Bästa Cafe Gaga podcaster (2024)

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Reduction Raider Breaks Bread with Sutton Community Farm, Head of Communications, Sonia Cropper 34:03

1+ y ago34:03

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Sonia is a member of staff at Sutton Community Farm, London's only community-owned fruit and veg farm. The farm grows over 40 types of fruit and veg in harmony with nature, building healthy soils, welcoming wildlife and never using chemicals to grow food. Over 70 weekly volunteers come to the farm to get involved in all areas of farm activities. Th…

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Reduction Raider Breaks Bread with Stacey Williams Head of Business Development at Gander 31:32

1+ y ago31:32

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Stacey Williams is Head of Business Development at world first anti-food waste app, Gander. A seasoned retailer who previously worked for Marks & Spencer and Morrisons developing, leading and supporting diverse teams at divisional, regional and store level, Stacey is experienced in planning and executing change programmes and has implemented multip…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Aria Beheshtaein founder of B'liev. 49:33

2y ago49:33

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Aria Beheshtaein is founder of B’liev, a new plant-based, protein shake available in three unusual, but utterly delicious flavours: Blueberry Muffin, Cookies & Cream and Chocolate Brownie. Packed with protein and fibre, and fortified with vitamins and minerals, B’liev delivers much more than hydration and great taste, and encourages us all to belie…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Robert Straw of Action Against Food Poverty. 49:47

2+ y ago49:47

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Hey my name is Robert Straw and in March this year I founded Action Against Food Poverty, which is a Saturday morning walk in London supporting not only our homeless friends with food and supplies but others such as students, single parents, unemployed and many other social groups that finding it hard to access decent food and other necessities of …

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Suzy Holding & Lisa Harmer of Best Before Cafe & Food Rescue Hun. 31:51

3y ago31:51

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Suzy Holding & Lisa Harmer of Best Before Cafe and Food Rescue Hub in North Hertfordshire.Both our nonprofit organisations rescue surplus food to ensure no good food goes to waste. Best Before Cafe, run entirely by volunteers, works out of one shop and serves the community in Letchworth Garden City. Food Rescue Hub is an eco-community that has 3 ma…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Toni Vernelli 43:25

3y ago43:25

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Toni Vernelli, International Head of Communications and Marketing, VeganuaryThe daughter of a butcher from a small town in Northern Canada, Toni gave up meat in her teens when she learned that we can live and be healthy without it. Now vegan for more than 30 years, she believes passionately that we need a mass shift towards plant-based eating and i…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Fatti Tarkleman. 45:35

3y ago45:35

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Fatima “Fatti” Tarkleman is a zero-waste, British migrant chef of mixed African-Asian descent. She has special interests in cross-cultural cooking that prioritises sustainability, inclusivity, and local produce, while representing her London upbringing and the flavours of her heritage. Fatima works as a private chef, workshop facilitator, recipe wr…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Ellen Tout. 35:46

3y ago35:46

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Ellen Tout is a sustainability writer passionate about helping us reduce food waste. After writing about sustainability for many years, she became fascinated by compleating – eating all edible parts of fruits, vegetables and herbs. Ellen's debut book, The Complete Book of Vegan Compleating, is out now and shows us how to make the most of our ingred…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with James Barthorpe and Paul Simpson of Food Circle Supermarket 50:07

3y ago50:07

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Food Circle Supermarket is an online surplus food retailer, specialising in healthy and high protein snacks for people who like to live healthy for less while helping to reduce food waste. The co-founders, Paul Simpson and James Barthorpe, started the company in 2018 and have sold hundreds of thousands of items that may have otherwise gone to waste…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Lisa Jones, cofounder of The People's Pantry. 37:53

3y ago37:53

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The People’s Pantry is a refill delivery service and mobile shop operating through an e-commerce site and a repurposed vintage milk float called Ernie. They supply packaging-free pantry, eco-cleaner and bathroom essentials, all vetted for their sustainability credentials, to eight postcodes in North London. Lisa Jones set up The People’s Pantry in …

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Olivia Eneje of The Little Coffee Company. 21:57

3y ago21:57

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The Little Coffee Company is an ethical, social enterprise company. The Little Coffee Company is on a mission to nurture and empower women in rural farming creating happier lives through coffee. Working with SolarAid, 20p per tin of the profit that they make goes back to the farmers and also goes towards building solar lamps for the community. @lit…

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Reduction Raider Breaks Bread with Ellora Torchia of The Arty Vegan. 35:50

3y ago35:50

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The arty vegan are, father and daughter culinary duo who have been vegan for over thirty years, bringing fresh, handmade, eco-conscious, low impact goods to food-lovers across London. They specialise in the sustainable uses of the soya bean, and focus on producing high quality, vegan, deli-style foods, using an artisanal craft approach and strive t…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Karma CEO Hjalmar Ståhlberg Nordegren. 41:54

3y ago41:54

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Hjalmar is a serial entrepreneur, Medical Doctor and Forbes 30 under 30 winner with a passion for leadership and programming. He co-founded Karma in 2015 and has since served as its CEO with extra focus on the commercial side of the business. Fun fact: Hjalmar built the first iOS version of Karma which has since been overwritten by much more talent…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Anshu Ahuja of DabbaDrop. 30:14

3y ago30:14

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DabbaDrop is the brainchild of Anshu Ahuja and Renee Williams, two Hackney neighbourhood friends who bonded over their love of cooking and a desire to make a small difference to the planet and for their children.Anshu is a Mumbai-born, Hackney-living passionate home cook who in 2014, following a successful career in TV production, was selected as o…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Leon Aarts at The Felix Project. 33:16

3y ago33:16

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Leon Aarts joined The Felix Project in May 2021 as the Head of Felix’s Kitchen, our new Social Kitchen for London at the same Tower Hamlets site as our new East London depot. Leon joins us with a huge amount of experience and success founding and then running one of our closest partner charities - With Compassion (formerly Compassion London). Here …

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Kate Hall of The Full Freezer 1:07:55

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Kate Hall is the Founder of The Full Freezer™ and author of the e-book ‘The Full Freezer (Save Food, Save Time, Save Money)’. Kate helps busy parents reduce their food waste and cook from scratch more often by using their home freezers more effectively. Unlike batch cooking, The Full Freezer Method is completely flexible and allows families to easi…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Maya of Green N White 32:29

3y ago32:29

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Maya is a core member of the @greennwhite.uk team, who sell sustainable home and personal care essentials, at cost, to members. Their aim is to make sustainable living easy and affordable.Part of the job includes sharing tips about sustainable living with members to help reduce their carbon footprint in all areas of life. Inevitably this has worn o…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Bubble & Squeak. 25:39

3y ago25:39

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Bubble & Squeak is a social enterprise in East Acton with kids at the heart of what they do. They collect surplus food and distribute it to those in need in their local community. They also run after school clubs and community initiatives hosted by an incredible bunch of children passionate about saving food waste and taking direct action against c…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Sarah and Rich at Flat Earth Pizza. 39:23

3y ago39:23

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Sarah and Rich at Flat Earth Pizzas make creative, meat-free pizzas that are kind to the planet. Serving out of The Railway Tavern in Dalston, they use the best ingredients available locally from small producers. Their dough is made from English organic heritage grain flour from Gilchester's in Northumberland and they get chemical-free veg from sma…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Fiona Brennan. 56:51

3y ago56:51

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Fiona is a content consultant for vegan businesses and B Corps. She's been vegan for 18 years and is a work-in-progress for becoming less wasteful. Fiona wants to spread the message that you can change the world for the better through stories. www.indieessentials.co.uk

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with John Pellegrini. 46:20

3y ago46:20

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John is a chef, runner, and vegan father of three with a passion for sharing food with people and fighting food waste. Throughout 2020 John worked alongside a local charity to distribute meals made from soon-to-be food waste to his local community, while his recently launched catering business wasn't able to operate as planned. He also put together…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Sean Rodrigo 49:47

3y ago49:47

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Sean Rodrigo is a Walthamstow-based, Artist/Technologist working with creative technology, such as virtual reality and 3D printing, to achieve engaging, insightful and meaningful projects. Sean’s fascination with all things creative technology has lead him to work actively in maker labs across London. During the first Covid-19 lockdown, Sean’s Lott…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with James Eid founder of Earth & Wheat. 32:08

3y ago32:08

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Earth & Wheat is a fun new ‘wonky’ bread online delivery platform for families looking to do their bit for the planet and enjoy tasty freshly baked goods at the same time. It is the world’s first ‘wonky’ bread subscription service and it’s mission is to reduce food waste at the point of production by rescuing imperfect or overproduced bread from UK…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Selina Patel. 49:22

3y ago49:22

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Selina is a Registered Associated Nutritionist with the Association for Nutrition (AfN), mother of two and founder of @the_lifestyle_nutritionist. Selina is big on food and believes that we can all enjoy food (without guilt!) and aims to encourage others to take a relaxed approach to nutrition. Inspiring people to get cooking in the kitchen, Selina…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Karen Heynike 38:33

3y ago38:33

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Karen manages the ‘green spaces’ owned by Walton Charity which includes 4 allotment sites, a community allotment project, woodlands, and the gardens of their 2 sheltered housing properties. It has been 5 years since Karen started the community allotment project, turning a wild unkempt area of Walton Charity’s largest allotment site into a haven for…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Conor Gallagher of AllotMe. 38:06

3+ y ago38:06

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Conor Gallagher is the founder of AllotMe, a platform that pairs up unused garden space with would-be vegetable growers amidst rising demand for allotments, and a move to more sustainable food. Conor founded AllotMe after a career as an architect in London, realising the opportunity of vacant land in the city when met with the reality of decades lo…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Callum Weir of Yumfu Plant Based Nutrition 50:52

3+ y ago50:52

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Callum Weir is a plant based vegan nutritionist, educational speaker and recipe creator who specialises in whole foods nutrition, Callum started up his own nutrition business “Yumfu” last year during the pandemic. After turning his life around with nutrition it was time to try and help people take back and gain control of their health and life, mak…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Conor Spacey. 57:06

3+ y ago57:06

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Conor is committed to investigating food waste, our global food system and finding solutions to ensure that we can have a sustainable food system that ensures everyone has access to nutritious food and no one goes hungry.His work has also led to him becoming one of the original members, authors and advocate of the Chefs Manifesto, a global network …

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Amaeze Madukah MSc RNutr. 39:03

3+ y ago39:03

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Amaeze is a Registered Nutritionist (RNutr) with a Masters degree in Clinical Nutrition. She is a trustee for the Association for Nutrition (AFN) and the founder of the consultancy Life’s Recipe. She also cofounded the Diverse Nutrition association with an aim to enhance equity within health. Working in both private and public settings, Amaeze work…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Tomi Makanjuola. 27:32

3+ y ago27:32

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Tomi Makanjuola is an award-winning food blogger and chef. She runs The Vegan Nigerian, a platform dedicated to making Nigerian cuisine and the vegan lifestyle accessible to members of her community and beyond. Tomi is passionate about reducing food waste, and sharing her knowledge through workshops, cookbooks and online content. She is the author …

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Louisa Ziane co founder of Toast Ale. 1:04:24

3+ y ago1:04:24

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Louisa co-founded Toast Ale in 2015. She is the Chief Operating Officer, managing the company's commitment to people, planet and profit, and ensuring the brand is true to its purpose: to end food waste over a cheeky pint. She is a certified management accountant with a background in sustainability consulting and marketing. She's passionate about so…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Lucy Vincent Chief Executive of Food Behind Bars. 1:00:17

3+ y ago1:00:17

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Lucy Vincent is the Chief Executive and Founder of Food Behind Bars, the UK's only charity dedicated to transforming the food served in British prisons. After a career in journalism and hospitality, Lucy ventured into the world of prison food in 2016 after reading the report from HM Inspectorate and feeling inspired to do something about poor quali…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Pauline Joseph. 1:13:41

3+ y ago1:13:41

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Pauline Joseph is a Trinidadian, Digital Marketing Consultant, LinkedIn Caribbean Host, and host of Live from the Caribbean podcast. She was brought up in Trinidad and Barbados, and as an adult spent time living in London. Pauline is a keen triathlete, competing in half Ironman events. We discuss food waste, her efforts to lose the weight she gaine…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Lily Pearson Food Waste Heroes Account Manager at Olio. 53:35

3+ y ago53:35

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Working for OLIO, a platform that connects neighbours and local businesses to share more and waste less, Lily loves food but hates waste & has a huge interest in the impact of food waste on the environment. Originally from Devon, where she found her love for scuba diving, sea swimming and anything ocean related, she was brought up vegetarian and we…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Elaine Entenza, Pilates Brevard. 52:23

3+ y ago52:23

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Elaine Entenza is a major lover of life, and avid movement aficionado. Following her passions from an early age, she began her fitness career back in 1999, and explored almost every movement modality before finding her heart in the Pilates Method. She became a certified teacher in 2004, and has focused her teaching energies here ever since. Her car…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Leah Webb. 1:01:01

3+ y ago1:01:01

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Leah is a family food and garden coach residing in the mountains of North Carolina, USA. Her cookbook, The Grain-Free, Sugar-Free, Dairy-Free Family Cookbook is a complete meal planning guide for those committed to eating more homecooked meals, even on busy weeknights. Her commitment to health is inspired by her garden, her two children’s medical c…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Becky from Genre Cycle 35:57

3+ y ago35:57

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Becky Spiga, founder of Genre Cycle is a mum on a mission to help fellow binge eaters find light at the end of the tunnel.Hear how she is taking measures to lessen food waste in Bahrain.Instagram: @genrecycle

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Vicki Mcgarrigle 49:49

3+ y ago49:49

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As well as looking after a family of 4, London based Vicki Mcgarrigle, is the Executive Director/Communications Officer with Minds United FC. Based in North Kensington they support adults, with lived experience of mental health, through football. Vicki also volunteers with Under One Sky, London, providing food and clothes for the homeless in Centra…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Hazel of The People’s Army 26:33

3+ y ago26:33

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30 year old Hazel Jhugroo is a mother, go getter, positivity queen, zero food waste warrior and founder of The People’s Army. Hear how she rallied the troops from her bedroom, to support others, and reduce food waste, as the pandemic struck. Instagram: @thepeoplesarmyldn

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Sareta Puri. 54:42

3+ y ago54:42

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Sareta Puri is a Scottish-Indian plant-based chef, writer, consultant and food activist. She became vegetarian aged 8, due to a love for animals, and eventually vegan in her late 20s. After a decade working in youth charity sector, Sareta decided to become a ‘professional vegan’ - starting with supper clubs & food writing - and now works on a range…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Amy of Temple of the Feminine 51:15

3+ y ago51:15

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Amy is a sexual healing and feminine awakening coach, crystal yoni tool provider and founder of Temple of the Feminine. She is known for her enlightening and inspiring content on her social media channels on the concepts of masculine & feminine energy as well as conscious sexuality for the mind, body and soul. Amy facilitates transformative group c…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Chantelle aka I Lost My Tempeh 58:12

3+ y ago58:12

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Hi, my name is Chantelle, and I began my vegan lifestyle back in February 2016 and found the transition from being a short-term vegetarian to vegan, pretty straightforward Both sides of my family were restauranteurs and my dad was French-trained chef, so growing up, I was always surrounded by fantastic food, so veganising dishes that were familiar …

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Bettylicious 53:47

3+ y ago53:47

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I’m excited to introduce Betty Vandy, Chef & Writer, who’s travelled across West Africa and is now in Sierra Leone. Born and raised in Liverpool, England Betty started her journey from London, England to Ghana in 2019 then went onto Ivory Coast, Liberia and Sierra Leone to discover her African plant based roots and family food legacy along the way.…

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with Martyn Odell aka The Lagom Chef. 36:58

3+ y ago36:58

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Introducing Martyn aka “The Lagom Chef” A no-nonsense honest and humble trained chef with over 15 years experience in kitchens across the world. With a genuine passion for healthy eating and saving the planet. "I want to radically shake up the culture of food waste elitism by showing people how easy it is to live a healthy sustainable life!”Martyn …

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Reduction Raider breaks bread with improv star Monica Gaga 27:23

3+ y ago27:23

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Monica Gaga is a British-born, London based, Black African queer improviser, facilitator, host and scripted actor and performer.When she is not performing, hosting or teaching, Monica is championing diversity, inclusion and equity in improv and trying to get as many people, particularly POC, involved as possible.Let’s explore her relationship with…

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Introducing Reduction Raider who will be exploring guests relationships with food and food waste. 22:12

3+ y ago22:12

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Alright Raiders 👋🏽 Are you partial to a yellow sticker, reduction raiding? Do you get knee deep in the supermarket reduced crate? Or are you wanting to waste less? Change your relationship with food, cooking? I’m here to talk to guests about their relationships with food. Discover their food journeys and consider the changes we want to see for our …

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Alright Raiders 0:32

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Alright Raiders 👋🏽 Are you partial to a yellow sticker, reduction raiding? Do you get knee deep in the supermarket reduced crate? Or are you wanting to waste less? Change your relationship with food, cooking? I’m here to talk to guests about their relationships with food. Discover their food journeys and consider the changes we want to see for our …

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Flashback Presents: A Short Message For The Listeners! 1:45

4+ y ago1:45

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Do you guys miss Flashback as much as we do? Don't worry! It'll be coming back in full swing this fall! Be ready for all the shenanigans to ensue as soon as it's safe for them to.Av WPGU 107.1