Tommy Pico’s Food History Wasn’t Lost. It Was Stolen.

The Sporkful

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4.6 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

A few years ago, Tommy Pico, a queer indigenous American poet, and lover of junk food, set out to learn how to cook. He wanted to get healthier, but also, he wanted a food culture to replace the one that was wiped out when the federal government forced his ancestors onto a reservation. Rather than turn to the past to connect with that culture, Tommy turned to friends to build a new one.

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0:00.0	This episode contains explicit language.
0:04.9	I know what I'm good at and I know what I'm bad at.
0:08.9	I'm bad at teaching and I'm bad at driving.
0:11.2	That's pretty much it.
0:12.2	No.
0:13.2	But like there was one more thing on food for thought recently that you said you were bad
0:15.9	at.
0:16.9	Oh, caring for people.
0:18.4	Yes.
0:19.4	That's right.
0:21.6	That's right.
0:22.6	Yeah.
0:23.6	But anyway, so I attempt to be useful in other ways.
0:27.4	Right.
0:28.4	Right.
0:30.4	This is the sporkfall.
0:31.7	It's not for foodies.
0:32.7	It's for eaters.
0:33.7	I'm Dan Pashman.
0:34.7	Each week on our show, we obsess about food to learn more about people.
0:39.0	Tommy Pico is an indigenous queer poet.
0:41.9	He loves junk food so much.
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