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.
“Permaculture” or “permanent agriculture” was originally conceived almost 30 years ago by Australian ecologist Bill Mollison. Observing aboriginal culture and forest ecosystems, he conlcuded that we could deliberately design agriculturally productive ecosystems, echoing diversity, stability, and resillience of natural ecosystems. Permaculture designs provide food, energy, and shelter for people and animal inhabitants while linking the…
Host Jon Steinman chooses some of the most memorable interviews and segments from the 18 shows produced between January and May, 2006. Segments are played to a compilation of music from the Kootenay Co-op Radio musical library and Jon’s own personal collection. Musical Selection (name/title/album/label) Theme – Adham Shaikh, Infusion, Fusion, Sonic Turtle (CDN) Songs: Adham…
Californian John Robbins is the author of the international bestseller “DIET FOR A NEW AMERICA – How Your Food Choices Affect Your Health, Happiness, and the Future of Life on Earth”. In 2001 he released “ THE FOOD REVOLUTION – How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and the World“. Before moving to his current home in…
In September 2004, the province of British Columbia enacted new meat inspection regulations that were set to come into effect by September 2006. That deadline has since been pushed to September 2007. Regulations will see all slaughterhouse operations fall under provincial and federal licenses (about 5% of operations in BC are unlicensed). The province declares…
The first of a series that will take a look behind the world’s largest packaged food and beverage producers. What products fall under their banner, and how has their influence shaped economic policy, society and culture; how have they affected the environments they operate in; and what relationships do they foster within the countries they are located?…
The genetic modification of our food is a new experiment that has only been underway here in Canada since 1994. A campaign was launched in June of 2005 calling for a GE-Free Canada – a Canada free of genetically modified plants. The campaign was launched in Vancouver where a selection of speakers were invited to…
How do food issues make their way into our public schools? As Deconstructing Dinner’s Jon Steinman recalls, “I remember graduating from high school not knowing the first thing about growing food and having very little idea how the food I consumed impacted the planet on which we live.” With schools being the building blocks of our society…
The first of a periodic series that will explore the foodservice industry and those who are making unique efforts to create more sustainable interactions between the field and the table. Guests Michael Allemeier – Winery Chef, Mission Hill Family Estate (Westbank, BC): Located in the fertile Okanagan Valley, Michael Allemeier has taken food service to a new level. On…
Pork is literally being produced behind closed doors. For those of us living in cities, all that can be witnessed is that final product of vacuum-packed bacon or tightly-sealed marshmallows. For those living in the rural areas, the story is much different. Communities are faced with the odour that emanates from massive hog factories; they…
Our food system has been built on a foundation of oil (gasoline, pesticides, fertilizers). As we reach the highest use of oil-dependent practices ever, we are also reaching a critical point in the availability of this finite resource. Peak Oil has been the term used to describe the point in time when extraction of oil from the…