Deconstructing Dinner was a popular internationally-syndicated radio show/podcast airing on 50 radio stations throughout Canada and the United States (2006-2010). Hosted by Jon Steinman, the show was produced at Kootenay Co-op Radio CJLY in Nelson, British Columbia. A total of 193 episodes featured some of the most recognized names in the ‘good food’ movement. Five more episodes were produced in 2014 as part of the Deconstructing Dinner: Reconstructing Our Food System television/web series.
Jon Steinman was nominated for a Jack Webster Award in 2011 for the Deconstructing Dinner story, Local Food Fraud?: An Investigation.
THE FULL PLAYLIST: The player below includes all 193 episodes. Select the i icon to see more details on each episode. The archive can also be subscribed to through most podcast directories like iTunes. For a simpler interface of the complete archive, visit this site here.
Many forms of urban agriculture have existed for thousands of years. As practical and environmentally responsible as growing food within a city can be, the art of gardening has seemingly disappeared in many urban settings. As current farming practices are proving to be unsustainable in the long-term, urban agriculture is looked upon by many as…
Launching this episode, we travel to Cuba – a country that has over the past 10 years become of increasing interest to those around the world interested in more ecological models of producing food. Contrary to the more voluntary means through which some North Americans have adopted and supported more energy efficient and ecological food choices, in…
Fred Eaglesmith Deconstructing Dinner has long incorporated music into many of our episodes. From Phil Vernon’s tunes about Percy Schmeiser, Biotechnology and Terminator Seeds, to Terry Winchell’s Pesticide Song and Todd Butler’s Farmer Dan, there is clearly no shortage of tunes out there that help add to our weekly content. In the second half of…
The Livestock Lost series examines the farming and business of meat, dairy and egg production. It explores the known and unknown dangers of meat production and what people can do to source alternatives to what many would refer to as a cultural staple of the North American diet. Part III – Local Meat? “Not in My Backyard!…
The Livestock Lost series examines the farming and business of meat, dairy and egg production. It will explore the known and unknown dangers of meat production and what people can do to source alternatives to what many would refer to as a cultural staple of the North American diet. Part II – Local Meat? “Not…
Co-operatives: Alternatives to Industrial Food IV (Community Farms Program) It’s been a topic of discussion throughout many broadcasts of Deconstructing Dinner: While there is clearly a widespread interest in supporting more localized food systems, the bigger picture of how such systems can be physically, economically and politically sustained is a far more complicated and serious…
The Livestock Lost series examines the farming and business of meat, dairy and egg production. It will explore the known and unknown dangers of meat production and what people can do to source alternatives to what many would refer to as a cultural staple of the North American diet. Part I – Slaughterhouses and the Culture of…
Many forms of urban agriculture have existed for thousands of years. As practical and environmentally responsible as growing food within a city can be, the art of gardening has seemingly disappeared in many urban settings. As current farming practices are proving to be unsustainable in the long-term, urban agriculture is looked upon by many as…
Since January 2006, Deconstructing Dinner has been reaching listeners around the world through dozens of radio stations and via the show’s web site and weekly podcast. Now at its 100th episode, this broadcast marks the fourth in a series that has been capturing highlights of past broadcasts alongside musical accompaniments. Through a careful handpicking of…
On May 7, 2008, Darrick Hahn and Sinisa Grgic departed Victoria from the 0-Mile mark of the Trans-Canada Highway and embarked on a cross-Canada journey to raise awareness of Deconstructing Dinner. The pair are travelling by recumbent tricycles (or trikes). On May 15 we aired a segment featuring their departure from Victoria alongside a phone…