The Tongue Cutters: In Norway, Kids Cut Cod Tongues for Love and Money | In the fishing villages of Norway, kids as young as five enter the workforce as professional cod tongue cutters. I conducted the interview you hear at the top of the segment with former tongue cutter Ylva Melkeraaen Lundell.

Rent a Falcon, Save a Vineyard | Master falconer Alina Blankenship tells us about protecting fields of grapes and blueberries with her flock of highly-skilled birds, from the falcon that operates like a jet-fighter to the hawk that patrols crops like a bouncer. Listen out for two of Alina’s falcons, Agave and Thorn!

The Woman Who Discovered Julia Child: The Secret Life of Judith Jones | Sara Franklin shares the life story of Judith Jones, the legendary editor behind some of the greatest cookbooks of the 20th century. I utilized clips from Franklin’s oral history with Jones in this profile.

Desperately Seeking the Perfect Peach: Love and Loss on a Family Farm | ‍I love this moving conversation with peach farmer and writer David “Mas” Masumoto about his search for the perfect peach and the family secret that changed the history of his farm.

Emeril Live! Up Close and Personal with Emeril Lagasse | ‍I produced this special theme episode on food TV pioneers. Emeril Lagasse reflects on his unlikely start at the Food Network, plus, Michelle T. King tells the story of Fu Pei-mei, Taiwan’s first cooking TV star.

Cooking for Space Aliens and Vampire Queens | We enter the world of intergalactic sushi joints and cannibal banquets with food stylist Janice Poon. She tells us about her work on horror and sci-fi films, from feeding vegan vampires to wrangling snails to make arm escargot.