Speaking Broadly

Speaking Broadly listeners, we wanted to share with you the first episode of Dana's new podcast, Progressive Hedonist. We hope you enjoy, and please subscribe to Progressive Hedonist wherever you get your podcasts. With fierce intelligence, wit and an easy charm, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, author of the instant best-seller “What If We Get It Right?” stresses the urgency of implementing existing solutions to the climate crisis. For her book, Johnson interviewed 20 experts and on Progressive Hedonist, she shares their insights with host Dana Cowin. Listen in to hear about the importance of local and regional systems in everything from food to money to energy; the need for electing climate-conscious leaders and developing an appreciation of followers; and the abundant possibilities that can be created by a shift from individual action to collective efforts.

Hi Speaking Broadly listeners, we wanted to share the trailer of Dana Cowin's new podcast, which will premiere on October 16. Please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. A bit more about Progressive Hedonist and the podcast: After two decades as the Editor in Chief of Food & Wine magazine, Dana Cowin launched this platform to bring joy, connection and uplift through food and gathering while tackling one of the seemingly impossible challenges of our lifetime: healing the natural world. On this podcast, Cowin interviews people who also believe in the powerful potential for food to bring change and fuel community.

Macaroni au gratin is the dish that star chef Ashley Christensen might be best known for. Served at Poole's Diner in Raleigh, North Carolina, it's dialed in to perfection. Thoughtfully conceived, utterly delicious, memorable, tweaked where necessary, but never overhauled. This attention to detail that shows in every dish at this 15 year old institution is a reflection of Ashley's leadership style. Profoundly human, intensely fair, and earned over time. Listen in to hear more from one of the most talented leaders in hospitality.

Through her profound connection to her people and land in Apex, North Carolina, cultural preservationist Gabrielle Eitienne shares the importance of place and the power of archiving the wisdom of your community. Says Eitienne: "I was working in the food industry, I was doing pretty well. I had just gotten a really cool job offer and was climbing this ladder that on paper looked really good to me. I also felt that the real work that I needed to do was elsewhere." With that revelation, Eitienne moved home. Listen in to hear stories of family, gardening, juke joints, sack sausage, and love.

Seeing people adversely affected by not planning for more resilient futures, both in the face of climate change and in the face of inevitable economic change, has shaped Briana Warner's entire career. From working with the US Foreign Service as an undergrad to now running Atlantic Sea Farms, Bri has sought out solutions today that will make for a better tomorrow. Right now she's throwing all of her energy into growing kelp with the lobstermen on the coast of Maine. "It is the best food you could possibly eat for people and planet, and I don't think that's hyperbole. There are ways to oversell the impacts of kelp. We're not sequestering carbon. We're not going to reverse climate change. We're not going to save the planet with kelp. But certainly anything that you put on the plate that is not kelp is more carbon intensive and worse for the planet."