The Racist Sandwich

The Racist Sandwich
Presentation
Hosted by Soleil Ho
Zahir Janmohammed
Genre Food, interview
Format Once weekly (Wednesday)
Language English
Production
Production Stephanie Kuo
Juan Diego Ramirez
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 48
Publication
Original release May 2016 – present
Provider Potluck Podcast Collective
Website http://www.racistsandwich.com/

The Racist Sandwich is an American food podcast hosted by chef Soleil Ho and food writer Zahir Janmohamed.[1] The podcast focuses on race, gender and class within the food industry in the United States and abroad. The podcast debuted in May 2016 and airs once weekly on Wednesday. The show averages around 40,000 listeners per episode.

History

Zahir Janmohamed and Soleil Ho first met at a party in Portland, Oregon, where they discussed racism and sexism in the Portland restaurant industry. Janmohamed suggested that they start a podcast to discuss these issues for a wider audience.[2] They named the podcast The Racist Sandwich after a local Portland school principal was incorrectly accused of labeling peanut butter and jelly sandwiches as racist.[3]

In 2017, the podcast launched a Kickstarter campaign to finance their second season. The podcast also compiled a list of all Portland restaurants owned by non-white restaurateurs to make it easier for diners to find minority-owned restaurants.[4]

Format

The first season of The Racist Sandwich focuses mainly on Portland, while the second season focuses more on the Midwestern United States and the rest of the country.[5]

The typical episode of The Racist Sandwich consists of an interview about food or the food industry with a culinary or cultural figure. In addition to interviews, the podcast also has special bonus episodes called "Bonus Topics" that it releases in response to current news involving the food industry.[6] Individual episodes can vary in length from 15 minutes to more than one hour.

Guests

Racist Sandwich has hosted a variety of guests, including cooks like chef Samin Nosrat and baker Ruby Tandoh of The Great British Bake Off.[7] The podcast has featured writers like novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen,[8] Liana Aghajanian, Nicole A. Taylor, Alexander Chee, Carmen Maria Machado, poet Hanif Abdurraqib and Omar El Akkad. The show has also hosted figures from the world of entertainment like Hari Kondabolu and Jenny Yang.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Walsh, Chad (August 3, 2016). "Podcast for All the People". The Portland Mercury.
  2. ↑ Inamine, Elyse (February 26, 2018). "What to Expect from Season Two of the Racist Sandwich Podcast". Food & Wine.
  3. 1 2 Hung, Melissa (December 14, 2017). "'Racist Sandwich': This podcast wants you to think critically about race and food". NBC News.
  4. ↑ Berger, Knute (June 6, 2017). "The Problem With Trying to Eat Politically Correct". Seattle Magazine.
  5. ↑ Walsh, Chad (August 2, 2017). "'Racist Sandwich' Podcast Leaves Portland". Eater.
  6. ↑ "'Racist Sandwich': A New Podcast that Explores the Intersection between Food, Race and Gender". India West. March 13, 2018.
  7. ↑ Deepak, Sharanya (February 16, 2018). "Curry with a dash of racism: This podcast breaks down issues of race and gender through food". Scroll.
  8. ↑ Chung, Candice (February 26, 2018). "Why you need to know about Racist Sandwich". SBS.
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