Welcome to episode 24! It covers the week of March 16 - 20, 2020.

This week’s theme is: *Brain Food.* Our curator is Arielle Vetro.

More on this podcast:
Each week on this podcast, we’ll share the information that's within the newsletter put out by EarBuds Podcast Collective. EBPC is a listening movement. We send a weekly email with a theme and 5 podcast episodes on that theme, and each week is curated by a different person. Anyone can curate a list -- just reach out!

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This week:
This week's theme comes to us Arielle Vetro and is called: Brain Food.

Here’s why Arielle chose this theme:
While the appeal of mindlessly shoveling food into your mouth is certainly not lost on me - sometimes it’s good to get the ol’ noggin working while you eat too. Here are 5 shows to fuel both your brain and belly.

Here are the podcasts + episodes chosen by Arielle:

MONDAY: Radio Cherry Bombe - Climate Change, Food, and You - 46 minutes


TUESDAY: The Food Programme - Pints of progress: The Brewers Changing Attitudes to Learning Disabilities - 28 minutes


WEDNESDAY: Copper & Heat - Food Delivery Apps w/ Homeroom - 35 minutes


THURSDAY: Point of Origin - A Tale of Two Yoghurts - 58 minutes


FRIDAY: Gastropod - The United States of McDonald's - 48 minutes


All of these episode recommendations are available on Podchaser, Castbox, and wherever else you get your podcasts!

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Here's Arielle’s SELF PROMO:
Hi there! I’m Arielle, a Canadian based in London who reviews podcasts and produces them too. I like food, urban design, female-authored fiction, food (did I mention that already?) and community organizing. Got an idea? Whether you’re in the U.K. or an ocean away, send me a message - let’s brainstorm!


Here's Arielle’s CROWDSOURCING QUESTION:
Despite differences in our relationships and access to food, eating is often argued to be one of the few universal experiences present in every human’s life. With that in mind, do you think stories that use food as the entry point are an effective way to build empathy and create connections across different kinds of people and communities?

Instead of news this week, we are recommending that you to check out the Twitter feeds of a few podcast industry folks who are tweeting about Coronavirus, podcasts, and how those two topics are coming together:
Misha Euceph - @meuceph
Alie Ward - @alieward
James Cridland - @jamescridland

We recommended a bunch of extra podcasts this week that are covering the Coronavirus situation:
Women’s Meditation Network
Ologies
Just Na Science
This Podcast Will Kill You
EPIDEMIC with Dr. Celine Gounder and Ronald Klain
Start Here with ABC News
Coronavirus: What’s Really Going On?
The Coronavirus Daily Briefing

Use this hashtag to discuss this theme online with us: #BrainFood

This episode was written and produced by Arielle Nissenblatt, who also hosts the show. Special thanks to Daniel Tureck who mixes and masters Feedback with EarBuds. Abby Klionsky edits our newsletter, which can be found at earbudspodcastcollective.org. Thank you to Matthew Swedo for composing our music. Find him and ask him all about your music needs. He’s at @matthewswedo on Instagram and www.matthewswedomusic.com online.

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