Beans

Episode notes

Alex Schmidt is joined by writers/podcasters/directors Abe Epperson, Adam Ganser, and Michael Swaim (‘Small Beans’ network, plus Swaim works at IGN.com) for a look at why beans are secretly incredibly fascinating.

Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.

LINKS FOR THE GUESTS:

• Small Beans on Patreon
• Abe Epperson on Twitter
• Adam Ganser on Twitter
• Michael Swaim’s page at IGN
• ‘Kurt Vonneguys’ podcast
• After Hours: The Finale

RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

• native-land.ca
• U.S. Department Of Arts And Culture
• The True Native New Yorkers Can Never Truly Reclaim Their Homeland (Smithsonian)
• Mapping Manahatta: 10 Lenape sites in New York City (6sqft)

RESEARCH SOURCES:

• Beans: A Global History by Natalie Rachel Morris
• Beans: A History by Ken Albala
• Returning Corn, Beans, and Squash to Native American Farms (JStor Daily)
• Sourdough Is A Social Media Star — But Those Beans Would Look Great On Instagram (NPR)
• The President Is Shilling Beans (The New Yorker) — confirms that President Donald Trump sponsored beans from the White House in July of 2020.
• Man Opens Can of Beans, Finds Just One Bean (Mental Floss)
• U.S. Senate page for ‘Senate Bean Soup’
• Steeped In Tradition: The Story Of The Senate’s Signature Soup (WAMU) — features picture of the souvenir-ish serving bowl.
• Nelson, Knute — 1843–1923 (MNopedia)
• Disney.com clip of Bob Cratchit’s family slicing up one bean at dinner in Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983)
• Article from The Wichita Eagle claiming chickpeas are the world’s most popular bean.
• Why Beans Were an Ancient Emblem of Death (Atlas Obscura)
• Fava: The Magic Bean (Scientific American)
• Beans Bred to Beat Baking Climate (Reuters, via Scientific American)
• If Everyone Ate Beans Instead of Beef (The Atlantic)
• 2014 article from Vox.com: “Obama has vowed to cut US emissions 17% by 2020. He’s not on track yet.”