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What's a natural diet? (with Richard Tellström)
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What influences the meals we enjoy today? Meal historian and cultural researcher Richard Tellström from Stockholm University suggests that the surrounding natural environments and ecosystems only play a minimal role. Instead, he argues that our choices are primarily shaped by cultural, political and economic forces. This episode dives into the dramatic shifts in Swedish diets over the past century, highlighting how changes such as new food preservation methods in the 1970s, Sweden's entry into the European Union in the 1990s, and shifting cultural trends throughout have redefined what's fashionable, and therefore possible, to eat.
This is the second installment of a two-part series, following our first episode with archaeological chemist Amy Styring who investigates what our ancestors ate during periods of significant societal transitions. Listen to Part 1.
For more info and resources, visit: https://tabledebates.org/podcast/episode60
Guests
- Richard Tellström, Associate Professor at Stockholm University
Episode edited and produced by Matthew Kessler. Music by Blue dot sessions.
75 episodes
Manage episode 414479108 series 2877817
What influences the meals we enjoy today? Meal historian and cultural researcher Richard Tellström from Stockholm University suggests that the surrounding natural environments and ecosystems only play a minimal role. Instead, he argues that our choices are primarily shaped by cultural, political and economic forces. This episode dives into the dramatic shifts in Swedish diets over the past century, highlighting how changes such as new food preservation methods in the 1970s, Sweden's entry into the European Union in the 1990s, and shifting cultural trends throughout have redefined what's fashionable, and therefore possible, to eat.
This is the second installment of a two-part series, following our first episode with archaeological chemist Amy Styring who investigates what our ancestors ate during periods of significant societal transitions. Listen to Part 1.
For more info and resources, visit: https://tabledebates.org/podcast/episode60
Guests
- Richard Tellström, Associate Professor at Stockholm University
Episode edited and produced by Matthew Kessler. Music by Blue dot sessions.
75 episodes
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