This hour: recipes.

We talk with someone who makes recipes found on gravestones, and we consider what makes an effective recipe, the history of the modern recipe, and the art of the recipe introduction.

Plus, a look at the phenomenon of pop culture cookbooks.

GUESTS:

• Dinah Bucholz: Author of The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook and The Unofficial Narnia Cookbook

• Rosie Grant: Posts gravestone recipes and cemetery stories on her TikTok and Instagram

• Francis Lam: Host of The Splendid Table and Editor-in-chief at Clarkson Potter

• Chandra Ram: Cookbook author and food writer

• Helen Zoe Veit: Associate Professor of History at Michigan State University

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Colin McEnroe, Eugene Amatruda, and Jonathan McNicol contributed to this show, which originally aired November 22, 2022.

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Snacking on snacks, savory or sweet, has become a way of life.

This hour, we sink our teeth into our snack-food obsessions.

GUESTS:

• Andrea Hernández: Founder of Snaxshot

• Julia Pistell: Freelance writer and co-founder of SeaTea Improv

• Chris Prosperi: Chef and owner of Metro Bis

• Mark Schatzker: Author of The Dorito Effect

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Colin McEnroe, Jonathan McNicol, Cat Pastor, and Lily Tyson contributed to this show, which originally aired July 25, 2022.

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This hour, we’re joined in studio by seven-time Grammy Award-winning local musician Paul Winter. His new album, Horn of Plenty, is out today.

Winter is known for his annual solstice concerts and his “earth music," which features music from around the world, as well as the sounds of animals like wolves, whales, or wood thrushes.

You can find details about his Winter Solstice Celebrations around New England here.

GUEST:

• Paul Winter: Saxophonist, composer, and bandleader of the Paul Winter Consort

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