After contact, Indigenous foodways and knowledge were devastated, nearly destroyed and replaced with foods that are far from the people. So today, I’m talking to Native chefs and foodies about what Indigenous cuisine is, where it comes from, where it’s headed and how it’s used to connect them and their communities to their origins and traditions.
This podcast is hosted by me, Andi Murphy. I started it in January 2017 and have since talked with dozens of Indigenous people across the country about food.
This podcast is affiliated with Native Voice One. The intro and outro music was created for Toasted Sister by CW Ayon of Las Cruces, New Mexico. I specifically asked CW for his contribution because his music reminds me of the time I fell in love with food in Las Cruces. Check out his website and music.
This show is listener supported via Patreon and supported by various art projects I do (see below and go to the online shop).
Andi Murphy
I’m Diné from Crownpoint, N.M. and I live in Albuquerque. I’ve been writing about food since 2011 and focusing on Indigenous food for nearly 10 years. I am a producer for Native America Calling, a national show about Native issues and topics, where I started a monthly feature show about Indigenous food called The Menu more than three years ago. I’m an artist; a printmaker, photographer and zinemaker (yes, zines are about Native food). The logos and illustrations affiliated with Toasted Sister are created by me. When I’m not doing projects on top of projects, I’m cooking and challenging myself in the kitchen and giving my boys (Carrot, Lucifur and Trout) the best life.
Awards
At the Native American Journalists Association (now the Indigenous Journalists Association) 2021 National Native Media Awards, Toasted Sister Podcast took 2nd place for best beat reporting in podcasting pro division II, and an honorable mention for best feature story in the podcasting pro division II for “E71: Indigenous Farmworkers – Do Your Work No Matter What Other People Say.” The podcast took 1st place for general excellence (in the professional division II) in radio and podcasting at the Native American Journalists Association 2019 National Native Media awards.
Toasted Sister Podcast was named 1 of the Saveur 100! That’s 100 important people, places and things in the culinary world!
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