Prohibition with Christine Sismondo

Prohibition and racism. A greenhouse in the North. And sexy vegetables (yes, seriously sexy vegetables!).

In this episode we have the pleasure of speaking with writer and historian Christine Sismondo about her two articles for Macleans about how prohibition impacted race relations in the US and Canada. This is undeniably relevant right now right down the tactic the Anti-Saloon League  employed. Christine is a Toronto-based writer and speaker who specializes in wine, spirits and their history. She is the author of ‘America Walks Into a Bar', a history of bars as political spaces, and wrote the script for Wondery Media’s American History Tellers’ six-part prohibition series. She also co-wrote, with Stephen Beaumont, ‘Canadian Spirits’ - an essential guide for anyone interested in learning more about Canada’s many distilleries.

Next we have a good news story about a community in the North building a greenhouse to foster food security.

And finally, to further brighten our moods…  sexy vegetables: Delightfully seductive radishes.