French Food, Berlin Wall, and College Football!
Hell's French Kitchen, tunnels, and integration in sports
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On to my podcast picks this week...
This week we highlight Kenneth, a new podcast listener, and congratulate him for his first podcast review! Here's a snippet from the Milk Street Radio episode he rated on French cuisine:
"For my first podcast episode I thought it brought on an insightful view of what goes on in a French kitchen from an apprentice's perspective. As someone who has an interest in the culinary world, it gave me a bird's eye view on how I might want to pursue aspirations of hopefully joining a kitchen other than my own. I'll definitely continue to listen to these types of podcasts."
Nice.
About the podcast: Milk Street Radio aims to discover the impact food and cooking have on the lives and cultures of people from around the world with host Christopher Kimball, formerly of America's Test Kitchen. Take a listen.
This week's critic pick is Tunnel 29 and comes from Neroli Price of the Daily Maverick in South Africa:
"Tunnel 29 is an immersive, true story, expertly sound-designed to make you feel like you’re right there alongside the tunnellers digging their way to freedom. Once you start listening, the story sweeps you away in a rapid-fire sequence of 15-minute episodes."
About the podcast: Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Helena Merriman tells the true story of a man who dug a tunnel to the East, right under the feet of border guards.
Length: 15-20 minutes Quality: Excellent Year: 2019
September 12 marked the 50th anniversary of the historic USC-Alabama football game:Â the first time a fully-integrated team played in Alabama, changing the landscape of college football in the South forever.
Within the first ten minutes of the episode, I had literal goosebumps listening to Sam Borden recount USC's bus driving through an all-black neighborhood to cheers from bystanders - all because of what this particular game signified: an integrated team, progress for civil rights even if it still meant not being able to actually attend football games, and more. Take a listen to my recommended episode for the week from the ESPN Daily podcast.
For further education on this historic event, check out the ESPN Gameday Feature on YouTube.
Length: 30 minutes Quality: Excellent