Halloween Tricks And Audio Treats Underwater Pumpkin Carvers Vie for Top Honors October 30, 2006 • Conventional pumpkin carving just isn't enough for some people. For the Mountain Sharks Dive Club of Missoula, Mont., it's just the start. At its premier underwater pumpkin-carving event, held Sunday, nearly a dozen divers sank to the bottom of the Blackfoot River to test their manual dexterity. Underwater Pumpkin Carvers Vie for Top Honors Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6407192/6407193" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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KFC to Eliminate Trans Fat from Fried Chicken October 30, 2006 • Fast-food chain KFC says it is cutting trans fat from its fried chicken, and some other menu items. The company plans for the chicken in all of its restaurants to be free of trans fat by April 2007. KFC to Eliminate Trans Fat from Fried Chicken Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6405968/6405969" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Writer Explores Comforts, Community of Food October 29, 2006 • Community and food are the central topics of Bonny Wolf's new book, a collection of essays called Talking with My Mouth Full. Wolf shares her thoughts on the recent shift in U.S. attitudes toward food. Writer Explores Comforts, Community of Food Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6395236/6395414" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Rice and Apples Make Dinner in France October 29, 2006 • Sometimes you can make something out of almost nothing. Commentator Sasha Aslanian recalls a memorable dinner in France when her host managed to produce a complete meal using nothing more than a bag of rice and a bushel of apples. Rice and Apples Make Dinner in France Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6402598/6402599" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Lobstermen Seeing Red Over Langostinos October 27, 2006 • When is a lobster not a lobster? When it is a Langostino Lobster. At least that's the opinion of Maine lobstermen. Restaurants are marketing the langostino as lobster, and the cheap price is driving down demand for the Maine catch. It's no wonder the experts in Maine are feeling crabby. They say the langostino is really an overgrown cousin of the hermit crab. Lobstermen Seeing Red Over Langostinos Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6394216/6394217" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Dinner with George October 26, 2006 • Our first president was never the life of the party. Couldn't stand small talk. And some say he didn't even like to be touched. Yet in 1798 alone, more than 650 guests dined at his home. So what gives? Was Washington a closet bon vivant?
Environment Cactus Moth Threatens Mexico's Nopal Crops October 26, 2006 • The cactus moth, which has already become an expensive pest in the Caribbean and the southern United States, has now invaded Mexico. An infestation in Isla Mujeres near Cancun, on Mexico's Caribbean coast, is destroying the nopal cactus, a food source that has been a staple since pre-Colonial times. Cactus Moth Threatens Mexico's Nopal Crops Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6387508/6387509" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Halloween Tricks And Audio Treats One Mom's Stint as the Healthy Halloween Grinch October 25, 2006 • Betsy Block knew something had to change: She could remain a self-righteous outsider, fighting a powerful tide of sugar, or she could join the party. She shares her attempt to inject some nutrition into Halloween.
Movies Film Is Behind-the-Scenes Look at Fair Trade Coffee October 25, 2006 • A new film called Black Gold follows a group of Ethiopian, "fair-trade" coffee growers as they try to make a living. Farai Chideya talks with Tadesse Meskela, a representative of the Oromio Coffee Farmers' Cooperative Union and a subject of the film. Film Is Behind-the-Scenes Look at Fair Trade Coffee Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6380985/6380986" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Is Fair Trade Coffee Worth the Extra Cash? October 25, 2006 • What exactly is "fair trade" coffee, and is it worth it for American consumers to pay extra for a little peace of mind? Host Farai Chideya gets some answers from Nicole Chettero, a spokesperson for TransFair USA, an American fair-trade auditor. Is Fair Trade Coffee Worth the Extra Cash? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6380988/6380989" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Whole Foods to Use 'Animal Compassionate' Label October 24, 2006 • The newest label in meat packaging is "animal compassionate." You'll see it at Whole Foods stores in the next few months. To get the "animal compassionate" label, farmers have to follow certain rules -- like one that allows the use of electric prods only in emergencies. Whole Foods to Use 'Animal Compassionate' Label Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6373554/6373555" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Day to Day Sysco Looks to Promote Local Food Growers October 23, 2006 • Giant food distributor Sysco has a new program to keep food close to where it's grown, beginning in the Southwest. The company has begun working with 50 food producers in New Mexico and two other states. Lower transportation costs are a plus, and the move can lead to fresher food and a safer food supply. Sysco Looks to Promote Local Food Growers Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6368064/6368065" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion The Opinion Page E. Coli Outbreak Was Wake-Up Call for Food Safety October 23, 2006 • Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition, food studies and public health at New York University, discusses her op-ed that appeared in Sunday's San Jose Mercury News. She argues that the recent outbreak of E. coli-contaminated spinach was both "entirely predictable" and preventable, and explains why it's time for the food-safety system to change. E. Coli Outbreak Was Wake-Up Call for Food Safety Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6368481/6368482" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Collecting Southern Menus for a Museum October 21, 2006 • Elizabeth Williams, director of the soon-to-be-opened Southern Food and Beverage Museum, has collected menus from restaurants, roadside stands and Sweet 16 parties from all across the South. She says there's more to southern cooking than barbecue and greens. Collecting Southern Menus for a Museum Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6356187/6356196" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A Culinary Duet: 'The Opera Lover's Cookbook' October 21, 2006 • For centuries, an evening of dinner and the opera has been a popular combination. Food historian Francine Segan celebrates this combination with a new book of recipes inspired by beloved arias, overtures and composers. A Culinary Duet: 'The Opera Lover's Cookbook' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6354859/6359762" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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