Was Is Could Be

By Liz Russell

Was Is Could Be is Liz Russell's journey to find the joy in things past - plain and simple. Through interviews with historians, authors, hobbyists, and average Joes we rediscover the lifestyles of ou... more

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How many episodes does Was Is Could Be have?

The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.

Was Is Could Be episodes:

April 06, 2022 Dieting: What's Old is New Again
BONUS EPISODE! From my interview with Michael Lansing, a very truncated history of dieting, and the way that industrialization impacted our understanding of how we should eat.
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7min
April 06, 2022 To Organic or Not Organic
BONUS EPISODE! From my interview with Michael Lansing - a look at organics and industrialization.
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7min
April 06, 2022 No One Would Dig a Canal Sober.
BONUS EPISODE! An excerpt from my interview with Derrick Pratt from the Erie Canal Museum. In this episode: the intersection of whiskey and the building of the canal, how out of control canalers influenced temperance, the infamous Bloody Alley of Watervilet, and some beef between the canalers and... well... everybody else.
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14min
April 06, 2022 From Wheat to Wheaties
BONUS EPISODE! From my interview with Michael Lansing, a look at how industrialization eventually led to product diversification, marketing and advertising, and more sophisticated food distribution.
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8min
April 06, 2022 "I don't know."
BONUS EPISODE! From my interview with Michael Lansing - a somewhat rude awakening about food choices, virtue signaling with food, and why going local may not be all its cracked up to be when it comes to changing the food landscape of the U.S.
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8min
March 16, 2022 A Conclusion of Sorts
It's time to admit that I came to the season with some firmly held beliefs that I expected to confirm. But what I learned was far more storied and complicated than I had assumed.

In this episode of Was Is Could Be: An inconclusive conclusion.
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19min
March 09, 2022 Commodity Milk and Some Small Farm Realities
Can we touch on, like, why farming is so unprofitable? In this episode of Was Is Could Be: The world of commodity milk.
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31min
March 02, 2022 America's Favorite Food Group: Beer
Hops held a special place in my heart and a month into our move we were ready to pick the ones that had been growing on our property. It would end up being the most memorable day of my life so far.

In this episode of Was Is Could Be: America’s favorite food group - beer.
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25min
February 23, 2022 Carbs, Carbs, & More Carbs
People have been milling flour and baking bread variations for literally millenia. The Erie Canal has been moving wheat since day one. And yet, a few miles from the canal and it was almost impossible to find local wheat on my little food journey. In this episode of Was Is Could Be: Some history on the industrialization of flour.
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25min
February 16, 2022 I can can. Can you?
I have something of a morbid fascination with canning. Every book or blog post you read makes it sound like a death trap, so the same way that true crime junkies listen to 911 calls or look up crime scene photos, I look up videos of outrageous canning accidents or weird things found in canning jars. I don’t do either of those things in this episode, but still…
In this episode of Was Is Could Be: The importance of canning in the industrial food movement.
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28min

FAQs about Was Is Could Be:

How many episodes does Was Is Could Be have?

The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.