What staple food feeds over 500 million people, and is gluten-free? Answer- the manioc root, and it's this week's topic on A Taste of the Past. Linda Pelaccio sits down with Teresa Corção, chef/owner of O Navegador restaurant and co-founder of Instituto Maniva- a group that promotes the heritage root called manioc. She is an active governing member of Slow Food Brazil, and has been honored by IACP with a Humanitarian of the Year award. Sara B. Franklin is also in the studio. A writer, oral historian, and multi-media storyteller, Sara is co-writing The Manioc Route cookbook with Teresa. Also joining Linda is Margarida Nogueira, co-founder of Instituto Maniva with Teresa, and founder of Slow Food Brazil. Tune in to hear about the upcoming cookbook, The Manioc Route, and how it combines cooking with history, culture, and emotion. Did you know that the manioc has been in the upper Amazon Valley since 7,000 B.C.E.? Or that the manioc is naturally poisonous? All these facts and more on this week's A Taste of the Past. Be sure to get more information about the Manioc Route and visit their Kickstarter on Facebook. Watch a clip from Seu Bené Vai Pra Italia, a film about manioc flour producer Benedito Batista da Silva. This program is sponsored by Hearst Ranch.

"There's so much cultural history around this root, and it's delicious." --Sara B. Franklin on A Taste of the Past

"Food is affection, culture, and heritage."

"Peruvian people had brought all types- over 2,000 varieties- of potatoes and today in Lima you can find lots of varieties of potatoes, and maybe this can be an example of how you can take an underestimated a staple and make it a gourmet food." --Teresa Corção on A Taste of the Past

"When I discovered the Slow Food Movement on the Internet, I fell in love with the philosophy" -- Margarida Nogueira on a Taste of the Past

Today is Wrestlemania! This week on The Mike & Judy Show, Mike Edison and Judy McGuire are joined in the studio by two wrestling enthusiasts/experts. Keith Elliot Greenberg is a former writer for the WWE, and Maura Johnston is the founder of Maura Magazine. Tune into this episode to hear some predictions about tonight's main event. Who will win? The Rock or John Cena? The Undertaker or CM Punk? Tune into this installment of The Mike & Judy Show to learn more about camaraderie in wrestling, and the changing demographic of the wrestling audience. Listen in and find out why Mike is disappointed by the lack of gimmicks in professional wrestling these days, and how wrestling is one of the only sports that speaks in favor of progressive ideals. This program has been sponsored by Roberta's.

"Wrestling is getting diverse. We look at the world; we have a bi-racial president. You look at the wrestling audience, and there are a lot of people of Hispanic ancestry in that audience." [27:10] -- Keith Elliot Greenberg on The Mike & Judy Show

On this week's Growing Good, Alessandra Maria Iavarone is interviewing eco-model Summer Rayne Oakes. Summer Rayne has used her modeling career to push sustainability within the realms of fashion and style. In 2009, she authored the book Style, Naturally: The Savvy Shopping Guide to Sustainable Fashion and Beauty, which addresses green fashion from the consumer end. Recently, Summer Rayne has started Source for Style, a company that sources textiles directly from suppliers. Learn why Summer Rayne believes that transparency is of utmost importance in the fashion industry. Tune in to hear about some of Summer Rayne's other sustainable fashion initiatives with Payless and Toyota. Summer Rayne also touches on the importance of biodiversity, and the prevalence of GMOs in our food system. This program has been brought to you by Roberta's.

"No one's going to win in this sustainability race within fashion, whether your the tortoise or the hare, because we can't agree on what the starting line is in the first place."

"I really love working with brands that are either at the cutting-edge, or are making that first step towards making change within their brand lines."

-- Summer Rayne Oakes on Growing Good