The Vegan Nightmare! Do Vegetables Have Souls?

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

Milk Street Radio

Food, Arts

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🗓️ 1 November 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

According to journalist Zoë Schlanger, your garden isn’t just full of plants that are alive, but plants that can think—like the rice plant, which recognizes its own family members. Schlanger takes us inside a hotbed of scientific controversy: the study of plant intelligence. Plus, the Washington Post’s Joe Yonan masters the art of plant-based cooking; Grant Barrett and Martha Barnette help us wrap our heads around food words; and we make a Greek White Bean Soup.

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0:00.0	Hey, this is Christopher Kimball, and I need your help. We're working on our Thanksgiving episode,
0:04.6	and this time we'd love to hear about your weird Thanksgiving traditions. Do you dress your turkey up
0:11.2	in a bow tie? Maybe you plan extravagant theme meals every year, or maybe you just play pranks on your guests.
0:17.7	Please share with us the unusual things you do on Thanksgiving, your best jokes, your
0:21.8	most hilarious antics, your fun and unexpected foods. Please leave us a voicemail that number
0:27.5	617-249-3167, 617-249-3167, or simply email us at Radio Tips at 177Milkstreet.com.
0:40.8	Please say your name and where you're calling from and thanks.
0:47.7	This is Mill Street Radio from PRX. I'm your host, Christopher Kimball.
0:52.7	Today it's all about plants. And it turns out they're a lot smarter
0:56.9	than we give them credit for. So if you've ever wondered how your fruit trees know when to bloom
1:01.5	in the spring, some scientists believe it's because they remember winters past. The plant is
1:07.6	counting the elapsed time of cold to have this sufficient chill factor.
1:13.6	And scientists and farmers call this the memory of winter.
1:17.4	Does having a memory mean plants are intelligent?
1:20.6	We'll find out later in the show.
1:23.4	But first, it's time to talk vegetables.
1:26.1	Joe Yonin joins me now.
1:30.7	He's the author of mastering the art of plant-based cooking.
1:35.8	Joe, welcome back to Milk Street. Thank you, Chris. Really excited to be here.
1:43.7	Last time we were talking about cool beans, the ultimate guide, and I'll just say it again. Everyone should go out and buy that book.
1:44.6	Oh, thanks.
1:46.2	Fabulous book. Thanks.
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