15 episodes

Food is connection and sustenance, it is cultural, social, ethical, political and a fundamental human right. In the Anthropocene*, food is also complex and problematic.

So, grab your knife, fork and spoon and join me as we digest the Australian foodscape, one bite at a time.

onebitepod.com and @onebitepod across the socials

*Anthropocene: the period of time during which human activities have had an environmental impact on the Earth regarded as constituting a distinct geological age.

One Bite One Bite Podcast

    • Arts
    • 5.0 • 14 Ratings

Food is connection and sustenance, it is cultural, social, ethical, political and a fundamental human right. In the Anthropocene*, food is also complex and problematic.

So, grab your knife, fork and spoon and join me as we digest the Australian foodscape, one bite at a time.

onebitepod.com and @onebitepod across the socials

*Anthropocene: the period of time during which human activities have had an environmental impact on the Earth regarded as constituting a distinct geological age.

    S01: Epilogue

    S01: Epilogue

    That's a wrap for season 1 of One Bite. Thanks to Jaimee, Vanessa, Kylie, Costa, Sinead, Gabrielle, Alice, Tammi, Jen, Amy, Liz, Jess, Lee Tran and Tyson for your time, story, knowledge and expertise. Thanks to my academic advisors Alana Mann and Michelle St Anne from the Sydney Environment Institute.

    Thank you for listening, following, engaging, sharing and reaching out. The response has been a bit overwhelming, but I am so glad this project has reached so many people and is starting conversations. Stay interested and engaged, challenge the status quo, ask questions, get active, have  conversations, connect and take back agency.

    I am not sure what 2021 holds but would like to be able to bring you another season of One Bite and continue to connect and build something bigger. Keep in touch at onebitepod.com and @onebitepod across social media.

    It’s been a pleasure, see you next time, bye.

    • 6 min
    S01 E13: Tyson Yunkaporta, author & academic

    S01 E13: Tyson Yunkaporta, author & academic

    In this episode we hear from Dr Tyson Yunkaporta, author of Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World. He is an academic, arts critic, and researcher who belongs to the Apalech Clan in far north Queensland. Tyson carves traditional tools and weapons and works as a senior lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges at Deakin University, Melbourne.

    We yarn about Indigenous perspectives on food, respecting Indigenous Knowledge and Law, abundance and scarcity, western neoliberal paradigms, addressing inequality as a social problem, the 'Murray Antoinette syndrome', fostering emergence, acting as custodians, Indigenous governance, intergenerational equity, letting go of hope and taking back agency. Special shout out to Tyson's kids. You can find Tyson on LinkedIn and the books The Land is the Source of the Law by C.F. Black and Fire Country by Victor Steffensen.

    You can find us at onebitepod.com and @onebitepod across social media.

    For full list of links please see the website: Resilience and Innovation in Indigenous Communities (Scott, 2010); Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer; Emergence: the remarkable simplicity of complexity The Conversation; Indigenous imprisonment, suicide and self-harm rates have risen, report finds The Guardian; Record breaking iron ore revenue is putting a floor in the budget ABC News; Iron ore mining comeback in NT sparks environmental, fishing and cultural concerns ABC News; Juukan Gorge inquiry: Rio Tinto's decision to blow up Indigenous rock shelters 'inexcusable' The Guardian; WhiteBLACKatcha. 

    Music: Night Owl by Broke for Free (CC)

    • 47 min
    S01 E12: Lee Tran Lam, Diversity in Food Media

    S01 E12: Lee Tran Lam, Diversity in Food Media

    In this episode we hear from Lee Tran Lam, a freelance journalist and editor of New Voices on Food. Lee Tran has written about food for various publications, including Good Food, Gourmet Traveller, SBS Food, The Sun-Herald and The Guardian. She runs The Unbearable Lightness of Being Hungry podcast, Diversity in Food Media and presents Local Fidelity on FBi radio.

    We talk about the impacts of COVID on hospitality and producers, how businesses have pivoted, food ecosystems, food media during the pandemic, racism and the need for diverse voices in food. You can find Lee Tran on Instagram, Twitter and The Unbearable Lightness of Being Hungry podcast, Diversity in Food Media on Instagram and New Voices on Food at SomeKind Press.

    You can find us at onebitepod.com and @onebitepod across social media.

    For full list of links please see the website: Ben Shewry; Colombo Social; Parliament on King; Neil Perry; A COVID-positive person dines at your restaurant; Food delivery Apps; Delivery driver safety; Restaurants and cafes facing mass closures without more support; Retail Trade, Aus; Changes in employment and hours worked; Restaurants surviving the coronavirus The Saturday Paper; Chef's Manifesto; Newtown Blessing Box; Eating Thai Fruit Demands Serious Effort but Delivers Sublime Reward NY Times; Aus food writers call for greater diversity of voices in wake of NY Times durian debacle; Australians love Asian food, so why doesn't it win as many awards as Italian? Colin Ho & Nicholas Jordan; The Oldest Foods on Earth; Bush Food Alliance; Chocolate on Purpose; Ahmad Hakim; Rosheen Kaul.

    Music: Night Owl by Broke for Free (CC)

    • 47 min
    S01 E11: Councillor Jess Miller, City of Sydney

    S01 E11: Councillor Jess Miller, City of Sydney

    In this episode we hear from Councillor Jess Miller from the City of Sydney (CoS). Jess has worked with a broad range of organisations to design, lead and implement change for over a decade. She was elected to Council in 2016 and is an advocate for a slow city with lots of active and public transport, character, community, sport, colour and creativity.

    We talk about COVID, food insecurity and how Council has responded, system weakness, climate risk, planning and policy, NSW food security inquiry, building resilience, radical empathy and the Trojan horse of fun. You can find Jess on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

    You can find us at onebitepod.com and @onebitepod across social media.

    For full list of links please see the website: Resilient Sydney Strategy CoS; Community Recovery Plan CoS; Continuing Emergency Food Relief CoS; Right to food; Climate Change Risk report; The rise of red zones of risk ABC News; The runaway insurance effect ABC News; Sydney’s Food Future; City Farm CoS; Sustainable Chippendale; Erskineville community garden; Streets Ahead open public space; One Central Park; Yerrabingin Native Rooftop Farm; Cities That Feed Us Blakthumb; Securing Sydney's Food Future Jess Miller motion; Food Security Alex Greenwich private member statement; Milan Urban Food Policy Pact; Circular Economy; Farmers for Climate Action; Permablitz.

    Music: Night Owl by Broke for Free (CC)

    • 32 min
    S01 E10: Amy Lawton & Liz Millen, Australia’s Right to Food Coalition

    S01 E10: Amy Lawton & Liz Millen, Australia’s Right to Food Coalition

    In this episode we hear from Amy Lawon and Liz Millen, founding members of Australia’s Right to Food Coalition. The Coalition started in 2014 and exists to advocate for the human right to nutritious food for all Australians. Amy is a social researcher who has focused on a number of food related issues and Liz worked for 20 years in a Sydney Health District team dedicated to improving food security through local projects.

    We talk about the Coalitions work, the impact of COVID on their network, what we can learn from this 'natural experiment', the scale of food insecurity in Australia, the socioeconomic and political drivers, the implications of hunger for children, the problem with relying on food charity and some alternative approaches. You can find the Coalition on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and the food relief directory here.

    You can find us at onebitepod.com and @onebitepod across social media.

    For full list of links please see the website: Right to food; Aus charities and COVID-19; Food insecurity and socioeconomic disadvantage in Aus; ‘I Can Finally Eat Fresh Fruit And Vegetables’ ACOSS; Impact of COVID-19 on food insecurity in the Greater Sydney and Illawarra; Cost of Living; Casual workers; SDG2 Zero Hunger; Foodbank Hunger Report 2020; Understanding food insecurity in Aus CFCA; Foodbank Child Hunger in Aus; HILDA survey; Inequality in Aus ACOSS; Socioeconomic brackets and unemployment ABC; FoodLab Sydney.

    Music: Night Owl by Broke for Free (CC)

    • 46 min
    S01 E09: Jen Sheridan, Open Food Network

    S01 E09: Jen Sheridan, Open Food Network

    In this episode we hear from Jen Sheridan, a Director of Open Food Network Australia (OFN). Jen worked on the Know Your Foodbowl and Foodprint Melbourne projects and currently leads a number of federally funded food system development projects in Victoria.

    We talk about the what OFN is, the impacts of COVID, connecting stranded produce, dignity in food relief, community supported agriculture (CSA), how short supply networks build resilience and their invisibility in Australia. You can find Jen on Instagram and Twitter, OFN Australia on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and OFN Global.

    You can find us at onebitepod.com and @onebitepod across social media.

    For full list of links please see the website: OFN resource library; Moving Feast; CSA; OFN COVID survey; Harvest scheme workers ABC News; WWOOFers; Power in food distribution; Australian food security; ACCC supermarket exemption; Resilience of long and short food chains Kiah Smith; Fawkner Commons; Melbourne tower lockdown The Guardian; Externalised costs; SDGs; TEEB; Mozilla award. 

    Music: Night Owl Broke For Free (CC)

    • 42 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
14 Ratings

14 Ratings

Karin (in lockdown 2.0) ,

Brilliant!

Great series with diverse group of thought leaders and perspectives. This is the space I would love to work in! So may good resources from the speakers and shining a light on very very complex issues.

Jr043 ,

Great guests. Great content. On point.

Finally a podcast that hits the spot with relevance to our current situation; dysfunctional food systems and relying on big farmer could be our demise. Also, the host engaging and gracious. He’s really easy to listen to. I highly recommend this podcast!

GlossyJunkie ,

Love this podcast!

A great series of chats with intelligent people about thoughtful subjects

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