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107 episodes
Language
EnglishPublisher
Heritage Radio NetworkExplicit
No
Date created
2020/06/22
Latest episode
2026/05/28
Average duration
47 min.
Release period
32 days
Description
Eat Your Heartland Out is a series dedicated to highlighting the rich, yet often overlooked, culinary depth of the American Midwest. Food is the storyteller while host Capri S. Cafaro serves as your audio tour guide through this region spanning 12 states. The show aims to weave a tapestry of cultural diversity, immigration history, migration patterns and agricultural variations in each episode. Expect to gain new insights about Midwestern foodways through compelling interviews with historians, authors, chefs and makers; each of whom brings a unique perspective on the Midwest's culinary story.
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More Than Maple: 2nd Annual Canadian Cheesemonger Competition.
2026/05/28
Join Capri as she travels to Montreal for the 2nd Annual Canadian Cheesemonger Competition. Get a front row seat as six contestants from across Canada compete to be the country's best cheesemonger and represent the nation on the world stage at the international cheese competition in France. Capri is joined by competition judge, Canadian Cheese Ambassador David Beaudoin and this year's contest winner, Anne Gauvreau-Sybille of Anne et Frere Fromagerie in Quebec.
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More Than Maple: Taste Canada Celebrates Excellence in Canadian-Authored Cookbooks
2025/11/06
This week is another special More Than Maple episode focused on food and culture in Canada.
Our guest is Karen Baxter, executive director of Taste Canada, a nonprofit organization that celebrates Canadian-authored cookbooks by showcasing the diversity and richness of Canada's culinary landscape.
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The World Needs More Pie: A Conversation with Author and Filmmaker Beth Howard
2025/10/30
This week, I welcome author, filmmaker, and pie baker Beth Howard to the show. Beth has authored four books and has recently released a full-length documentary entitled PIEOWA: A Piece of America. We talk about grief, loss, love, career changes, and how pie has been a guiding force throughout Beth's life.
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Farmland Preservation Efforts Across North America
2025/10/09
This week, we are talking about farmland preservation efforts across North America. I will be joined by Martin Straathof, Executive Director of Ontario Farmland Trust in Canada. Then, we will revisit my conversations with Angie Doucette, the Midwest Senior Farmland Program Manager at American Farmland Trust, along with Kyle Zweig, owner of Zweig's Maple Acres in Wisconsin.
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More Than Maple: We Lend A Hand: The Untold Story of Ontario’s Farmerettes
2025/10/02
This week is another special More Than Maple episode focused on food and culture in Canada. My guests are producer and director Colin Field, along with historic producer Bonnie Sitter of the award-winning documentary "We Lend A Hand." The film captures the untold story of the Farmerettes, a brigade of young women who worked in agriculture across Ontario during the first half of the 20th century.
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More Than Maple: A Taste of the Maritimes
2025/07/30
We are off to Nova Scotia with another episode in our special series about Canadian foodways, More Than Maple. Alain Bossé, better known as the Kilted Chef, will give us a crash course in Acadian culinary culture. And, Member of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly, the Honourable Colton LeBlanc, will share how the province is supporting its local producers and promoting their local agricultural bounty.
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More Than Maple: Montreal Food Icons Smoked Meat and Bagels
2025/07/22
This week, we are heading to Montreal as we are back with another episode in our special series More Than Maple, which focuses on Canadian foodways. You will get a taste of two icons steeped in the history of the Montreal food landscape: smoked meat and bagels. Meet Schwartz’s Deli general manager Frank Silva and Nicolo Morena, co-owner of St-Viateur Bagel.
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Celebrating The James Beard Awards
2025/06/12
This week, I am revisiting interviews with six James Beard Award nominees and winners I have welcomed to the show over the last five years. Never would I have thought that I would be among this esteemed group! That’s right, I am a 2025 James Beard Awards Broadcast Media nominee! Tune in to this special episode to learn more about my journey and the journey of these six culinary powerhouses.
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Amplifying Voices of Agriculture: Meet Podcast Hosts Rodger Wasson and Dana DiPrima
2025/05/15
This week, Eat Your Heartland Out is sharing the show with two podcast hosts who use their microphones to amplify the stories of American agriculture. Join Capri in conversation with Rodger Wasson, host of Farm To Table Talk, and Dana DiPrima, host of the One Bite is Everything podcast.
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The Value of Farmland Preservation with American Farmland Trust
2025/05/01
This week, the show welcomes two guests who capture the power of farmland preservation. Angie Doucette is the Midwest Senior Farmland Program Manager at American Farmland Trust. She is joined by Kyle Zwieg, owner of Zwieg's Maple Acres in Wisconsin. Angie and Kyle discuss how the work of American Farmland Trust helps protect farms and food sources for generations to come.
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A Journey Through Toronto’s Food Landscape with Len Senater
2025/04/10
Len Senater is the founder of The Depanneur. The Dep, as many call it, is a place and a concept that has evolved over more than a decade. It has had several iterations, including housing a corner store and cafe and even the inspiration for a nonprofit lifting up newcomers to Canada. The Dep has served as a showcase of the incredible culinary diversity that makes up Toronto’s food culture by hosting thousands of unique, public, and private food events from supper clubs and cooking classes to table talks, brunches, and more.
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A Journey Through Toronto’s Food Landscape with Jessica Allen
2025/04/10
Jessica Allen is probably best known as one of the co-hosts of CTV’s popular daytime talk show, The Social. But this St. Thomas, Ontario, native also has a reputation for being a bit of a foodie. From working in restaurants to writing about food, relationships, and pop culture, you will hear Jess’ excitement over food shine through.
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Celebrating Innovative Midwestern Culinary Professionals: Cincinnati’s Chef Jose Salazar and Chicago’s Mindy Segal
2025/04/03
This week, we are travelling back to the American Midwest, where I will chat with Cincinnati-based James Beard nominated chef Jose Salazar. And we will revisit my 2024 interview with Chicago-based James Beard Award-winning pastry chef Mindy Segal.
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Prairie Food and Canadian Snacks with a Midwest Connection
2025/03/20
We are back with another episode about Canadian food culture in our limited series, More Than Maple. This show brings us out to Manitoba where I meet historians and authors Janis Thiessen and Kimberley Moore.
Janis discusses the stories she discovered behind some of Canada’s favorite snack foods and talks about how she, along with Kimberly, embarked on a journey to learn about Manitoba food culture.
You may be surprised by what you learn in this episode. Spoiler alert: there are some Midwestern connections you may not see coming!
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Food Justice and Indigenous Flavors in Western Canada
2025/03/13
We are continuing our limited series about Canadian food culture, More Than Maple. This week, I welcome two guests who share their respective lived experiences in food justice and bringing indigenous cuisine to a wider audience in Western Canada. Meet BC-based food systems activist Abra Brynne, and Chef Brittany Stoney of Bernadette’s, an Indigenous restaurant in Edmonton, Alberta.
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Mr. Zelig 2021/08/27
Truly a treat!
Being a lifelong resident of the Midwestern States this podcast brings backs so many fond memories. The host is a treasure to listen to…and asks the q...
Garlic lover 2021/05/06
Mid Western roots
I have lived in the south for decades but am firmly planted in Midwestern America by birth and growing up (family still there). This Podcast captures ...
17895bc 2020/08/21
Keep the programs coming!
Heart land warming !
Capri asks all the right questions; a great interviewer and host.
Would like to learn about the blend of ethnicities in s...
Mks27 2020/07/03
Fascinating!
As a native Midwesterner, I was surprised about how much I learned that I had never known about my home region!
hannah not banana 2020/07/02
Wonderful!
This show is thought provoking and informative, Capri does a wonderful job making the topics accessible to any listener. Highly recommend!
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