Persian food has always been known for it's fresh, bright ingredients, and Louisa Shafia is here to highlight and update Persian cuisine with The New Persian Kitchen. This week on Eat Your Words, Cathy Erway calls up Louisa to talk about her family's Iranian history, and the culture's affinity for seasonality. Hear what recipes from the book are great for mid-summer days, and why Louisa traveled to Los Angeles for the book's research. Learn the proper way to dissect a pomegranate, and hear about some refreshing drinks that feature rose water. Want to learn more from Louisa? Tune into this episode to hear about her upcoming events and demonstrations! This program has been sponsored by BluePrint Cleanse. Thanks to The California Honeydrops for today's music.

"Persian food, at its essence, is about fresh ingredients... writing the book was a matter of taking Persian food back to its roots. It's a very seasonal cuisine." [6:50]

-- Louisa Shafia on Eat Your Words

This week on Taste Matters, Mitchell Davis is joined by the "Semitic Swinologist" himself, Jeffrey Yoskowitz. Jeffrey Yoskowitz is a freelance journalist from New York covering food, culture and politics. His work has been published by The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Republic, The Montreal Gazette and Meatpaper, among other publications. Jeffrey has also focused extensively on the pork taboo in the past five years. In 2011 he launched the story project Pork Memoirs.. Tune in to learn more about pork as it relates to Jewish culture and how the taboo has evolved over the years. This episode was sponsored by Heritage Foods USA.

This week on Flash Talks Cash, JoAnn "Flash" Fleming and Andrew Newman talk about gas prices with special guest Carlos Salguero Jr. of the Heritage Radio Network. Tune in to hear discussions about politics in the Middle East, oil subsidies, and solutions to oil dependency. What ten countries have the cheapest gas? Listen in to find out! This program was sponsored by White Oak Pastures.

"There may be viable solutions [for alternative energy], but you don't hear about them. People will come up with great ideas, and companies will buy the patents."

--Carlos Salguero Jr. of Big Ups on Flash Talks Cash