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It takes more than one onion to make a collection of onions.  Ludvig Ödman is a collector from Sweden whose favorite chip flavor is "Triple Onion" (because one isn't enough!)

Ludvig collects belly button lint, and various bodily sheddings--but his most recent and important collecting work involves selling prints of his drawings to collect money for Ukraine aid.  Then he takes that money and uses it to collect vehicles and supplies which he then transports from Sweden to Ukraine.

Flavors (from Sweden):
*Estrella Triple Onion
*Estrella Warm Sandwich
*OLW Chipotle and Cheese
*OLW BBQ vs. Cola


 

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Last episode I spoke with the "Yes Lady" Lindsay Anderson in Taber, Alberta about the strange path that led to her starting a soup business.

Today, we get crackin' on writing our own obituaries, or at least talking about some of the obituaries in Lindsay's collection!

Kettle Brand Apple Cider Vinegar Chips from Niagara Falls, Canada remind us that 'sour' is just another way of saying "tangy"!

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The first part in a series of conversations with Lindsay Anderson--the woman who likes to say 'Yes".

In this  episode, Lindsay tells the unlikely story about how she started her soup business--which sounds like it would be boring--but because it is Lindsay--it isn't!

Chips Flavors purchased in Toronto, Canada:
Savoursmith's Bubbly and Green Chile
Savoursmith's Black Truffle and Rosemary


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Chatting over chips about the unparalleled Berea College with my recently graduated nephew,  Avery Fair,  his brother Silas Fair (a sophomore at Berea) and three of their friends:

LaMonika Dent, Robert Emmill, and Yer Mama.  I mean Luke.

Berea College makes promises:

Berea is the only one of America’s top colleges that makes a no-tuition promise to every enrolled student.

Based on the concept of educational equality--no student pays for tuition.  But how does this promise stack up in practice?  We unpack that.

Commencement speaker Geoffrey Canada

Bags:  Utz Onion and Garlic, Uncle Ray's Hatch Chile and Queso, Hen of the Woods brand Touch of Smoke, and Buttermilk Chive

At the end of the discussion there is mention of a 2020  Berea graduate named "Aziz".   This article about Aziz is a fascinating read:
https://magazine.berea.edu/tag/aziz-toktobaev/

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My conversation with healer Orlene Carlos sparked an idea to create a real tarot deck out of potato chip bags--but that is for later.

For now, Orlene and I discuss our time in China training umbrella foot juggling, circus performers as healers, and Swedish Roasted Garlic and Sea Salt-flavored potato chips.

Orlene Carlos the Healer
https://www.quantumhealers.com/orlenegentile

Piccolo Zoppe Boutique Circus

Wondercabinet Wellness ( Anne's health and wellness site)

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While negotiators meet today in Turkey to discuss a potential end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine,  the world hopes for some progress.  And I remember a performance video I made in our neighborhood in Istanbul that played with the ideas of patriotism and nationalism and my discomfort with flag-waving.

"Perşembe Pazarı Pride Parade"
https://vimeo.com/76127398  

Chips:

Frito-Lay "A la Turka"  Centennial Recipes, regional flavors--Poppyseed and Sun-dried Tomato
Cipso (by Estrella) Regional Flavors (Southwest) Spicy Pepper Dip (Acılı Ezme)

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This episode's guest was supposed to have been Anastasia Polubotko from Ukraine--talking about mushroom-hunting in Sweden and Swedish and Polish mushroom-flavored chips bags.

But then a war rearranged our priorities, and instead I am talking about Nastia, about mushroom hunting with her, and how the Stoic philosophy can maybe help us deal with the funk and depression we are all feeling these days.

Slava Ukraini!

http://www.anastasiapolubotko.com

This episodes chips:

Lantchips "Plain Chantarelle"  (Sweden)
Estrella  "Chantarelle, Garlic, and Hot Pepper" (Sweden)
Estrella "2016 Yearly Harvest Chantarelle" (Sweden)
Lorenz Crunchips "Boletus Mushroom and Sour Cream" (Poland)

For a more light-hearted jaunt into Swedish chips--Listen here
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1812533/9658477

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This episode's two flavors:  Gourmet Red Pepper and Feta and Lay's Burger King Flame-Broiled Hamburger have nothing in common except that I got them both in Turkey.  And also that they reminded me of Sevinç Gürmen Hall and her stage persona, Joy G. Wild.

 "Sevinç" is Turkish for "Joy"--as in the Joy of Pole--the studio where she creates an inclusive, supportive community of pole dancers, movers, acrobats, and fun people of all genders.

We became friends in Turkey where our paths crossed as a couple out of a handful of circus performers living and working in Istanbul, and we continue to be friends as a result of our common interest in mobility and movement training and a weird coincidence that we talk about in this episode!

Find Sevinç here:

joygwild.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f92oS3lmy5k

Turkey's Got Talent:

Insta:  @joy_g_wild (pole)
              @the.punk.barbie (tattoo)
         
Other episodes featuring Turkish bags:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1812533/9753759-turkish-sucuk-soojook-flavor-or-how-an-artist-thinks.mp3?download=true

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Valentine's Day special (WTF?!)   Although this is the first time we decided to 'celebrate' Valentine's Day, we get really into it by talking about what surprises us about our relationship now as compared to what we expected at the beginning.

The conversation if prompted by three bags of Lay's potato chips that we collected together in Amsterdam, where Árni grew up.     All three bags were part of a contest called "Guess the Flavor" (Raad de Smaak in Dutch).   We had grand ideas of winning a bunch of money guessing the flavors, but alas--we never got around to entering the contest.

One thing we DO get around to is delving into exercise guru, Bonnie Prudden's 2011 book,
Exer-Sex: The fantastic new fitness plan that improves your lovemaking. Excercises for sex, for love, for life.   And also eventually revealing what the mystery flavors were . . . 

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My co-host this episode is Nia Pushkarova from Sofia, Bulgaria.  Nia and I met at the same artist initiatives meeting in Istanbul, Turkey where I met my husband.   Mine and Nia's friendship is no less enduring.  In fact, since 2015 the three of us have been trying to link together the cities of Pernik, Bulgaria and Charles Town, West Virginia through the bonds of art and culture, as well as potato chips!

Nia initiated and is responsible for the Water Tower Art Fest--first a festival, then an artist-in-residency program, always a socially engaged project.    In 2015 WTAF took place in Pernik, BG.    I had spent a great deal of time in Bulgaria prior to meeting Nia and participating in several WTAF projects, but this time was special, as you will learn during the episode.  Our project was/is called "Pernik, USA"

Chips Bags:

Chipi "Beer-drinking chips"
Chipsoni "Sour Cream and Onion"
Smak "Smoked Ham"

One of my favorite Bulgarian folk songs (even if the lyrics are a little church-y and nationalistic  for my tastes) starts out this episode:  "Malka Moma" sung by Neli Andreeva (from the band, Kitka)

We dance out of the conversation with Riko Band and DJ Krisi playiing something called "Pernik Kyuchek" .   Stay subscribed for future episodes when we go into why some Bulgarians may have a problem with this juxtaposition of traditional folk music with Roma dance music.

Infographic by Julie Upmeyer

If you really want to start a fight about what is and is not "Bulgarian", or to rile up West Virginians about our local opioid epidemic, watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juuz3tM7Iuw

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