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Keep Calm and Cook On with Julia Turshen

Julia Turshenjuliaturshen.com
Cookbook author Julia Turshen speaks to some of the most interesting people in and around food. The conversations thoughtfully explore varied themes such as cooking, writing, mental health, relationships (professional and personal), volunteering, and more.
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Episodes

On Lifting: Sharon Salomon + Tricia Lucero

Sharon Salomon, 80, is a competitive powerlifter. She and her coach, Tricia Lucero, join Julia Turshen for a conversation about lifting, training and more. Follow-up links: To pre-order Julia’s new book, WHAT GOES WITH WHAT, head here ! To sign up for Julia's weekly newsletter, head here . BUILT FOR THIS: THE QUIET STRENGTH OF POWERLIFTING, Julia’s long-form essay, can be read here or listened to here . Watch the video about the Queer Barbell Club Julia started at her gym....

Sep 12, 202456 minEp. 84

On Lifting: Le Carr

Le Carr is the co-owner of Rain City Fit in Seattle, Washington. They are also the director of Pride Deadlift Party, an annual block-party style deadlift competition and fundraiser for the Seattle LGBTQIA+ community that has raised tens of thousands of dollars. They joined Julia Turshen to talk about powerlifting, running gyms, competitions and more. Follow-up links: To pre-order Julia’s new book, WHAT GOES WITH WHAT, head here ! To sign up for Julia's weekly newsletter, head here . BUILT FOR TH...

Sep 05, 20241 hr 11 minEp. 83

On Lifting: Elazar Sontag

Elazar Sontag is a James Beard and National Magazine Award-nominated writer and editor. He's also a Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient. Most importantly, he is currently trying for a 400-pound deadlift. He joined Julia Turshen to talk about powerlifting, eating, queerness, bodies and more. Follow-up links: To pre-order Julia’s new book, WHAT GOES WITH WHAT, head here ! To sign up for Julia's weekly newsletter, head here . BUILT FOR THIS: THE QUIET STRENGTH OF POWERLIFTING, Julia’s long-form essay, can...

Aug 29, 202452 minEp. 82

On Lifting: Alex Lau

Alex Lau is a food and travel photographer from San Francisco. When not sitting in car rentals and airport terminals, he is the proud owner of three dogs named Rocco, Ellie, and Nina. With the rest of his free time, he trains and competes as a nationally ranked powerlifter. He joined Julia Turshen for a conversation about his lifting. Follow-up links: To pre-order Julia’s new book, WHAT GOES WITH WHAT, head here ! To sign up for Julia's weekly newsletter, head here . BUILT FOR THIS: THE QUIET ST...

Aug 22, 20241 hr 1 minEp. 81

On Lifting: Gabi Dixson

Gabi Dixson, a Multi-World Record Breaking Athlete, has been named the 5th Worlds Strongest Woman. She is also a model, public speaker, musician, and social worker with over a decade of experience. She joins Julia Turshen for a conversation about her life and strength. Follow-up links: To pre-order Julia’s new book, WHAT GOES WITH WHAT, head here ! To sign up for Julia's weekly newsletter, head here . BUILT FOR THIS: THE QUIET STRENGTH OF POWERLIFTING, Julia’s long-form essay, can be read here o...

Aug 15, 202458 minEp. 80

On Lifting: Ashley Dyce

Ashley Dyce, a Para Powerlifter, joins Julia Turshen for a conversation about athletic career and what drives her. Follow-up links: To pre-order Julia’s new book, WHAT GOES WITH WHAT, head here ! To sign up for Julia's weekly newsletter, head here . BUILT FOR THIS: THE QUIET STRENGTH OF POWERLIFTING, Julia’s long-form essay, can be read here or listened to here . Watch the video about the Queer Barbell Club Julia started at her gym. Follow Ashely and her lifting on IG at @ashleiie225 !...

Aug 08, 202438 minEp. 79

On Lifting: Corinne Fay

Corinne Fay, the person behind Big Undies, a Substack newsletter about clothes, and @SellTradePlus, a peer-to-peer plus size resale community, joins Julia Turshen for a conversation about powerlifting, bodies, queerness and more. Follow-up links: To pre-order Julia’s new book, WHAT GOES WITH WHAT, head here ! To sign up for Julia's weekly newsletter, head here . BUILT FOR THIS: THE QUIET STRENGTH OF POWERLIFTING, Julia’s long-form essay, can be read here or listened to here . Watch the video abo...

Aug 01, 20241 hr 1 minEp. 78

On Lifting: Casey Johnston

Casey Johnston, the writer behind She’s a Beast, Ask a Swole Woman and LIFTOFF: Couch to Barbell, joins Julia Turshen for a conversation about lifting and writing about it. Follow-up links: To pre-order Julia’s new book, WHAT GOES WITH WHAT, head here ! To sign up for Julia's weekly newsletter, head here . BUILT FOR THIS: THE QUIET STRENGTH OF POWERLIFTING, Julia’s long-form essay, can be read here or listened to here . Watch the video about the Queer Barbell Club Julia started at her gym. For m...

Jul 25, 202454 minEp. 77

On Lifting: Laura Khoudari

Laura Khoudari, a trauma-informed wellness writer, coach, and storyteller, is the author of Lifting Heavy Things: Healing Trauma One Rep at a Time . She joins Julia Turshen in a conversation about lifting heavy stuff, knowing when to stop lifting heavy stuff, and how to approach it all from a holistic, embodied lens. Follow-up links: To pre-order Julia’s new book, WHAT GOES WITH WHAT , head here ! To sign up for Julia's weekly newsletter, head here . BUILT FOR THIS: THE QUIET STRENGTH OF POWERLI...

Jul 18, 202454 minEp. 76

On Appetites: Virginia Sole-Smith

Virginia Sole-Smith, journalist behind the Burnt Toast newsletter + author of The Eating Instinct, in conversation with Julia Turshen. Follow-up links: To sign up for Julia's newsletter, head here . For more about Virginia, head here . For more about Burnt Toast, Virginia's newsletter, head here ....

Jul 12, 20221 hr 16 minEp. 75

On Appetites: Shaina Loew-Banayan

Shaina Loew-Banayan, chef and owner of Cafe Mutton and author of Elegy for An Appetite, in conversation with Julia Turshen. Follow-up links: For more about Shaina's book Elegy for an Appetite, head here . For the New Yorker review of Elegy for an Appetite , head here . For more about Cafe Mutton, head here and follow them on IG here . To sign up for Julia's newsletter, head here ....

Jul 05, 202243 minEp. 74

On Appetites: Lauren Leavell

Lauren Leavell in conversation with Julia Turshen, in the second in a series of four conversations all about APPETITE. Follow-up links: For more about Lauren, head here . To sign up for Julia's newsletter, head here . To listen to Lauren on the Food Heaven podcast, head here . For the recording of Julia's recent class on grilling, head here ....

Jun 28, 202249 minEp. 73

On Appetites: Angela Garbes

Angela Garbes, author of ESSENTIAL LABOR and LIKE A MOTHER, in conversation with Julia Turshen. Follow-up links: For more about Angela and her work, head here . To sign up for Julia's newsletter, head here . For more about Julia + her work, head here .

Jun 22, 202255 minEp. 72

Food + Romance: Jasmine Guillory

Bestselling romance novelist Jasmine Guillory talks to Julia Turshen about the role food plays in her books, why she writes about women with unapologetic appetites, and her favorite snacks. For more about Jasmine, head here . For more about Julia's Sunday afternoon cooking classes, head here . For Jasmine's Bustle essay, head here . For Jasmine's TIME essay, head here . For Rancho Gordo's popcorn kernels, head here . For Jasmine's favorite potato chips (Torres — Smoked Paprika), head here . For ...

Apr 12, 202236 minEp. 71

Food + Romance: Casey McQuiston

Bestselling romantic comedy writer Casey McQuiston talks to Julia Turshen about the role food plays in both their writing and in their life. For more about Casey, head here . To learn more about Julia's Sunday afternoon cooking classes, head here.

Apr 12, 202257 minEp. 70

On Baking: King Arthur's Recipe of the Year

Julia Turshen talks to David Tamarkin, the Editorial Director of King Arthur Baking, about King Arthur's 2022 Recipe of the Year. Quick note: the bagel shop that David frequents is Bo 's (not Mo's). Follow-up links: For more about King Arthur Baking, head here . For King Arthur's Ultimate Sandwich Bagels recipe, head here . For more about Julia Turshen, head here . For more about Zoe Kanan's baking, including bagel pop-ups, head here . For more about Pigeon Bagels, head here . For more about Bo'...

Dec 30, 202127 minEp. 69

On Baking: Roxane Gay

Roxane Gay and Julia Turshen talk about baking. Note: this episode includes some cursing. Follow-up links: For more about Roxane Gay, head here . To sign up for 'The Audacity,' Roxane's newsletter, head here . For more about Julia Turshen, head here . For more about King Arthur Baking, head here . For Julia's IG video of her favorite cherry tomato-cutting hack, head here ....

Dec 23, 202133 minEp. 68

On Baking: Alicia Kennedy

Julia Turshen talks to Alicia Kennedy about vegan baking and more. Follow-up links: For more about Alicia, head here . To sign up for Alicia’s newsletter (HIGHLY RECOMMEND DOING THIS!), head here. For Alicia’s ‘On Baking’ essay, head here . For Alicia’s essay ‘I Accidentally Started a Vegan Bakery That Turned My Life Upside Down,’ head here. For Miyokos butter, head here .: For more about the Post Punk Kitchen (Isa Chandra Moskowitz’s work), head here . For more about Leah Kirts’ work, head here...

Dec 16, 202148 minEp. 67

On Baking: Cheryl Day

Julia Turshen talks to Cheryl Day about her new book Cheryl Day's Treasury of Southern Baking . Follow-up links: For more about Cheryl and her book and her bakery, head here . For more about Julia, head here . For more about King Arthur Baking, head here . For more about Book Larder, head here ....

Dec 09, 202146 minEp. 66

On Baking: Dorie Greenspan

Julia Turshen talks to Dorie Greenspan about Baking with Dorie , Dorie's 14th cookbook that also marks her 30th anniversary as a cookbook author. They discuss the origin of Dorie's newest book, the logistics of her work including her longtime recipe tester, her relationship to social media, how being a grandmother has impacted her work, and some of her favorite recipes from her new book. Follow-up links: Fore more about Dorie, head here . For Dorie's newsletter, head here . For more about Julia,...

Dec 02, 202148 minEp. 65

Body Stuff with Grace Bonney

Julia and her wife, Grace Bonney, have an honest talk about body stuff. Follow-Up Links: Head here to Dinnerly and use the code ' KEEPCALM ' to get $60 off of your first 4 boxes! To pre-order Grace's upcoming book, Collective Wisdom , head here . To order signed copies of all of Julia's cookbooks, including Simply Julia , head here . To order Keep Calm & Cook On merch, head here . Mental Health Resources: For a list of anti-diet, Health at Every Size + Intuitive Eating providers for disorder...

Sep 06, 20211 hr 6 minEp. 64

Reem Kassis: One Foot on the Ground, A Hand Reaching Out

Reem Kassis, author of The Palestinian Table and The Arabesque Table , in conversation with Julia Turshen. Reem is an award-winning Palestinian writer who focuses on the intersection of food with culture, history and politics. Follow-up links: For more about Reem, her books, and all of her work, head here . For more episodes of Keep Calm and Cook On, head here . To order a signed copy of Julia's latest book Simply Julia from Oblong Books, her local bookstore, head here . For more about Julia, he...

Jun 28, 20211 hr 5 minEp. 63

Nik Sharma x Simply Julia Virtual Book Tour

Nik Sharma in conversation with Julia Turshen about Julia's new cookbook Simply Julia. Thanks to Now Serving for hosting this conversation! Nik is a food writer, photographer, cookbook author, and recipe developer based in Los Angeles. He is the author of two bestselling cookbooks. His first Season: Big Flavors, Beautiful Food was a finalist for the James Beard Foundation Award for Photography) and a finalist for the International Association of Culinary Professionals Julia Child Award . Nik’s s...

May 17, 20211 hr 3 minEp. 59

Pati Jinich x Simply Julia Virtual Book Tour

Pati Jinich in conversation with Julia Turshen about Julia's new cookbook Simply Julia. Thanks to Book Passage for hosting this conversation! Pati Jinich is the star of Pati’s Mexican Table, her PBS television series that has aired for 9 seasons and gets nearly 30 million views in the United States. The show has received three James Beard Awards for Best Culinary Television Program and Pati has also won the award for Outstanding Personality/TV Host. The show has also received three Daytime Emmy ...

May 17, 202159 minEp. 62

Deb Perelman x Simply Julia Virtual Book Tour

Deb Perelman in conversation with Julia Turshen about Julia's new cookbook Simply Julia. Thanks to Book Larder for hosting this conversation! Deb is a self-taught home cook, photographer and the creator of smittenkitchen.com . She is the author of the New York Times bestselling cookbooks The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook and Smitten Kitchen Every Day. Deb lives in New York City with her husband and their two children. Follow-up links: For more about this season's partner, check out BetterThanBouillon...

May 17, 202152 minEp. 61

Dorie Greenspan x Simply Julia Virtual Book Tour

Dorie Greenspan in conversation with Julia Turshen about Julia's new cookbook Simply Julia. Thanks to Oblong Books for hosting this conversation! Dorie Greenspan is the author of 13 cookbooks, including her latest, Everyday Dorie and Dorie’s Cookies. A best-selling author and five-time James Beard award winner, she is a columnist for The New York Times Magazine. Dorie's next book, "Baking with Dorie," will be published in October. You can find her at @doriegreenspan . Dorie and Julia talk about ...

May 17, 20211 hr 9 minEp. 54

Jia Tolentino x Simply Julia Virtual Book Tour

Jia Tolentino in conversation with Julia Turshen about Julia's new cookbook Simply Julia. Thanks to Left Bank Books for hosting this conversation! Jia is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of the essay collection Trick Mirror. Follow-up links: For more about this season's partner, check out BetterThanBouillon.Com To order a signed copy of Simply Julia from Oblong Books, head here For more about Left Bank Books , who hosted this conversation, head here For over 50 more episodes of Ke...

May 17, 202154 minEp. 56

Ashley C. Ford x Simply Julia Virtual Book Tour

Ashley C. Ford in conversation with Julia Turshen about Julia's new cookbook Simply Julia. Thanks to Books Are Magic for hosting this conversation! Ashley C. Ford is a writer, host, and educator who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with her husband, poet and fiction writer Kelly Stacy , and their chocolate lab Astro Renegade Ford-Stacy. Her memoir, Somebody’s Daughter, will be published by Flatiron Books on June 1, 2021. Ford is the former host of The Chronicles of Now podcast, co-host of The HBO ...

May 17, 202148 minEp. 55

Antoni Porowski x Simply Julia Virtual Book Tour

Antoni Porowski in conversation with Julia Turshen about Julia's new cookbook Simply Julia. Thanks to Sixth & I for hosting this conversation! Antoni is a New York Times Bestselling Author and star of Netflix’s hit series ' Queer Eye .' Antoni’s first cookbook, Antoni in the Kitchen , was released in Fall 2019, debuting at #2 on the New York Times’ Best Seller List. His next cookbook, Antoni: Let’s Do Dinner , is set for release fall 2021. Born in Canada to Polish emigrants, Antoni is an out...

May 17, 20211 hr 4 minEp. 58

Rochelle Udell Turshen (Julia's Mom!) x Simply Julia Virtual Book Tour

Rochelle Udell Turshen in conversation with her daughter Julia Turshen about Julia's new cookbook Simply Julia . Thanks to Congregation Rodeph Shalom for hosting this conversation! Rochelle Udell Turshen, Julia's mother, had a long career in publishing and advertising, including roles as the Founding Art Director of Ms . magazine, the Editor-in-Chief of SELF , and the SVP and Creative Director of Chico's. She currently creates artwork and community programming. Follow-up links: For more about th...

May 17, 202149 minEp. 60
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