Girls' Lunch
Your mealtime companion/a podcast about food, history, gender, and sexuality. Everyone is welcome at the Girls' Lunch table!
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20. Hungry for High Scores: Video Games, Part 1
06/09/2025
20. Hungry for High Scores: Video Games, Part 1
Let's go to the arcade! In part one of our two-part series, Nicole and Julia take you through the cooking games leaderboard and introduce you to some of the genre's "top players" in the 1970s and 1980s. We'll see the formation of a lot of popular mechanics and gameplay that persist in cooking and food-related video games today. We'll also talk about girl(y) games, representation, and the time Julia was personally victimized at a GameStop circa 2008. Don't forget your quarters! Our theme song is “Red Onions” by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: https://louiezong.bandcamp.com/album/vegetable-soul We’re on Instagram @girlslunchpod. Nicole's website is nicolehylton.com. Have an episode suggestion or question? You can email us at [email protected] and we will add it to our chaotic list of future episode subjects. Links to sources: , dir. France Costrel “” by Moon Channel on Youtube Delicious Pixels: Food In Video Games, by Agata Waszkiewicz Gamer Girls: 25 Women Who Built the Video Game Industry, by Mary Kenney
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19. Boobs, Bottles, and Baby Food
05/01/2025
19. Boobs, Bottles, and Baby Food
We’re taking it back to where it all began with this one, and we mean that quite literally, because today we’re talking about baby food! In this special episode, Nicole and Julia prepare for Baby Andreas and learn about the history of how we humans have fed our babies throughout time. We also taste test some baby food and try not to gag. Whether you were a bottle baby or breast was best, this episode has something for everyone! Our theme song is “Red Onions” by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: https://louiezong.bandcamp.com/album/vegetable-soul We’re on Instagram @girlslunchpod. Nicole's website is nicolehylton.com. Have an episode suggestion or question? You can email us at [email protected] and we will add it to our chaotic list of future episode subjects. Links to sources: Food and Cookery for the Sick and Convalescent, by Fannie Farmer Inventing Baby Food: Taste, Health, and the Industrialization of the American Diet, by Amy Bentley “,” FoodTimeline.org
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18. Botany: The Study of Plants and How to Steal Them
03/21/2025
18. Botany: The Study of Plants and How to Steal Them
Ever wondered why we have Hass avocados and Medjool dates at the grocery store? Or why there are Japanese cherry trees all around the Tidal Basin in D.C.? Well, we can thank the same man for both our grocery store produce and the nation’s pinkest attraction - American botanist David Fairchild. Join Nicole and Julia as they trace grocery store produce from their local Kroger back to the Gilded Age and the heyday of food exploration. But wait, there’s more! Tune in to hear about Jeanne Barat, a French botanist in the 1700’s with a bit of a secret… Our theme song is “Red Onions” by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: https://louiezong.bandcamp.com/album/vegetable-soul We’re on Instagram @girlslunchpod. Nicole's website is nicolehylton.com. Have an episode suggestion or question? You can email us at [email protected] and we will add it to our chaotic list of future episode subjects. Links to sources: by Francis Lam and Mark Padoongpatt by Alexandra Domrongchai by Robert Frank Stone, Daniel. The Food Explorer: The True Adventures of the Globe-Trotting Botanist Who Transformed What America Eats. 2019. Ridley, Glynis. The Discovery of Jeanne Baret: A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe. New York, Broadway Paperbacks, 2011.
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17. Unless You Got Buns, Hun: Hot Dogs
02/09/2025
17. Unless You Got Buns, Hun: Hot Dogs
Companion website: Hot dog, it’s a summer episode in the middle of winter! In this wien-derful successor to our hamburger episode, Nicole and Julia learn (literally) how the sausage is made and take a frank look at competitive eating. Hop aboard the Wienermobile and strap in for a journey down the Hot Dog Highway (destination: Joey Chestnut’s stomach). Our theme song is “Red Onions” by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: https://louiezong.bandcamp.com/album/vegetable-soul We’re on Instagram @girlslunchpod. Nicole's website is nicolehylton.com. Have an episode suggestion or question? You can email us at [email protected] and we will add it to our chaotic list of future episode subjects. Links to sources: Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs, by Jamie Loftus Man Bites Dog: Hot Dog Culture in America, by Bruce Kraig and Patty Carroll by Zachary R. Bigalke, Journal of Sport History, 50 (3), Fall 2023 by Gerald Leonard Cohen, Barry A. Popik, and David Shulman Japan, M. G. (2021, August 10). The History of Tempura. https://guide.michelin.com/hk/en/article/features/tempura_en Encyclopedia Britannica, inc. (n.d.). Tempura. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/tempura Farley, D. (2022, February 25). The truth about Japanese tempura. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20170808-the-truth-about-japanese-tempura
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16. RIP Brownie Wise, You Would Have Loved MLMs
01/04/2025
16. RIP Brownie Wise, You Would Have Loved MLMs
Does anyone else pronounce Tupperware as “Tubberware?” No? Just me? Well, in this episode Julia and Nicole travel back to the post-war 50s to learn about the one woman who’s responsible for your plastic leftover containers piled high in your kitchen cabinet. Along the way we’ll learn how to throw a Tupperware party, experience some real Sales Department shenanigans, and watch the rise and fall of the first MLM Queen — Brownie Wise. Our theme song is “Red Onions” by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: https://louiezong.bandcamp.com/album/vegetable-soul We’re on Instagram @girlslunchpod. Nicole's website is nicolehylton.com. Have an episode suggestion or question? You can email us at [email protected] and we will add it to our chaotic list of future episode subjects. Links to sources: Kealing, Bob. Life of the Party. Crown Archetype, 12 July 2016. Clarke, Alison J. Tupperware: The Promise of Plastic in 1950s America. Washington, DC, Smithsonian Inst. Press, 2001. The Brownie Wise Papers, Archive Center, National Museum of American History by Storybook Amusement by Storybook Amusement
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15. Midway Mania: The Carnival and Carnival Food
11/13/2024
15. Midway Mania: The Carnival and Carnival Food
Step right up, step right up! Feast your ears on a true spectacle of food and amusement history! In this episode, stroll through the fairgrounds with Nicole and Julia to learn about the history of the carnival, snack on some traditional carnival foods, and discuss 20th century American dating norms. Strap on your ill-fitting, definitely-not-up-to-code safety belt and get ready for a bumpy, possibly bruise-inducing ride! Our theme song is “Red Onions” by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: We’re on Twitter at and on Instagram . Nicole is on Twitter and her website is . Julia is smarter than all of us and not on social media. Have an episode suggestion or question? You can email us at and we will add it to our chaotic list of future episode subjects. Links to sources: Inside the Live Reptile Tent: The Twilight World of Carnival Midway, by Jeff Brouws and Bruce Caron “Circuses, Carnivals, and Fairs in America,” by Marcello Truzzi et al, Journal of Popular Culture 6(3), 1972 “,” by Defunctland by Rebecca Rupp for National Geographic “,” by Sarah Baird for Serious Eats “Funnel Cake” entry in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, ed. Andrew F. Smith “,” by Elina Shatkin for the Los Angeles Times by Rebecca Strassberg for Thrillist Cheap Amusements: Working Women and Leisure in Turn of the Century New York by Kathy Peiss How Products are Made Volume 3, Krapp & Longe, editors[Gale:Detroit] 1994 (pages 276-277). Oxford Companion to Food, Alan Davidson [Oxford University Press:Oxford] 1999 (p. 481) by Lindsay Deutsch for USA TODAY Network by Michele Debczak for Mental Floss
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14. Big Ag and Brown Bags: School Lunches, Part 2
10/07/2024
14. Big Ag and Brown Bags: School Lunches, Part 2
Julia and Nicole (and David) return for the thrilling conclusion of the history of school lunches! We’ll wade through the Cold War, and then in the 60s, things really pop off for the school lunch program, feminists, and the Black civil rights movement. Like, seriously. Shit gets wild. So grab your Uncrustables and carton of milk and get ready to learn. Class is in session! Our theme song is “Red Onions” by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: We’re on Twitter at and on Instagram . Nicole is on Twitter and her website is . Julia is smarter than all of us and not on social media. Have an episode suggestion or question? You can email us at and we will add it to our chaotic list of future episode subjects. Links to sources: Levine, Susan. School Lunch Politics: The surprising history of America's Favorite Welfare Program. Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 2008. Weaver-Hightower, M. B. Unpacking School Lunch: Understanding the Hidden Politics of School Food. Springer Nature Switzerland, Cham, 2022. Gaddis, J. E. (2019). The labor of lunch.
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13. Big Ag and Brown Bags: School Lunches, Part 1
09/09/2024
13. Big Ag and Brown Bags: School Lunches, Part 1
Do you recall the halcyon days of your youth? The days spent in school, anxiously awaiting the bell, going to find your friends in the lunchroom, the same table every time? Surely you also remember the tasty lunches served to you in that room. Scrumptious salads with fresh vegetables, lovingly crafted sandwiches, bowls of gooey mac and cheese. No? Not sounding familiar? Your school lunch sucked?! Wow, pizza was a vegetable?! Gritty chicken nuggets! No, that can’t be right. All school lunches are delicious and nutritious! Unless… On this episode, we discuss the lengthy and opinionated history of school lunches, in all their infamy, with special guest David Cogswell (that’s me). Our theme song is “Red Onions” by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: We’re on Twitter at and on Instagram . Nicole is on Twitter and her website is . Julia is smarter than all of us and not on social media. Have an episode suggestion or question? You can email us at and we will add it to our chaotic list of future episode subjects. Links to sources: by Mark Haney Levine, Susan. School Lunch Politics: The surprising history of America's Favorite Welfare Program. Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 2008. Weaver-Hightower, M. B. Unpacking School Lunch: Understanding the Hidden Politics of School Food. Springer Nature Switzerland, Cham, 2022. Gaddis, J. E. (2019). The labor of lunch.
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12. How the Burger Hamburglared Its Way Into America’s Heart
08/10/2024
12. How the Burger Hamburglared Its Way Into America’s Heart
Alternate theme song: “Ai Like Hamburger” by The Idolm@ster Ah, the hamburger. Whether you call it a Steamed Ham, a Royale with Cheese, or a Quarter Pounder, this beefy spheroid is one of America’s proudest exports. But did you know that a little more than a hundred years ago, the hamburger was regarded with intense suspicion, suggested to “fortify even Satan himself”? Join Nicole and Julia as they take a peek inside the bun to figure out just what it is that makes the hamburger so quintessentially American, and how meat-eating reinforces our notions of masculine identity. We also try to parse the insane "Hardee’s Girls" ads of the mid-2000s/2010s (you know the ones). Our theme song is “Red Onions” by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: We’re on Twitter at and on Instagram . Nicole is on Twitter and her website is . Julia is smarter than all of us and not on social media. Have an episode suggestion or question? You can email us at and we will add it to our chaotic list of future episode subjects. Links to sources: The Hamburger: A History, by Josh Ozersky The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory (25th Anniversary Edition), by Carol J. Adams Burger, by Carol J. Adams Drive-Thru Dreams: A Journey Through the Heart of America’s Fast-Food Kingdom, by Adam Chandler “” by Erik Ofgang, The Washington Post in Encyclopedia Britannica Unwrapped, Season 1 Episode 4, “Hamburgers Unwrapped” “” by Niki Achitoff-Gray
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11. Queens of the Supermarket
07/10/2024
11. Queens of the Supermarket
Alternate theme song: “Queen of the Supermarket” by Bruce Springsteen A dream awaits for you in aisle two of this product-packed episode! Join Nicole and Julia as they grocery shop through the ages, from bartering at markets in the early 1800s to grocery delivery services in the age of Covid. Marvel at mind-blowing innovations, such as the grocery cart, chain stores, and - gasp - the Piggly Wiggly man! So grab your reusable Trader Joe’s tote and come with us down to the local supermarket for a fun, food-filled adventure. Our theme song is “Red Onions” by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: We’re on Twitter at and on Instagram . Nicole is on Twitter and her website is . Julia is smarter than all of us and not on social media. Have an episode suggestion or question? You can email us at and we will add it to our chaotic list of future episode subjects. Links to Sources: Ruhlman, M. (2017). Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America. Abrams. Deutsch, T. (2010). Building a housewife’s paradise: Gender, Politics, and American Grocery Stores in the Twentieth Century. Univ of North Carolina Press. , MSU Today “,” by Kyler Alvord , Kansas Historical Society
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10. The American Girl Cookbook Special
06/08/2024
10. The American Girl Cookbook Special
Is a corn oyster REALLY an oyster? In their most self-indulgent and least food-related episode yet, Nicole and Julia take you inside the world of the popular historical doll series American Girl, and their much less popular series of cookbooks. In addition to learning about dolls and some specific American Girl characters, you’ll also learn what it was like to cook and dine on the Minnesota frontier in the 1850s and richy-rich upstate New York in the early 1900s. And, finally, maybe, you will learn what the heck fruit soup is. (We still don’t know either.) Our theme song is “Red Onions” by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: We’re on Twitter at and on Instagram . Nicole is on Twitter and her website is . Julia is smarter than all of us and not on social media. Have an episode suggestion or question? You can email us at and we will add it to our chaotic list of future episode subjects. Links to Sources: “,” Darling Dollz Samantha’s Cook Book: A Peek at Dining in the Past with Meals You Can Cook Today, ed. by Jodi Evert and Jeanne Thieme Kirsten’s Cook Book: A Peek at Dining in the Past with Meals You Can Cook Today, ed. by Jodi Evert and Jeanne Thieme “,” Tasting History with Max Miller , Notes From The Frontier. Dec 4, 2019 , by Susan Williams “,” Shmanners Podcast
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09. From Stove to Screen: TV Cooking Shows
05/05/2024
09. From Stove to Screen: TV Cooking Shows
We’ve had cooking shows as long as we’ve had TV (and even before that, if you count radio!) But have you ever asked yourself, “Self, why do I like watching someone ELSE roast a chicken and say “BAM”?” Well, as it often turns out on this show, many people have many hot opinions on that. Join Nicole and Julia on this channel chase from radio to public TV to cable TV to YouTube and beyond as they learn about the history and some early pioneers of cooking shows. Our theme song is “Red Onions” by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: We’re on Twitter at and on Instagram . Nicole is on Twitter and her website is . Julia is smarter than all of us and not on social media. Have an episode suggestion or question? You can email us at and we will add it to our chaotic list of future episode subjects. Links to Sources (including video clips featured in the episode): The Bloomsbury Handbook of Food and Popular Culture, edited by Kathleen Lebesco, and Peter Naccarato. ",” by Isabelle de Solier , by Lori F. Brost (dissertation) Watching What We Eat: The Evolution of Television Cooking Shows, by Kathleen Collins , by Elizabeth Nathanson (dissertation) “,” by Cheri Ketchum Videos we watched: Julia Child Flipping a Potato: Joyce Chen: The Galloping Gourmet: Emeril Live: Emeril and Julia Child make burgers:
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08. Not Your Average Farmer's Daughter
04/01/2024
08. Not Your Average Farmer's Daughter
Alternate episode title: I’ll Farmer Your Fannie Do you look at your kitschy, 90’s, chicken-themed measuring cup set and wonder why we use measuring cups at all? We can thank the “Mother of Level Measurements” for making it cool to use measuring cups, the basic recipe format, and so much more. Join Nicole and Julia as they follow Fannie Farmer from her humble beginnings to being the absolute alpha girlboss that we still know and love today. And if you love rambling tangents, then this is the episode for you. Our theme song is “Red Onions” by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: We’re on Twitter at and on Instagram . Nicole is on Twitter and her website is . Julia is smarter than all of us and not on social media. Links to Sources: Veit, H. Z., Knuppel, J., Railton, B., & Eyler, J. (2018, December 4). . The Saturday Evening Post. Willan, A. (2021). Women in the kitchen: Twelve essential cookbook writers who defined the way we eat, from 1661 to today. Scribner. Farmer, F. M. (1998). The original Boston Cooking-School Cook Book, 1896. H.L. Levin Associates. Shapiro, L. (2008). Perfection Salad: Women and Cooking at the Turn of the Century.
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BONUS: Oops, All Bits!
03/14/2024
BONUS: Oops, All Bits!
We've had a chaotic few weeks here at Girls' Lunch Inc.--health issues (both familial and personal), work stress, mid-semester craziness--so we thought we would put together a silly minisode for you all. These are all bits and goofs from our forthcoming April episode about Fannie Farmer that have nothing to do with the episode subject. It's an episode trailer that tells you nothing about the episode. Maybe it's more like an early April Fools' joke. Our theme song is “Red Onions” by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: We’re on Twitter at and on Instagram . Nicole is on Twitter and her website is . Julia is smarter than all of us and not on social media.
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07. M&Ms and the Sexiest Spokescandy
02/02/2024
07. M&Ms and the Sexiest Spokescandy
We all know them—those little, round, candy-coated, chocolate-filled rainbow chips that “melt in your mouth, not in your hand.” But did you know that M&Ms are made by one of the biggest corporations in the world, originally spawned via a partnership with its biggest rival? Or that a LOT of people have weird sex things with a piece of candy? Join Nicole and Julia on this colorful caper through candy history, where they dare to ask…what IS it about the green ones? Also, we assign genders to anthropomorphized corporate mascots, as is our right and custom as Americans. Our theme song is “Red Onions” by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: We’re on Twitter at and on Instagram . Nicole is on Twitter and her website is . Julia is smarter than all of us and not on social media. Sources: , by Andrew F. Smith , by Joël Glenn Brenner “”, by Nostalgia Critic/Channel Awesome by Lena Williams by Robert MacGregor “,” by EJ Dickson YouTube playlist of commercials mentioned:
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06. Southern Maryland’s Secret Ham
01/13/2024
06. Southern Maryland’s Secret Ham
As one old guy once said, “The French can have their snails, and the English can have their plum pudding and goose, but I beg of you, give us the old stuffed ham.” What’s stuffed ham, you ask? Find out more about this secret Southern Maryland delicacy with Nicole and Julia as they discuss why Maryland is kinda like Harvey Dent and what stuffed ham even is anyway. Our theme song is “Red Onions” by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: We’re on Twitter at and on Instagram . Nicole is on Twitter and her website is . Julia is smarter than all of us and not on social media. Sources: in New York Times Magazine (video)
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05. "The National Discs of Delight": Pumpkin Pie
12/04/2023
05. "The National Discs of Delight": Pumpkin Pie
Have you ever heard the saying, “As American as apple pie”? Whoever said that clearly knew nothing about pumpkin pie, the TRUE American icon. Join Nicole and Julia as they learn about the history of this one-crust wonder, beginning in Colonial New England with the first American cookbook and leading all the way up to modern day, where canned pumpkin reigns supreme. They also play a new game about ice cream! Our theme song is “Red Onions” by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: We’re on Twitter at and on Instagram . Nicole is on Twitter and her website is . Julia is smarter than all of us and not on social media. Sources: by Alison Kelly , by Cindy Ott by Barbara Maranzani by Lydia Maria Child + by The Poetry Foundation New England’s Rarities, by John Josselyn, courtesy of “,” by Amanda Herbert
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04. Harvey Girls in a Harvey World
11/14/2023
04. Harvey Girls in a Harvey World
Choo choo! All aboard the Atchinson, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway! Destination: Fred Harvey. Today’s episode takes you on a journey across the American landscape and through time as we learn about the progenitor of fast food and franchises. We’ll also learn about the Harvey Girls, one of the first independent employment opportunities for women and who definitely all got married and nothing gay happened, don’t even sweat it, bro. Our theme song is “Red Onions” by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: We’re on Twitter at and on Instagram . Nicole is on Twitter and her website is . Julia is smarter than all of us and not on social media. Sources: , Stephen Fried A big thank you to Special Collections and Archives at Northern Arizona University, where I did a lot of my research for this topic “Word Portrait of a Harvey Girl,” from a Harvey Girl “contest” held by Fred Harvey Company in 1948 (courtesy of NAU Special Collections) The National Park Service, Jan. 8, 2023 “The Wizard of ‘Meals on Wheels,’” Magazine Digest, January 1946 (courtesy of NAU Special Collections)
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03. Women Be Eatin!: The Rise of Restaurants
10/01/2023
03. Women Be Eatin!: The Rise of Restaurants
Alternate episode title: “Bashing Our Husbands and the French Since 2023” Inns, taverns, and cookshops, oh my! Come along with Julia and Nicole on a journey through time following the development of the modern restaurant. From Pompeii to the French Revolution, people have always enjoyed eating out and having opinions on what women are allowed to do. We also get wiggy with the feminist restaurants of the 1970s and Julia only mispronounces “aristocracy” wrong like three times at most. Our theme song is “Red Onions” by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: We’re on Twitter at and on Instagram . Nicole is on Twitter and her website is . Julia is smarter than all of us and not on social media. Sources: , by William Sitwell , by Alex D. Ketchum “,” by Paul Freedman “.” by Kat Chow Food in Chinese Culture: Anthropological and Historical Perspectives, K. C. Chang, editor [Yale University Press:New Haven] 1977 (p. 158-163) “,” Emily Heil, The Washington Post
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02: Doughnut Lassies Would Want You To Eat That Doughnut
09/01/2023
02: Doughnut Lassies Would Want You To Eat That Doughnut
Rejected episode title: “Get Your Nuts Hot, Fresh, and Cream-filled: All About Doughnuts” We’d like to argue that the doughnut is possibly one of nature’s most perfect foods. But behind that sprinkled and glazed exterior is a past filled with nostalgia, innovation, and controversy. In this episode, Julia and Nicole learn how the simple doughnut faced satirical novelists, industrial revolution, the Great Depression, and two World Wars to get to a Krispy Kreme near you. We’ll also meet the Doughnut Lassies, an old sailor from Maine, and the marvelous “Christy Creams.” Our theme song is “Red Onions” by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: We’re on Twitter at and on Instagram . Nicole is on Twitter and her website is . Julia is smarter than all of us and not on social media. Sources: by Paul R. Mullins “The Superior Doughnut” by “Grandma” in a letter to The New York Times, December 15, 1913 by Kate Taylor “A History of New-York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty” by Diedrich Knickerbocker (aka. Washington Irving) by Lorraine Boissoneault by David A. Taylor by William Saffire in a letter to The New York Times, October 25, 1999
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00. What's Our Deal?/Let's Get Wiggy With It
08/01/2023
00. What's Our Deal?/Let's Get Wiggy With It
Welcome to the first episode of Girls’ Lunch! In this episode, you’ll get to know hosts Nicole and Julia, learn about our backgrounds, and our goals for the show. We’ll talk about the origin of Girls’ Lunch, Tumultuous Tummy Times, and what you can expect in future episodes. Have some lunch with us! Everyone is welcome. Our theme song is “Red Onions” by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: We’re on Twitter at . Nicole is on Twitter and her website is . Julia is smarter than all of us and not on social media.
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01. Graham Crackers to Cure Your “Fleshly Lusts”
08/01/2023
01. Graham Crackers to Cure Your “Fleshly Lusts”
Alternate episode title: “Primordial Childhood Cannibalism Fantasy: A History of Graham Crackers.” The graham cracker: the bread of the s’mores sandwich, a crust for your cheesecake, or something easy on your tummy when you’re sick. But where did this humble wafer come from? Join Nicole and Julia on a journey to 1830s New England to meet Sylvester Graham, a Presbyterian minister obsessed with bran bread, abstinence, and “good digestion” (aka. pooping). We’ll talk about this “anti-pervert pervert” and how trends like farm to table, raw foods, and clean eating aren’t quite so “modern” after all. Also, Julia eats Teddy Grahams for the first time. Our theme song is “Red Onions” by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: We’re on Twitter at . Nicole is on Twitter and her website is . Julia is smarter than all of us and not on social media. Sources: by Catherine S. Vodrey by Andrew F. Smith (“Chapter 4: Sylvester Graham’s Reforms”) by Edith Walters Cole by Alice Kahn
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