When we relaunched in October 2019, we had no idea what kind of a season it would be. Looking back at our episodes, we’re proud of the work we’ve done – just the two of us (and Jess!). And we’re so bummed that we’re leaving you right now, when all this [gestures wildly] is still unfolding, and while many of you may be hurting and needing respite in podcasts. We’ll be back in no time, promise. With more conversations, stories and collaborations.

It’s often said that the Coronavirus does not discriminate. This is true, but how the virus affects communities varies depending on the resources a community has access to and what that community has historically faced.

This week has been rough y’all. But we’re finding small comfort in this conversation with Candice Fortman, a Detroit-based journalist and founder of Ladies Who Pizza – a social group for women to have fun, be vulnerable, be free and, as the name suggests, eat pizza.

Whoa, it’s been a full year since Racist Sandwich switched off the lights and took what was, then, an indefinite hiatus. We’re so glad we made the decision to come back. We may be down two essential members, but we’re stronger and hungrier than ever! To celebrate how far we’ve come, we wanted to highlight one of our proudest moments of the past year: getting nominated for a James Beard Award for our episode on the erasure of barbecue’s Black roots in America.

This week, it’s the Stephanie show! Stephanie Kuo talks to artist Stephanie H. Shih about her collection of Asian pantry items. She hand-makes everything from ceramic Chinkiang black vinegar bottles and Yakult containers to Morinaga caramel boxes and packets of instant Indomie.

This week, we’re talking bodegas. What’s a bodega? Well, for a lot of us, it’s a corner store that sells food and other household goods. But for our guest, Quizayra Gonzalez – who grew up in a bodega – they’re a lot more than that.

This week, we’re talking about Korean food with Noah Cho, who writes “Bad Kimchi,” a column on the online magazine Catapult. The name of the column says a lot: the most egregious crime against Korean food, he believes, is getting kimchi wrong.

Happy New Year! We kick off 2020 with someone you may already know: our fearless founder and friend, Soleil Ho. She’s about to celebrate her first anniversary at the San Francisco Chronicle, and she sits down with Stephanie and Juan to reflect on the year as the paper’s new and revolutionary food critic.

This week, we’re talking to José Ralat, the taco editor at Texas Monthly and author of the forthcoming book, American Tacos: A History and Guide. It sounds like arguably the best job in the country (and yes, it is), but it’s not just about eating great tacos

Juan catches up with Karla T. Vasquez, a food justice advocate by day and a food historian by night, on a journey to preserve Salvadoran culture one recipe at a time.

This week, Racist Sandwich is going international. Juan interviews Dany, who’s cooking up spectacular meals from inside his prison cell in France. They talk about Dany’s passion for cooking, how his Instagram page went viral, the politics of prison life and his plans to start a career in food when he gets out.

Hello listeners! We’re back after a long break, with more conversations about the intersection of food, race, gender and class. In the first part of the episode, Stephanie and Juan (your new co-hosts) catch up, reflect on the podcast’s successful past and discuss how they plan to move the project forward into a successful future.