For our first episode of the year, our new host, Nagarathna Balakrishna, sits down with fellow PhD candidate and former podcast host, Andrew Mitchell ([email protected]), to discuss his dissertation fieldwork on Oaxacan culinary adaptations across Columbus, Los Angeles, and Oaxaca City.

Join us as Andrew shares what drew him to cultural anthropology, insights from his research on culinary adaptations across the three sites, challenges of fieldwork, and his teaching activities. Plus, get a sneak peek into some of his fascinating findings— and keep an eye out for his public defense around April!