Episode 358
with Terese Marie Mailhot, Jason Traeger, Sophie Egan, and Reggie Houston
Writer Terese Marie Mailhot discusses her new memoir Heart Berries and the importance of empathy for the indigenous experience; comedian Jason Traeger describes his therapist choices in Portland; program director of the American Culinary Institute Sophie Egan talks about what’s known as the "American food psyche;" and former Fats Domino band member and saxophonist Reggie Houston performs the jazz standard “Autumn Leaves."
Terese Marie Mailhot
Writer
Terese Mailhot is from Seabird Island Band. Her work has appeared in Guernica, The Guardian, Mother Jones, Medium, Al Jazeera, the Los Angeles Times, and "Best American Essays." She is the New York Times bestselling author of Heart Berries: A Memoir. Her book was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for English-Language Nonfiction, and was selected by Emma Watson as the Our Shared Shelf Book Club Pick for March/April 2018. Her book was also the January 2020 pick for Now Read This, a book club from PBS Newshour and The New York Times. Heart Berries was also listed as an NPR Best Book of the Year, a Library Journal Best Book of the Year, a New York Public Library Best Book of the Year, a Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year, and was one of Harper's Bazaar's Best Books of 2018. Website • Twitter
Jason Traeger
Comedian
Jason Traeger’s early graphic work is closely associated with the West Coast hardcore punk scene of the early 1980’s. He produced flyers, record art and graphics for national fanzines such as MaximumRockNRoll and Leading Edge. His hand drawn flyer designs are often included in surveys of the period. As a solo recording artist he has toured widely and released music on the K and Kill Rock Stars labels. Website • Twitter
Sophie Egan
American Culinary Institute
Sophie Egan is author and leader at the intersection of food, health, and climate. My newest book is How to Be a Conscious Eater: Making Food Choices That Are Good for You, Others, and the Planet (March 17, 2020, Workman). This radically practical guide offers bottom-line answers to the most top-of-mind questions about what to eat. She is also the founder of Full Table Solutions, a consulting practice that’s a catalyst for food systems transformation. Her launch portfolio is centered around what she calls The Defining Decade Project: a concerted effort to address the urgent need for climate action by 2030—and harnessing the positive, powerful potential contributions from food consumption and production. Website • Twitter
Reggie Houston
Saxophonist
A seventh-generation New Orleanian, Reggie Houston was born on July 2, 1947, to Ralph Houston, a pianist and acoustic bassist, and Margarete Houston, an educator and social activist. Reggie embraced education and followed in his parents footsteps to become an arts education advocate, teacher, and world-renowned saxophonist. Listen
