Soundbites: A Series On Food

Series produced by Rebecca Sheir

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On the table... and on the air.

Producer Rebecca Sheir offers food for thought with this series of appetizing features. Meet an Alaskan whose competitive cupcake-baking made her a national TV star, and learn why professional "gurgitation" is not for the weak of stomach. Hear the trials and tribulations of keeping Passover in the Last Frontier, and discover why baking sourdough is anything but a piece of cake. Plus, the dangers of a fish-eat-mouse world, and the ins-and-outs of becoming a certified beer judge.


8 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
A Beer'n'Burger Stock Exchange: The Big Board
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
Caption: The Big Board offers a stock exchange... for beer., Credit: agencyQ
A new restaurant is trying to corner the market on neighborhood pubs, with beer prices that fluctuate in real time, based on customer demand.

Bought by Public Radio Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 08, 2011
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 2
Injera Bread & Shark Meat: Tasting Ethiopia & Jamaica
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
Caption: At RAS, you can order Caribbean food (like the Bake and Shark, left) or Ethiopian cuisine (like the vegetarian platter, right)., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
What happens when Africa and the Caribbean culinarily collide in the U.S. capital? Dig in and find out!

  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 04:46
Gladiators of the Gullet
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
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When a local eating contest goes major league and professional "gurgitators" step up to the plate, can the local lay-eaters hold their own?

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, Remix Radio, WILL, and WAMC


  • Added: Jan 12, 2009
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 4
Unleavened Alaska: Passover in the Last Frontier
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
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When it comes to Passover, why is this state different from all other states?

Bought by KZYX and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 14, 2008
  • Length: 05:40
  • Purchases: 2
Gone Mousin'
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
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In Alaska, sometimes it isn't "Go Fish"; it's "Go Mouse"...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 02:59
Rise & Shine: Baking Bread in the Last Frontier
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
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The culinary -- and romantic -- chemistry of Alaskan sourdough.

  • Added: Sep 17, 2007
  • Length: 05:21
Studying & Sniffing: Becoming a Certified Beer Judge
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
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Drink your beer -- and judge it, too.

  • Added: Dec 15, 2006
  • Length: 04:54
Love & Borscht in Alaska
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
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Nina Fefelov's Samovar Cafe brings a tempting taste of Russia to rural Alaska... with a heaping helping of one-of-a-kind love.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and WFUV


  • Added: Aug 25, 2006
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 2

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