Podcast Episodes

Cecilia Chiang Spills the Tea

Episode 252

On the occasion of her 80th birthday in 2000, The Kitchen Sisters, along with food writer Peggy Knickerbocker, visited the home of Cecilia Chiang, the legendary Chinese-American restaurateur, chef an…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Catherine Bauer Wurster, Housing Advocate: A Thoroughly Modern Woman

Episode 251

A pioneer in her field, Catherine Bauer Wurster was advisor to five presidents on urban planning and housing and was one of the primary authors of the Housing Act of 1937. During the 1930s she wrote …

Published on 10 months ago

Beyond Architecture: The Fantasy Worlds of Phyllis Birkby

Episode 250

Pushed to the side and rarely credited for her architectural work at Davis Brody, Phyllis Birkby became a significant figure in extending the lesbian women's movement to architecture during the 1970s…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Constellation Prize: Nightwalking

Episode 249

It is Tuesday, November 5, 2024, the day when millions of Americans go to the polls to vote for who will lead their towns, their states, the nation. Souls to the polls today across the country, and s…

Published on 11 months ago

The Hope and the Scope: Young People and the Political Moment

Episode 248

July 17, 2024, Washington, D.C. Some 200 young people from across the nation aged 14-19 — aspiring poets, storytellers, MC's, activists — are gathered in the nation’s capital for the 29th annual Brav…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Tupperware

Episode 247

Today, The Kitchen Sisters Present: “Tupperware” — an homage and a eulogy.

It was 1980. Nikki and I had just met. We had just named ourselves The Kitchen Sisters. And we had just bought our first cass…

Published on 1 year ago

Manny's: A Civic Gathering Place

Episode 246

As elections loom, we need to get involved, step up to the civic plate, take part in discourse. And that’s what Manny Yekutiel has been driven to do since 2018. He’s created a community-focused meeti…

Published on 1 year ago

Oprah, Kamala, and The New Orleans Four

Episode 245

There was a moment at the 2024 Democratic National Convention when Oprah took the stage — and the crowd went wild. She spoke boldly about Kamala Harris and her place in a long line of strong Black wo…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Burning Man: Archiving the Ephemeral

Episode 244

On the night of Summer Solstice 1986, Larry Harvey and Jerry James built and burned an eight-foot wooden figure on San Francisco's Baker Beach surrounded by a handful of friends. Burning Man was born…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Henri Langlois and the Cinémathèque Française

Episode 243

In honor of the Paris Olympics and the astounding contribution of the French to culture and art of the world, The Kitchen Sisters Present, Archive Fever: Henri Langlois and the history of the Cinémat…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago