Toasted Sister Podcast

Native Voice One - NV1

The Toasted Sister Podcast is all about Native American food, food sovereignty, people and culture. Hosted and produced by Andi Murphy, Diné journalist.

  1. E92: My mom was born in Los Angeles where she ate tacos

    MAR 4

    E92: My mom was born in Los Angeles where she ate tacos

    Throughout my lifetime, my mom has been sharing stories and bits and pieces of memories from her childhood in Los Angeles with me. From her youthful, innocent, perspective, east LA was a vibrant and safe place for her to grow up. She mentioned eating tacos on Olvera Street and that caught my attention because I had just read about Olvera Street in “American Tacos: A History and Guide” by José R. Ralat. Olvera Street is a pretty significant place in the history of Mexican food in LA and the United States; a bit of a controversial history, but an interesting history nonetheless. My mom’s memory of Olvera Street helped me form an itinerary for an adventure: to go back to Olvera Street to have those same tacos and to learn about Mexican and Indigenous food there, and back to downtown Los Angeles to learn more about the generations of Native people who moved to the city—by way of the Urban Relocation program—and created an urban Native community with its own vibe and culture. Heard: Kathy Murphy, my mom Dr. Alisha Murphy, my little sister Dr. Enrique Ochoa, professor of history and Latin American Studies at California State University Los Angeles Dr. Sarah Portnoy, producer of “Abuelita’s Kitchen” and professor in the Departments of Latin American and Iberian Studies and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California specializing in Latinx food culture and food justice Pamela Peters, Diné multimedia documentarian. Her film and video project is called the “Legacy of Exiled Ndnz” Mentioned: Las Anitas Un Solo Sol United American Indian Involvement King Taco El Tepeyac Café Credits: Production, hosting, engineering by Andi Murphy Podcast intro and outro music by CW Ayon Episode music by Blue Dot Sessions “Cornicob”-Sugartree, “Sienna’s Regression”-Heringbone, “Sharp Lapel”-Transistor Radio, “The Queen of Cones”-Tarana, “Caravan 9”-The Caravan

    1h 31m
  2. E91: Leah Prisque – Working for Indigenous community through Growcer

    07/14/2025

    E91: Leah Prisque – Working for Indigenous community through Growcer

    Leah Prisque is responsible for Indigenous and community relations at Growcer, a cool Canadian company that turns shipping containers into farms. She helps expand this idea to Indigenous communities, some of which are extremely remote and located in food deserts. In this episode, Leah talks with economist for the Navajo Nation, Dr. Alisha Murphy, about how these farms work. Mentioned in the show: Growcer: https://www.thegrowcer.ca/ Bidii Baby Foods: https://www.bidiibabyfoods.org/ The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation: https://nctr.ca/ “The Knowing” by Tanya Talaga: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-knowing-tanya-talaga?variant=43103131074594 Native America Calling: https://www.nativeamericacalling.com/

    32 min
  3. E90: Lamar Fairley-Minthorn — The aspects of being blessed

    04/16/2025

    E90: Lamar Fairley-Minthorn — The aspects of being blessed

    I met Lamar Minthorn (Umatilla) of Tutuilla True during my first trip to Portland at the Northwestern Native Economic Summit. He’s an incredibly positive person and an obvious hard worker. In this episode you’ll learn about how one tribal fisherman found his way into the Columbia River to carve out a salmon fish business for himself.

    29 min
  4. E89: Bryce Stevenson – Actual Shifts in the Wind

    02/07/2025

    E89: Bryce Stevenson – Actual Shifts in the Wind

    In this episode, I talk with Ojibwe chef Bryce Stevenson who is also the owner of Miijim in La Pointe, Wisconsin, an island in Lake Superior. He’s also a pretty talented poet whose work is included in the zine “Heart Rations: Indigenous Food Poetry.” Bryce is a creative guy who also takes up carpentry work during the off season, a necessity for folks who work on an island like La Pointe. Nininjiin A poem by Bryce Stevenson as a bowl, hysterically holding juice squeezed fresh from flesh, burnt festered, boiled weathered, leathered skin until muscles cooked within. Bones split, flavors grown no modifier nor amplifier in need. Too hot my hands to carry blistering dish, gravity given gift - re-room the hecatomb - a day minus the hours sleep & work spent in the only room in the house where existence is ensured through the destruction of life - the results of which, wasted.

    28 min
  5. E88: Heart Rations

    09/22/2024

    E88: Heart Rations

    The “Heart Rations: Indigenous Food Poetry” zine is out (has been out)! It’s a collection of poems about… you guessed it… Indigenous food. In this episode, I talk with a couple of folks whose work appears in the zine; Cliff Taylor (Ponca Tribe of Nebraska) poet, author and creator of “The Ponca Poet’s Podcast,” Rebecca Kinkade-Black (Diné), Albuquerque book seller, and Vicente Telles, an artist from the South Valley of Albuquerque. Other authors in the zine: Teresa Peterson (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota/citizen of the Upper Sioux Community) Bryce Stevenson (Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa) Esper Rodriquez-Gaspardi (Chichimeca Mexican) Gabe Tegoseak (Iñupiaq) Geremy Clarion (Suqpiat American from the Native Village of Ouzinkie) Tina Deschenie (Diné and Tewa Hopi) MKirby-Nectar Nomad (Tortuga Pueblo and Mestiza) Alice Qannik Glenn (Iñupiaq) Venaya Yazzie (Diné) Nobian Henan (Shoshone, Cherokee and Diné) Other artists in the zine: Jonathan Thunder (Red Lake Nation) Coen LaFever (Navajo, Santa Clara Pueblo and Northern Cheyenne)

    44 min
  6. E87: Nikki Tsabetsaye - Sharp knives

    05/13/2024

    E87: Nikki Tsabetsaye - Sharp knives

    I'm pretty glad I found out about Nikki Tsabetsaye (Zuni) and her knife sharpening skills via a post/ad that was shared across my way. She's a pretty awesome person and her family owns Major Market grocery store in Zuni, New Mexico. In this episode (recorded while she sharpens my knives), we talk about sharp knives, knife stories and injuries. Also, we hear a preview of a special episode by the Unpacked podcast by AFAR that's about Native tourism. Here's the link to that episode: https://link.chtbl.com/mlOXPdeX

    42 min
  7. E86: “Indigenize the Plate” by Natalie Benally +LIVE RECORDING+

    11/13/2023

    E86: “Indigenize the Plate” by Natalie Benally +LIVE RECORDING+

    In this episode I talk with Natalie Benally (Diné) about her film, “Indigenize the Plate” at a screening hosted by Tiny Grocer ABQ in Old Town Albuquerque. We talk about her journey to Peru for the film and how that inspired her to remember and revitalize traditional family ways of growing and eating. She’s the founder of Tse’Nato’, a digital storytelling company.

    25 min
  8. E85: Nico Albert Williams – “Give myself some relief”

    09/08/2023

    E85: Nico Albert Williams – “Give myself some relief”

    Cherokee chef Nico Albert Williams is just trying to make some corn soup. She’s the executive director of the Burning Cedar Sovereign Wellness in Tulsa (grand opening Sept. 14) and the vocalist for a badass doom/sludge metal band, Medicine Horse (debut album drop Sept. 8). In this music-filled episode, Nico and I talk about storytelling in music, religious horror and how she pivoted from the restaurant chef life to community leader.

    49 min
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The Toasted Sister Podcast is all about Native American food, food sovereignty, people and culture. Hosted and produced by Andi Murphy, Diné journalist.

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  • Creator
    Native Voice One - NV1
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    94
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