenous farming traditions to how the chop suey craze swept Des Moines in the early 20th Century. As an Iowa Storyteller, Darcy believes anyone who eats has a connection to the things she’s passionate about, including food, farming, and history. Darcy writes about the food-to-fork connection for clients through...
Apr 18, 2024•39 min•Ep. 76
This episode is a personal one. I’m going to introduce you to my new TV series coming to public television stations nationwide starting in April. America The Bountiful aims to capture the nation’s cultural story by using food as a guide. I will be joined by the show’s director and fellow executive producer Jesse Roesler of Minneapolis-based Credo Nonfiction . And, expect some other special interviews with guests who have previously appeared on Eat Your Heartland Out and will now be featured in A...
Mar 28, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 75
Cheese is the star of this episode of the show. I speak with anthropologist and author Heather Paxson . Her book, The Life of Cheese: Crafting Food and Value in America , tells the cultural and economic story of cheese. Then I will introduce you to Andy Hatch , proprietor and master cheesemaker at Uplands Cheese in Wisconsin, for a front row seat to Farmstead Cheesemaking. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Eat Your Heartland Out by becoming a membe...
Mar 21, 2024•55 min•Ep. 74
This show features two guests who are creating new culinary experiences in their respective Midwest communities and beyond. Meet Nikki Thompson Frazier , the founder of Sweet Encounter Bakery , which aims to create an inclusive dining experience for people with dietary restrictions. And, get to know Erin Carlman Weber, the founder, owner, and operator of All Together Now , a social gathering space in Chicago offering wine, cheese, and much more. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported non...
Feb 29, 2024•59 min•Ep. 73
This episode features two guests who are journalists by trade, that forged a path as stewards of Midwestern storytelling. Meet James Norton , the editor and co-founder of the Heavy Table based in the Twin Cities; and Amanda Gajdosik , the founder of the Midwest Nice blog . Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Eat Your Heartland Out by becoming a member ! Eat Your Heartland Out is Powered by Simplecast ....
Feb 22, 2024•59 min•Ep. 72
Meet Kim Laing , the Indiana woman behind the blog and podcast More Than Corn , as well as Staci Perry Mergenthal , creator of the Funeral Potatoes and Wool Mittens podcast and the Random Sweets blog. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Eat Your Heartland Out by becoming a member ! Eat Your Heartland Out is Powered by Simplecast ....
Feb 08, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 71
Meet James Norton , founder of Heavy Table , a Minneapolis-St. Paul based magazine and newsletter highlighting the food, drink and culture of the Upper Midwest. James is also the is the co-author of the The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin and Lake Superior Flavors , a book which takes readers on a tasty road trip through the Lake Superior Circle Tour. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Eat Your Heartland Out by becoming a member ! Eat Your Heartlan...
Jan 25, 2024•35 min•Ep. 70
