Let's Get Real
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First Aired - 03/24/2010 05:00PM
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Heather Hyman and guest co-host Patrick Martins have David Haight & Erin Fairbanks on to follow up on the No Farm No Food Rally.
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The Farm Report Introduction: No Farms, No Food Rally Follow Up (14:45)
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Heather Hyman, Patrick Martins, The Farm Report, David Haight, Erin Fairbanks, farms and food need to be a priority in our state budget, farm development, Albany, New York State budget, American Farmland Trust, legislators, David Paterson, the state of New York is in a difficult fiscal situation right now, investing in the home grown food supply makes for a better state economy, getting nutritious food in the hand of more New Yorkers, $100 million dollars for 11 different programs, the benefit is greater than the cost, it makes sense for New York now, the state Senate released a budget resolution on Monday, what's the next step?, No Farms No Food Rally, call the state legislature tomorrow!, Environmental Protection Fund, www.farmland.org/newyork, John Samson, is there a disconnect between Manhattan and the rest of the state?, Tekserve,What's The Next Step? (17:15)
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American Farmland Trust, farmers market, locavore, eating locally, supporting farms, how can you get involved politically?, the rally was a huge success, the bus transportation helped, New York State Capital, taking a day for your food, volunteer work, strength in a unified political voice, this is an election year, there has never been a unified voice behind these programs, bodegas can help change things, Tekserve, iPhone applications, Hello Washington, the rally was not an end game, knowing where your food comes from, Carlo Petrini, becoming a co producer instead of a consumer, the sustainable food movement has to stop chastising itself for being too expensive,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 01/03/2010 12:00PM
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Patrick Martins & Katy Keifer celebrate the new decade by looking back at the "nought-ies" with guests Samuel Merritt, Mike Edison & Shanna Pacifico.
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The Main Course Introduction: END OF DECADE RECAP! (7:56)
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The Main Course, Patrick Martins, Katy Keiffer, the noughties, end of the decade, decade best list, 1910's, prohibition, 1919, the wobblies, Socialist and Communist thought, sound barrier, Tito Puente, Syd Barrett,Patrick Martins: Top Ten Foods of the Decade (21:23)
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1: the pretzel at Prime Meats, 2: the honeycomb tripe at Roberta's, 3: the farmstead burger at La Laiterie in Providence Rhode Island, 4: Ancient White Park Cattle, 5: anchovies from Di Liberteo & Sons, 6: Sam Edwards of Surry Virginia prosciutto, 7: Rinaldo's pizza recipe, 8: jowl nuggets from Shanna Pacifico at Back Forty, 9: the Thanksgiving stuffing at Restaurant Daniel, 10: Nootke Sound oysters from the Nuu-Chah-Nulth tribe, Ol' Dirty Bastard,Samuel Merritt: The Decade In Beer (24:48)
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Samuel Merritt, beer, Civilization of Beer, Garrett Oliver, beer trends, Belgium, Belgian beer, hops, fermentation, alcohol, cider, Lambic fruit, German, Bamburg, Schlenkerla, bottle conditioning, most commercial beers are artificially carbonated, lager, the key to funneling beer has everything to do with carbonation, triple style beer, James Brown,Remembering "The Nought-ies"; The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (20:24)
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Mike Edison, Shanna Pacifico, Pluto, the downgrading of Pluto, dwarf planet, New York Post, Live From Mars, Wacko Jacko Backo On Tracko, Liza Minelli & David, The rise of the crocs and uggs, Mario Batalli, male clogs, lack of civility, style trends, fashion, low cut jeans, long shirt, hoodies, big boots, leggings, latex pants, Lady Gaga, iPod, social networking, facebook, twitter, the decade of no secrets, Mike Edison plans on reclaiming the word fabulous for straight men, fierce, Tyra Banks, Queer Eye For The Straight Guy, gay culture became mainstream, Bravo, Liberace, Red Bull, instant gratification with the internet, Michael Jackson, Screamin Jay Hawkins,Politics, Science & Technology of the Past Decade (7:35)
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James Brown, Abe Lincoln, habeas corpus, Sarah Palin, George W. Bush, the universe is 13.7 billion years old, Sam Shepard, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, why are astronauts no longer our heros, NASA,Beer, Beer, Beer (13:46)
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Duvel, Belgium, Stella Artois, Mike has dranken 32 cases of beer in the shower over the last decade, Michelada, Bloody Mary, ice, Modella, Essie Mae Washington-Williams,Changes Over The Last Decade: Food, Blogs & Media (25:27)
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Heritage Radio Network, globalization, market segmentation, Blue Moon, Coors, The American Brewers Association, Slow Food, The Botany Of Desire, Michael Pollan, The Omnivores Dilemma, The Food Network, food blogs, www.aintitcool.com, The New York Times, Gourmet magazine, print media, The Dixie Chics, distribution of free content, Hearst Ranch, Roberta's, Barack Obama, blue states and red states, http://www.meatingplace.com/, September 11th, 9/11, Osama Bin Laden,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 12/11/2009 10:00AM
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Patrick Martins & Katy Keiffer of The Main Course sit down with Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.
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Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President (16:15)
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Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President, Food & The Public Interest, breeding new life into Manhattans community boards, Scott competed in a very tough election, empowering local communities, community board, neighborhood organizations, Go Green East Harlem Committee, reducing asthma and diabetes, food and climate change, NYC Food & Climate Summit, elected officials and thousands of activists, policy issues, skill building, the United Stats spends 300 billion dollars a year dealing with the issue of obesity, heart disease, Wall St, we've gotten away from being entrepreneurial, bringing food production closer to home, entry level jobs can be created, Roberta's, mainstream media only covers certain things, bloggers, alternative media, the last thing we need is more task forces and commissions, sustainability, post conference report, vacant lots turning into urban farms, rooftop gardens, green initiatives, The Politics of Food, too many people live in food deserts, building supermarkets in economically challenged communities, food stats, healthy options, New York Times, the city of New York was subsidizing fast food chains in northern Manhattan, we weren't subsidizing food markets and healthy bodegas, tactical subsidizing, bringing down health costs, preventing disease, this years conference should be double in size, education, food charter pledge, sign the pledge!, http://www.mbpo.org/free_details.asp?id=179, hug and release, affordable housing, farmers markets, tree planting, Steve Israel, the public is ahead of elected officials on these issues, Copenhagen Climate Conference, public awareness has grown, what can people do?, Just Food, www.justfood.org, www.mbpo.org, sign the charter!,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
