The Table Underground
by Tagan Engel
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Shucking the Status Quo
Aug 4, 2026
54m 24s
Chef's Roundtable
Jul 7, 2026
55m 02s
Strategic Organizing w/ Jose Oliva of HEAL Food Alliance
Jun 2, 2026
54m 44s
Bryant Terry, Vegetable Kingdom (from the Archives)
May 5, 2026
49m 18s
Oysters & Ocean Restoration w/ CORR Shell Recycling & Leetes Island Oysters
Apr 7, 2026
55m 51s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 8/4/26 |  Shucking the Status Quo | How communities are restoring Long Island Sound one shell at a time. Recorded live at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas, we hear from shellfish farmers Chief Sagamore Buddy Pocknett of the First Light Farm of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and Beth Simonds of Stonington Farms Shellfish & Tim Macklin of CORR (Collective Oyster Recycling & Restoration) for a conversation about how local aquaculture, indigenous stewardship and community shell recycling are working hand in hand to restore one of our most treasured waterways. Thank you to Tiffany Hopkins and the whole team at the festival for producing this event. The New Haven Museum for hosting us, and Robyn Doyon-Aitken Deputy Director of Storytelling and Talk Shows are CT Public for editing this show and being a fabulous supporter and partner. The Table Underground airs on WPKN 89.5fm in Bridgeport and you can find more content on our website www.TheTableUnderground.com. Our theme song is by the Passion Hifi. | 54m 24s | ||||||
| 7/7/26 | sourcing ingredientsculinary values+3 | Emily MingroneDamon Sawyer+1 | The International Festival of Arts & IdeasNew Haven Museum | Bridgeport, CT | chefssourcing ingredients+3 | — | 55m 02s | ||
| 6/2/26 | strategic organizingsocial change+3 | Jose Oliva | HEAL Food AllianceFood Chain Workers Alliance+3 | — | strategic organizingsocial change+5 | — | 54m 44s | ||
| 5/5/26 | cookingfood traditions+4 | Bryant Terry | Yale Sustainable Food ProgramYale Afro-American Cultural Center+2 | — | Bryant TerryVegetable Kingdom+6 | — | 49m 18s | ||
| 4/7/26 | oyster restorationocean conservation+3 | Tim MacklinTodd Koehnke+1 | CORRLeetes Island Oysters+3 | Long Island SoundBridgeport, CT | oystersocean restoration+5 | — | 55m 51s | ||
| 3/3/26 | Tunisian olive oilsocial entrepreneurship+3 | Soraya Hosni | The New MedinaClever Harvest | TunisiaNorth Africa+2 | olive oilTunisia+3 | — | 48m 18s | ||
| 2/3/26 | urban farmingmushroom cultivation+3 | Rob Peck | Hemp Milk & HoneyCT Farmland Trust | Bridgeport, Connecticut | mushroomsurban farming+3 | — | 54m 43s | ||
| 1/6/26 | familyfood+5 | Enroue Onigbonna HalfkennyTomitsela Engel-Halfkenny+1 | WKPN 89.5 Community RadioThe Passion Hifi | Bridgeport, CT | family dynamicssocial justice+5 | — | 54m 37s | ||
| 12/1/25 | soybeanscooking+3 | Ria Ibrahim | Soul Fire Farm | — | soybeansmiso+5 | — | 53m 50s | ||
| 10/27/25 | corn rematriationWampanoag culture+3 | Lauren Sun Turtle Peters | Corn Sister CircleAmerican Psychological Association | — | corn rematriationWampanoag+4 | — | 53m 03s | ||
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| 9/22/25 | women's healthholistic care+4 | Dr. Mitch Levine | Boston | — | women's healthholistic care+5 | — | 49m 44s | ||
| 8/25/25 | sustainable agricultureAfro-Indigenous roots+3 | Leah PennimanTaina Asili | Soul Fire FarmFarming While Black | — | Farming While Blacksustainable agriculture+6 | — | 55m 01s | ||
| 7/28/25 | women in businessfood entrepreneurship+3 | Meg FamaRaquel Rivera | The Farm BellyA Pinch of Salt+2 | New Haven, CTBridgeport, CT | food businesswomen entrepreneurs+3 | — | 54m 52s | ||
| 6/19/25 |  Palestinian Beekeepers | Mohammed Alqurnah is an agronomist, entomologist and Beekeeper living in the Palestinian city of Bethlehem. Hana' Maaiah is a Farmer and Beekeeper of Jordanian and Palestinian descent based in the upstate, NY. Hana' recently returned from a two month long trip visiting Mohammed and other beekeepers in the West Bank. These two passionate beekeepers share about their love of these beautiful honey producing creatures, the realities of living and keeping bees under Israeli occupation, as well as the impacts of war, genocide and the climate crisis on bees - the pollinators we humans need to survive. To see photos and more info go to www.thetableunderground.com This episode was edited by Meg Dalton. Our theme song is from the Passion Hifi.The Table Underground airs the 4th Monday of every month at 12pm eastern on WPKN community radio, 89.5 in Bridgeport, CT and is available by podcast anytime. Many thanks to Combcutters for connecting these two Palestinian Beekeepers, and for your work to uplift beekeepers, bees, their ecosystem and thriving life for all beings. To learn more and support Palestinian farmers and bee keepers check out the Palestinian Union of Agricultural Worker Committees and you can donate to support them here. | 54m 48s | ||||||
| 5/26/25 |  Growing and Cooking in Community w/Rootlife & By Brimarie | Growing food in the city is also an opportunity to grow community and healing in more ways than one. Dishaun Harris, aka Farmer D and the founder of Rootlife is a Black urban farmer and filmmaker manifesting the change he wants to see in his community. He stewards 5 community farms around the city of New Haven, CT and collaborates to create programs and events that nourish people’s bodies, minds, and spirits. Briana Mclean, one of Farmer D’s collaborators - is the talented cook behind the culinary business By Bri Marie. With a focus on plant-based ingredients, she cooks up well seasoned dishes at the farm-based classes and as part of her weekly prepared meals and catering services. Briana and Dishaun joined me to talk about food as medicine, community and liberation. More info at www.thetableunderground.com and check out Rootlife's new documentary: Black, Brown & Green: A Digital Palette Of Agriculture In Elm City (New Haven, CT) and join the Liberated Land Cooperative's CSA - farm share delivery from CT Black and Brown farmers. | 55m 01s | ||||||
| 4/1/25 |  Demystifying Food & Land Policy in CT 2025 | Passionate policy advocates decipher food security and a farmland access bills, both up for a vote in CT this spring & let us know how and why to get involved. Guests include Reggy St. Fortcolin of Fridgeport and the Liberated Land Cooperative, Chelsea Gazillo of Working Lands Alliance and American Farmland Trust, and James Albis of Graff Public Solutions and a former State Representative for District 99. We discuss the ins and outs of the legislative process plus Bills: SB 1418: An Act Reducing Barriers to Food Security & HB 5064 Is An Act Concerning An Option To Purchase Restricted Agricultural Lands at Agricultural Value which will create a larger land access program at the CT Department of Agriculture. For a simple language breakdown and details on how to get involved in the food security bill, check out this fab link tree - and for regular folk language of the farmland access bill check the Working Lands Alliance 2025 Priorities. Go to www.thetableunderground.com for more info. We are happy to broadcast on WPKN community radio, 89.5fm in Bridgeport, CT | 53m 45s | ||||||
| 3/3/25 |  Supporting Food Entrepreneurs w/ReSET & CitySeed | Welcome to the first episode of our 2025 re-launch of The Table Underground: stories of food, radical love and creative social justice! Our guests Cara Santino of CitySeed in New Haven, CT and Katrice Claudio of ReSET in Hartford share the skills and tools they use to support food business start-ups and give them a leg up on their delicious but challenging journeys. | 53m 48s | ||||||
| 9/14/21 |  Sandra's Next Generation Soul Food - Telling Their Story | A story short with Sandra and Miguel Pittman owners of Sandra's Next Generation Soul Food Restaurant in New Haven, CT. They share on their 32+ year journey as restaurateurs, being pillars in their community, and the family legacy they have fostered. Story series sponsored by Yale School of the Environment. Photos, slideshow and links at www.thetableunderground.com - Produced by Tagan Engel, Edited by Jon Oliver Music, Photographed by Maza Rey Photography | 7m 51s | ||||||
| 9/14/21 |  Oriental Pantry - Telling Their Story | A story short with Ms. Kim, owner of the oldest Asian market in New Haven, CT where she's been running this neighborhood institution with her personal touch for cooking and community since 1985. Story series sponsored by Yale School of the Environment. Photos, slideshow and links at www.thetableunderground.com - Produced by Tagan Engel, Edited by Jon Oliver Music, Photographed by Maza Rey Photography | 6m 42s | ||||||
| 9/14/21 |  Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant - Telling Their Story | A story short with husband and wife team Shilmat & Wub Tessema on serving up traditional Ethiopian food and culture at their restaurant since 1999 plus the 24/7 demands of the kitchen and raising a family of three now grown children. Story series sponsored by Yale School of the Environment. Photos, slideshow and links at www.thetableunderground.com - Produced by Tagan Engel, Edited by Jon Oliver Music, Photographed by Maza Rey Photography | 6m 48s | ||||||
| 9/14/21 |  Cositas Deliciosas - Telling Their Story | A story short with Cositas Deliciosas owners Miguel Xicohtencatl & Cecilia Serrano - Speaking on their business and personal journey to establish this delicious Mexican fruit, juice, and take-out shop in the Fair Haven neighborhood of New Haven, CT. Story series sponsored by Yale School of the Environment. Photos, slideshow and links at www.thetableunderground.com - Produced by Tagan Engel, Edited by Jon Oliver Music, Photographed by Maza Rey Photography | 8m 13s | ||||||
| 9/14/21 |  Caribbean Style Vegan - Telling Their Story | A story short with Elisha Hazel & Qulen Wright, owners of Caribbean Style Vegan restaurant in New Haven, CT. Sharing their passion for serving up life-giving Ital food with local ingredients, and learning the business ropes along the way. Story series sponsored by Yale School of the Environment. Photos, slideshow and links at www.thetableunderground.com - Produced by Tagan Engel, Edited by Jon Oliver Music, Photographed by Maza Rey Photography | 8m 17s | ||||||
| 9/9/21 |  Portabello Latin Food Cart - Telling Their Story | A story short with Francisco Mendez and Zenaida Muñoz on their experiences running their much loved food carts together with brother Carlos Mendez. They share on their evolution from cooks to cart owners, the Colombian style arepas they’re famous for, and what it’s like working out in the elements. Story series sponsored by The Yale School of the Environment. Photos, slideshow and links at www.thetableunderground.com - Produced by Tagan Engel, Edited by Jon Oliver Music, Photographed by Maza Rey Photography | 6m 54s | ||||||
| 3/12/21 |  Building Power for Change w/ HEAL Food Alliance | Digging into farm and food worker led organizing that’s, multi-sector, multi-racial and has the power to transform our food system by prioritizing people and the planet. With guest Navina Khanna. Episode hosted through the Center for Business and the Environment at Yale. | 45m 20s | ||||||
| 2/19/21 |  The Black Farmer Fund & Reparative Investing | Reparations in practice with this emerging investment fund collectively led by Black food ecosystem experts. Guest Melanie Allen, Program Director for the fund speaks on their work to build transformative supports for Black farmers and food entrepreneurs. This interview was hosted through the Center for Business at Yale. For more info go to www.thetableunderground.com | 49m 41s | ||||||
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