About this episode
The episode introduces a new series exploring relationships to land and food through the lens of Slow Food traditions in Italy.
We are so excited to share Fat of The Land, a new five-part series unfolding over the next five weeks. This series began with a kind of romantic impulse. I traveled to Italy with a longing to be among people whose relationships to land and food have been tended over generations, particularly within the traditions of Slow Food. As a settler of North America, I carry big questions around land and lineage and memory and loss... I imagine meeting grandmothers making ravioli, sitting w...
Topics covered
- land
- food
- tradition
- Slow Food
- settler identity
Keywords
- Italy
- ravioli
- grandmothers
- memory
- loss
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Fat of the Land
Places: Italy, North America
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- FAT OF THE LAND - SECONDI S1:E3 · May 21, 2026 · 30 min
- FAT OF THE LAND - PRIMI S1:E2 · May 14, 2026 · 24 min
- FAT OF THE LAND - APERITIVO S1:E1 · May 7, 2026 · 31 min
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