Jeremy Cherfas

Maria Fedorova’s new book looks at how the Volga famine of 1920 catalyzed exchanges of food aid, technology, and agricultural ideas. Humanitarian, yes, and also deeply political.https://eatthispodcast.com/usa-ussr

The bit that really made me sit up and take notice in Peter Molnar’s account of his new listening set up was the 2TB micro-SD card. For less than $200. Truly, the future has arrived.

“It sounds crazy to say that Republicans are making children go hungry to protect pedophiles, but it’s actually a reasonable interpretation of the situation.”

• On foot* 41.8811, 12.4673* 27 October 2025* 425.11 ppm CO2* OpenStreetMapI’m glad Rabbit Quest was there to prompt me to get out of the house today, even if it was a very familiar urban circuit. I needed that. Interesting discrepancy in localisation. The image suggests I was between the tram tracks. I was not. I was on the side of the road looking at the marked spot.

Eat This Newsletter 286: Cravings

Cruising the internet highway seeking nutritious alternatives to slop.

This week, unaffordable healthy diets, undesirable healthy diets, truck stops, forest gardens, and gluten.

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Latest Episode: The Spice Bag

In 2008, staff at a Chinese takeaway in Dublin cooked themselves up a special treat after hours. One thing led to another and today you can find something similar not only across Ireland but as far afield as New Zealand.

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I am totally in awe of the skills on (partial) display.