On today’s show we are honored to welcome the Driscoll family. Ellen and Dan are brother and sister, and Clare is Dan’s daughter and Ellen’s niece. Dan and Ellen both lost their wives to cancer, and Clare, her mother, and they talk candidly about this experience, and how they have found ways to cope since losing their beloveds. What a beautiful and emotional episode this was, one that left us with so much to think about. Thank you so much Ellen, Dan and Clare for sharing this, it was so moving t...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 43
This week we have the pleasure of speaking with an old friend of the family, Chef Ryan Augusta . Ryan joins us to talk about his harrowing and life changing experience with being diagnosed with tongue and neck cancer in his early 30’s. He talks to us about the incredibly complex nature of battling cancer as a young father of three and husband, and also how it deeply affected his relationship with food, both personally and professionally. Ryan articulated his grief journey with such heart, at man...
Dec 17, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 42
On today’s show we have the honor of welcoming chef, writer, TV personality, activist and lover of food, Andrew Zimmern. Andrew has spent his life in the food industry, and as we come to find out, it was the industry that ultimately helped to save his life. He candidly opens up about his struggle with drugs and alcohol, and how he managed to rise from the ashes after trying to drink himself to death as a young man. This conversation was so meaningful, as the current crisis that we are in has lef...
Dec 10, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 41
On this week's show we welcome the brilliantly talented writer, Alicia Kennedy. Alicia is a food and beverage writer with a heavy focus on veganism. She joined us from her home in San Juan, Puerto Rico to discuss the loss of her brother Brian, and how that profound grief has intertwined with food over the past several years. Alicia is a beautiful writer and human, and her deep and thoughtful words and ideas surrounding loss were moving, illuminating, and deeply touching. We highly recommend read...
Dec 03, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 40
On this week's show we talk with each other about the complicated grief that can often accompany the holiday season. We cover how to handle feeling overwhelmed, strategies for coping with being triggered and the significance of food during this time of the year. Sending love to all of you out there, this week and all weeks. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member ! Processing is Powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy a...
Nov 24, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 39
Hello sweet friends. This week we have the honor of speaking with Serena Liguori , the Executive Director of New Hour For Women and Children. New Hour was founded on Long Island to provide meaningful support to current and formerly incarcerated women, their children and families. They build community to promote successful reentry and lasting reintegration, and to reform unjust criminal justice system policies. They empower directly impacted people to use their experiences to effect change in the...
Nov 19, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 38
We have a very special episode for you all this week. Film critic Susannah Gruder joins us to talk about food & grief in film. Susannah recommended three incredible and poignant films for us to watch and discuss on the show, and we had an amazing time watching, and discussing them with her. We watched "Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels", Directed by Chantal Akerman, "Still Walking" directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, and "Dick Johnson is Dead" directed by Kirstin Johnson. Each film w...
Nov 12, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 37
On this week's episode, we read your listener letters and catch up with each other to unpack some different thoughts we have been having about grief and food. Note: this episode was recorded prior to the 2020 election, Incase you are wondering why we don’t mention it during the episode. Stay safe out there friends, and take care of yourselves and each other. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member ! Processing is Powered b...
Nov 05, 2020•49 min•Ep. 36
Hi friends. On this weeks show we welcome our dear friend Janet Mercel . Janet is a writer and interior designer based in LA. In 2016 Janet confronted a mysterious lifelong illness, and underwent heart surgery, having an experimental pacemaker put in. She joins us to discuss this time of pain, change, and literal heartbreak, and how her relationship with food helped heal her, and reconnect her with people that she pushed away while coping with her illness. Janet is a beautiful human, whose hones...
Oct 30, 2020•57 min•Ep. 35
Hello friends. On today’s show we are joined by Chef Eli Sussman. Eli is the author of 4 cookbooks, a board member of Share our Strength, and the Chef/ Owner of the recently closed Samesa, which had multiple locations throughout NYC. He joins us to discuss the multitude of emotions that come from closing a business, from the pain of loss of identity, to the relief of letting go of the daily struggle. Eli is not only an incredibly talented chef, he’s an innovator, and a wildly creative and driven...
Oct 22, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 34
On today’s show we welcome Portland Grief House founder, Laura Green. Laura joins us to talk about the amazing project she has started in The Portland Grief House, and how she envisions its place in Portland’s grief community. We talk about the many ways in which Portland has been experiencing communal as of late, and the impact of raging wildfires on her appetite. Laura has a beautiful way of looking at and talking about grief, and it was a luscious and rich conversation. Please check out Portl...
Oct 15, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 33
On this week's very special episode we are joined by music legend Judy Collins . Judy is a grammy award winner with a career spanning over 60 years. She not only has a 55 album body of work under her belt, but she is also an author and activist. Judy joins us to talk about her decades-long struggle with eating disorders, the tragic loss of her only son, and the power of acceptance and vulnerability. Judy is wise in a rare way and has a beautiful way of looking at life, having gone through the de...
Oct 08, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 32
On today's show we are re-airing our wonderful chat with owner of Shelsky's of Brooklyn , Peter Shelsky. Peter joins us to talk about the rich history and traditions of shiva. We talk smoked fish, mourning and much more on this lovely and lighthearted episode. We adore Peter and urge all smoked fish lovers to get dow there ASAP! Hang in there folks, and we are sending love. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member ! Process...
Oct 01, 2020•57 min•Ep. 97
On today’s show we are joined by the lovely Tucker Schwarz. In early 2019 Tucker awoke in the middle of the night to realize that her apartment building was on fire. Luckily she escaped the fire physically unharmed, and no one else in the building was at home. Her apartment, and all her possessions, photos and keepsakes were destroyed. This is such a traumatizing and life altering event, and we felt honored that she opened up to us about the experience and the grief she has experienced in the af...
Sep 24, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 31
On today's show, we chat with each other about the intense going ons in the world and how we are coping with them. It was great to catch up just the two of us and just be honest about how this very tumultuous time is effecting us, and what we have been cooking and eating to cope. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member ! Processing is Powered b y Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...
Sep 17, 2020•58 min•Ep. 30
On this week's show we welcome Laura Madaio. Laura is the founder of Grief Hungry , an Instagram handle, and soon to be website that offers recipe sharing for the grief community. In the summer of 2018, Laura suddenly and tragically lost her beloved father, John, in terrible accident. John was as Laura describes, the cornerstone of their tight knit family, and his sudden passing left a lot to be processed and untangled. In the wake of his death, Laura became an advocate for bereavement leave in ...
Sep 04, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 29
On today’s show we are joined by Chef and Writer Jasmine Michel. Jasmine chats with us about her upbringing and her families food traditions in relationship to her Muslim heritage, her recent trauma of having a fire in her home and badly burning her partner, and how she is handling the current state of sustained grief that we are all living in. Jasmine has such warmth, and we feel like she’s an old friend already. It was such a pleasure to get the chance to talk with her. Please enjoy:) Heritage...
Aug 26, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 28
On today's show we welcome writer and television producer/ director/ showrunner Scottie Jeanette Madden. Scottie joins us to talk about her beautiful love story with her late wife Marcy. Scottie and Marcy were married just shy of 30 years before Marcy passed away from a 9 year battle with ovarian cancer. We discuss caregiving, her transitioning, cooking, and ultimately, the meaning of true love. Their story is tender and beautiful, and we were honored to have Scottie share some of the details of...
Aug 18, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 27
Hey folks. On this week's episode we are joined by brothers Daniel and Justin Wisner. Daniel and Justin are PA natives, living and working together in Brooklyn. They share about their history with body dysmorphia, eating disorders and the tragic passing of Justin’s beloved husband Chris. Their relationship is unique and beautiful, and it was amazing to feel the power of sibling love in the face of unimaginable loss. It was a true delight chatting with them, and we hope you enjoy our chat with th...
Aug 18, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 26
This week we have a listener letter episode. We have been hanging on to this one for a while, and are excited to finally air it! Thank you so much to all you amazing and supportive listeners, and especially to this weeks letter writers for their beautiful submissions. It was an honor to read them on air. Please send us YOUR letters!: Processing@heritageradionetwork.org In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows from our homes all around the country. It was hard work stepping away f...
Jul 24, 2020•47 min•Ep. 25
On today’s show we welcome the bright burst of light that is Ella Laviolette. Ella is an artist, a cook, a service industry veteran and a professional dominatrix. She grew up on the Lower East Side of NYC, and was raised in a food centric Hatian family. We talk about Hatian cuisine, being raised without a mother and the similarities between sex work and therapy. Ella is a magical person, and we were honored to chat with her. Please enjoy💛 In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows...
Jul 09, 2020•54 min•Ep. 24
On this week's episode we welcome the wonderful and wise Millicent Souris . Millicent is the Rescue Food Coordinator at the largest emergency food provider in Brooklyn, called. St. John’s Bread & Life . We talk about growing up in her family's bar, the death of her father and handling grief as a young person just starting their adult life. Millicent has so much depth and warmth and strength, and it was such a rich conversation. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Please note, this episod...
Jun 19, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 23
We have a very special episode mini episode today featuring our pals from the Service Workers Coalition. We are grateful for what they are doing to help the service community during this crisis, and wanted to spread the word about their mutual aid services. Please enjoy, and please donate! *Service Workers Coalition is a grassroots Mutual Aid Fund, and now incorporated Non-Profit Organization, that has mobilized to respond to the evolving needs of laid off hospitality workers throughout the COVI...
May 27, 2020•34 min•Ep. 22
Today we bring to you part three of our crisis catchup series with some of our amazing past guests. We check in with Jess Quinn, Jessie Sheehan and Jenny Indig, to see how they are fairing during this difficult time, and how their past experiences with grief have helped them to handle the current stress and uncertainty of the world. We really enjoyed getting to touch base with them, and we hope you do too. Stay safe and take care of yourselves and each other. Processing is powered by Simplecast ...
May 21, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 21
On this weeks show we welcome the Vintage Baker herself, Jessie Sheehan . She joins us to talk about her battle with breast cancer, her love of nostalgic sweets, and the path that brought her there. Jessie is a true lightning bolt of a woman. Her energy and enthusiasm is palpable, and we had such a wonderful time talking with her. Please follow her on instagram @jessiesheehanbakes and pick up her awesome cookbook "The Vintage Baker." Processing is powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at ht...
May 14, 2020•55 min•Ep. 20
Hi folks, we hope you are all hanging in there through this difficult time. On today's show we welcome Jenny Indig , for a very special Mother’s Day episode. Jenny lost her mother to cancer 8 years ago, shortly after she herself became a mom for the first time. Jenny candidly shares her memories of her mother's love of celebrations, and how she memorialises her mother through food in her current life. Jenny is a sweet and thoroughly genuine human, and this conversation was touching, but also mor...
May 07, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 19
On today's show we are joined by Hannah Borkin, all the way from the UK. Hanna talks with us, remotely of course, about the death of her father in 2017, and the incredible way she has chosen to channel her grief through her new supper club project, "Grief Eats". As a young woman who lost her dad suddenly at age 24, Hannah has a unique perspective on grief, and it was our absolute pleasure to chat with her about her experience, and how she is coping with her past trauma during this current crisis...
May 01, 2020•59 min•Ep. 18
On today's show we catch up with several of our former guests about how they are dealing with this global crisis. Everyone brings a very different and valuable perspective to the show, and we are honoured to have them all to share with you. Thank you to Cynthia Cherish Malaran, Amelia Nierenberg, and Anna Dunn for their time. We hope you are all finding ways to cope and get by in this challenging time, and we hope that hearing these stories helps even just a little. Processing is powered by Simp...
Apr 16, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 17
On today's show we catch up with several of our former guests about how they are dealing with this global crisis. Everyone brings a very different and valuable perspective to the show, and we are honoured to have them all to share with you. Thank you to Dana Cowin, Laura Silverman, Tracy Wilik, and Lisa Kolb Ruland for their time. We hope you are all finding ways to cope and get by in this challenging time, and we hope that hearing these stories helps even just a little. Processing is powered by...
Apr 10, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 16
Today we are joined by the warm and wonderful Tracy Wilk . Tracy is the Lead Recreational Chef and Recipe Editor at ICE, and she joins us to talk about the loss of her father to suicide in 2017. We had such a deep and winding talk with her, and like with so many of our guests that we meet for the first time, we somehow felt like old friends. Huge thank you to Tracy for sharing her experience with the complicated loss of a loved one by suicide. If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide...
Apr 02, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 15
