Why storytellers come alive when food is on the table
The Next Chapter with Antonio Michael Downing

Why storytellers come alive when food is on the table

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 1, 202610 min

Is there one meal that reminds you of home? A dish that brings back childhood memories? For CBC Books producer Talia Kliot, it’s a shortbread, sour cream and walnut cake that makes an appearance at her family’s special milestones. Talia is obsessed with the way that food helps us tell stories and even made a radio documentary about it, where she speaks to writers, an academic and a video game designer. She joined Antonio Michael Downing on The Next Chapter to share what made her hungry for these stories in the first place … and why food is the be...

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Good morning, I'm Marcia Young. U.S. President Donald Trump says he has reached a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, but he says it requires that the Gulf Kingdom normalize the relations with Israel. The program would allow Saudi Arabia to develop nuclear energy,

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