The Checkout
Errol Schweizer and Evan Driscoll
Hosted and produced by two Organic food and farming lifers, The Checkout brings forward diverse voices and stories from the frontlines of our food system. Now more than ever, our food system is in a constant state of flux, radical change and crisis. From farm, retail and wholesale sector analyses to public policy, labor organizing and community struggles, The Checkout will expand the horizon for consumers and food industry professionals of what is possible and what is necessary to create a just, equitable and resilient food system.
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09/07/21 • 38 min
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Episode 78: Dr. Rupa Marya & Professor Raj Patel
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09/28/21 • 65 min
Episode #78 Notes
1:15 - Inspiration for their new book, Enflamed.
2:40 - On Deep Medicine and why this book needed to happen.
8:30 - What is inflammation, exactly?
14:00 - On defining colonialism historically and presently.
19:00 - On the cultural and larger systems issues with the healthcare system.
26:30 - The limitations of addressing inflammation with the current state of the food system.
35:00 - On abolition, colonialism, and health.
40:00 - Decolonizing medicine.
55:00 - Interview Takeaways.
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07/13/21 • 40 min
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Episode 132: Roundtable Conversation on How Trade Spend and Slotting Fees Shape The Grocery Industry
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09/07/22 • 51 min
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12/11/23 • 54 min
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Episode 50: Jon Allen Foster and Tristan Bock-Hughes of the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee
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05/07/21 • 105 min
Episode #50 Notes
1:00 - On food sector labor organizing.
5:15 - On fast food management.
7:00 - What instigated the formation of EWOC?
13:30 - What’s the day-to-day during COVID?
17:00 - On COVID’s effect on the lives of fast food workers.
19:00 - On food service low-rates of unionization.
31:00 - What’s the next 6 months looks like for the union and organizing at Taco Bell?
35:00 - Are Taco Bell employees communicating about organizing at other locations?
45:00 - On fast food as skilled vs. unskilled labor.
51:00 - If you were running the restaurant, how would you run it?
58:20 - From expendable to dignified.
1:30:00 - Book Recommendations!
The Fire Next Time, James Baldwin
Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman
There Is Power In A Union, Phillip Dray
Iron Council, China Mieville
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Episode 1: Raj Patel on Food Sovereignty
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09/02/20 • 55 min
Episode #1 Notes
3:30 - What is Food Sovereignty?
7:00 - What is the difference between Food Sovereignty and Food Justice?
10:00 - Who makes the decisions in our food system with regards to growing, distributing, and selling our foods?
12:30 - Why is there such disparity in food access - particularly the quality of grocery retailers - across different geographies?
16:00 - How has COVID-19 exacerbated the issues around food justice?
19:00 - Raj, please repeat that mind-bogglingly crazy statistic you just cited.
20:30 - Why hasn’t the free market solved all of our food access and food sovereignty issues?
24:00 - How does agricultural subsidies affect food pricing and, in effect, food sovereignty?
30:00 - What role do food systems workers play in achieving food sovereignty?
35:20 - What impact might something like a Green New Deal have on moving us towards food sovereignty?
39:15 - How would food sovereignty impact our cuisine and what ends up on our plates?
47:00 - The role of reparations in food sovereignty
49:40 - Raj, what’s on your bookshelf right now?
Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It, Tom Philpott
Various books from Nick Estes, Nick Estes
The Long Drop, Denise Mina
The Intuitionist, Colson Whitehead
Braiding Sweetgrass, Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, Robin Wall Kimmerer
Nightmarch, Alpa Shah
The Burning Forest: India’s War in Bastar, Nandini Sundar
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10/05/21 • 25 min
Episode #80 Notes
1:00 - Reckoning and Regenerative Agriculture article overview
6:05 - Regenerative Organic Certification and other ways in which we define regenerative.
21:45 - On racial justice and equity in regenerative agriculture.
30:00 - What should we do to help shift the meaning of regenerative agriculture.
34:00 - Further readings:
Farm (and Other F Words), Sarah Mock
Dispossession, Pete Daniel
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10/21/23 • 195 min
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Checkout have?
The Checkout currently has 185 episodes available.
What topics does The Checkout cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, Entrepreneurship, Documentary, Podcasts and Business.
What is the most popular episode on The Checkout?
The episode title 'Episode 73: Grocery Update: Understanding The Dairy Industry' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Checkout?
The average episode length on The Checkout is 44 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Checkout released?
Episodes of The Checkout are typically released every 5 days.
When was the first episode of The Checkout?
The first episode of The Checkout was released on Sep 2, 2020.
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