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Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why chopsticks are secretly incredibly fascinating.
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.
LINKS FOR KATIE GOLDIN:
- Katie Goldin on Bluesky
- @ProBirdRights on Bluesky
- ‘Creature Feature’ podcast (iHeartRadio)
- When Is a Bird a ‘Birb’? An Extremely Important Guide (Audubon)
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)
- “Finding Lenapehoking” (YouTube / Hudson River Maritime Museum)
- Why Do They Call It Beacon? (The Highlands Current)
- Dutch & Native American Heritage In The Hudson River Valley (National Park Service)
RESEARCH SOURCES:
- Chopsticks: A Cultural and Culinary History by Q. Edward Wang
- I Asked 10 Experts the Right Way to Hold Chopsticks—They All Agree on 1 Rule (Serious Eats)
- Coronavirus Threatens China’s Devotion to Chopsticks and Sharing Food (The New York Times)
- The History of Chopsticks (Smithsonian Magazine)
- Secretly Incredibly Fascinating: Spoons
- Secretly Incredibly Fascinating: See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
- The trouble with wooden chopsticks (KUER Public Radio)
- Group Pleads: Bring Your Own Chopsticks to China (NPR All Things Considered)
- Kolkata’s age old tradition of ‘bhar’ clay cups of tea (Al Jazeera)
- How Amy Klobuchar Treats Her Staff (The New York Times)
- Mandarin Chinese with Taskpins: “Kuàizi 筷子 Chopsticks – Chinese Word of the Day 每日一词” (YouTube)
- Dim Sum Saying: “”QUICK, QUICKLY” in Cantonese (爽手) – Flashcard” (YouTube)
- Fact Check: Chop Suey Origins (Snopes)
- The Origins of the Chop Suey Dish and How to Make It (FlyByJing.com)
- The Chopsticks Ceremony at Hie Shrine ・ Treat Your Chopsticks with Respect! (HyperJapan.co.uk)
- What is ‘Chopsticks’ – and why does it have so many variations? (ClassicFM)
- Saline solution: Japan invents ‘electric’ chopsticks that make food seem more salty (The Guardian)
- Japan researchers develop electric chopsticks to enhance salty taste (Reuters)
- China launches chopsticks that tell you if your food is safe to eat (The Guardian)
- Move Over Sporks, Chorks Are the New Efficiency Utensil of Choice (Eater.com)
- Panda Express Introduces Hybrid Utensil Called Chorks (Mental Floss)
- Imgur upload of Chork instructions
- Reddit thread: “What happened to the Chork? — Going through some stuff today and found a chork. What happened to them? I remember they had them for a while, but now it is normal chopsticks and plasticware.”
- “The Way Cobra Eats Pizza” by Jason Pargin (1900HotDog.com)
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A weekly podcast about the history, science, lore and surprises that make everyday things secretly incredibly fascinating. Hosted by comedy writer, emoji creator, and ‘Jeopardy!‘ champion Alex Schmidt. Join Alex & his co-host Katie Goldin for a joyful deep dive into seeing the world a whole new way!
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