Crossing Food Boundaries
The Librarian Is In
The New York Public Library
4.7 • 595 Ratings
🗓️ 14 June 2018
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Shayne Figueroa joins Frank and Gwen to discuss books and food nostalgia, Amish soul food (it's a thing!), and how NYC's free school lunch program is attempting to lift an age-old stigma. Plus: Frank's secret childhood eating habits and another guessing-game stumper.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, listeners. It's Gwen. Before we start, we just wanted to let you know about our phone number. |
| 0:05.1 | Again, we're really excited. We've already gotten some calls, and it is so much fun to listen to them. |
| 0:09.4 | We are really, really into it. So if you would like to talk to us, give us a call. |
| 0:15.0 | 507-697-5542, which is also 507, NYPL Live. |
| 0:24.5 | And just tell us your name and where you're calling from. |
| 0:26.8 | If you feel comfortable, if not, that's also okay. |
| 0:29.3 | But we're really looking forward to hearing more of your voices. |
| 0:32.4 | And you can just call and talk to us about books. |
| 0:35.0 | You can ask us a question. |
| 0:36.1 | You can recommend a book. |
| 0:37.4 | Anything you want, books or otherwise. Thanks so much. And we look forward to us about books. You can ask us a question. You can recommend a book. Anything you want, books or otherwise. |
| 0:39.5 | Thanks so much, and we look forward to hearing from you. |
| 0:50.5 | Hi, everybody. |
| 0:51.4 | Welcome to The Librarian is in the New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next. I'm Gwen. And I'm to be determined. And the two of us are here today with a guest that we're super excited to introduce Dr. Shane Figueroa. Hello, thank you. Thank you so much for coming to chat with us today. My pleasure. So you're a new doctor. |
| 1:12.1 | I am a new doctor indeed. You just, so what does that mean? You got your PhD. I got my PhD. I defended |
| 1:18.7 | my dissertation on April 20th. I began teaching in Jefferson Market on the 26th. And then had the |
| 1:27.3 | graduation ceremony on the, it's all blurring together now the 26th. And then had the graduation ceremony on the... |
| 1:29.3 | It's all blurring together now. |
| 1:31.3 | It's been quite a spring. |
| 1:33.3 | Yeah, it's been a long spring. |
| 1:35.3 | So I guess we should back up a little in that at Jefferson Market Library, the library I manage, |
| 1:42.3 | we do a series of courses where we hire professors or PhD candidates |
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