Producer Picks: Drinking less, honeycrisps and the matcha shortage
This week we’re going back into the archives to dig up some of our favorite Soundside segments.
And with Thanksgiving just days away, this episode is all about food and drink!
We'll revisit conversations we had this year on the trend of people drinking less alcohol these days....
.... The sweet apple variety that has left a bitter taste in some farmers’ mouths (spoiler: it's the honeycrisp)....
...And the shortage of matcha, which has blown up on social media and dominated coffee shop menus lately.
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GUESTS:
- Emily Ritchie, executive director of the Northwest Cider Association.
- Malcolm Purinton, assistant teaching professor of history at Northeastern University.
- Bill Clark runs the Diamondback Acres farm with his wife, Angell, in Chelan.
- Jeannie Liu, owner of Miro Tea.
- Bettina Makalintal, senior reporter at Eater.
RELATED LINKS:
- Liquor before beer, best to steer clear? Why people are drinking less these days
- Honeycrisp apples are the worst (just kidding, but they are tough to grow)
- A lot of people love matcha... And that's causing some problems
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Maleeha Syed
Producer, Soundside
Maleeha is a producer on Soundside, a show that helps listeners get to know the PNW and each other. Before KUOW, she worked at Cascade PBS, first as a communities reporter and then as a podcast producer on shows like Northwest Reports and Your Last Meal. Before moving to Seattle, she worked as a reporter at the Burlington Free Press in Vermont, but is originally from San Antonio.
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