“The land carries memory — of pain, but also of possibility.” – Nick Davis

Sebastian White and Nick Davis, a local farmer organizer, explore the historical roots of American agriculture, the displacement and resilience of Black farmers, and how land and food remain sites of struggle, healing, and liberation.

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“Philanthropy is not a dream scenario. The dream is a world where it isn’t needed because resources are equitably shared.” – Jessyca Dudley

In this episode, Sebastian White sits down with Jessyca Dudley, CEO of Bold Ventures, to explore the paradox of philanthropy — how it’s rooted in extraction yet essential to nonprofit survival. Together, they discuss history, proximity, and what it means to reimagine philanthropy as repair rather than transaction.

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“It [the dining experience] not only feeds them, but it should feed their soul as well.” In this episode, Sebastian White sits down with two-time James Beard Award–winning chef Sarah Stegner to explore hospitality as care, the meaning of etiquette, and what it looks like to create spaces of belonging — for everyone.

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“We call it a desert, but I see people growing food, exchanging recipes, feeding each other.” In this episode, Sebastian White sits down with Selma Sims, CEO of Gardeneers, to unpack how language shapes power—and how community-grown care is already transforming what food access and liberation look like.

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“Food is the way I speak care.” In this episode, Sebastian White sits down with Alexandra DeSorbo-Quinn, Executive Director of Pilot Light, to explore the invisible layers of food education — how nourishment becomes a language of love, resilience, and liberation when taught with intention.

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What if healing isn’t something we do to others, but something we create together? In this premiere episode, Sebastian White and co-author Dr. Todd DuBose explore The Evolved Network Way—where food, care, and presence become quiet disruptions that open space for belonging, healing, and transformation.

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