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Code Switch

A Glimpse At 'How The Other Half Eats'

Code Switch

NPR

Society & Culture

4.614.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

How do race and class affect the way we eat? What makes dollar store junk food different from organic junk food? And when did Whole Foods become such a polarizing grocery store? We're getting into all those questions and more with Priya Fielding-Singh, author of the new book, How the Other Half Eats.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is Code Switch from MPR.

0:02.3

I'm Karen Grieg's rebates and listeners, as we mentioned a few weeks ago, we are in

0:07.0

the process of searching for our next full-time host, and at the same time, Jean Demby is out

0:13.2

on parental leave.

0:14.9

In the meanwhile, we're going to be bringing you some of our favorite people to come co-host

0:18.9

the show.

0:19.9

So joining me today in the host chair is journalist Dwaly Saikoutou.

0:24.4

Hi, Dwaly.

0:25.4

Karen, KGB, Nyeo-jong, Guzhong-shyacha.

0:30.3

You are one of my favorite persons, so this is extra special for me to share the mic with

0:35.1

you.

0:36.1

And it's great to have you here.

0:37.8

And I just want what your name means.

0:40.0

Gualí, among me, Shadow of the Moon in English, which is beautiful.

0:44.9

So much more beautiful than Karen.

0:48.4

So Shadow of the Moon, today on the show, we're going to be talking about food and how the

0:53.5

way we were raised, our class, our race, our culture, our families, can affect the way

0:58.6

we eat.

0:59.6

Absolutely, truth.

1:01.1

So I'm wondering, Gualí, do you have a memory that you think really encapsulates how

1:06.5

your family thought about food when you were growing up?

1:09.6

Well, you know, our family came to this country as refugees four decades ago.

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