{"podcast":{"title":"New Books in American Studies","slug":"new-books-in-american-studies-1045748","podcast_index_feed_id":1045748,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LIT2571364172","website_url":"https://newbooksnetwork.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/1c2a38a6-f361-11e8-b189-f7d6afada886/image/b7575166416cc2a27bf6b6b429ea6f1d.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"New Books Network","episode_count":5000,"summary":"This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: newbooksnetwork.com Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies","last_synced_at":"2026-09-05T06:22:36.942297+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748"},"episode":{"title":"Ashanté M. Reese, \"Gather: Black Food, Nourishment, and the Art of Togetherness\" (W. W. Norton, 2026)","slug":"ashant-m-reese-gather-black-food-nourishment-and-the-art-of-togetherness-w-w-norton-2026","published_at":"2026-08-21T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/ashant-m-reese-gather-black-food-nourishment-and-the-art-of-togetherness-w-w-norton-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK8962815797.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK8962815797.mp3","summary":"Food justice is defined as the understanding that our food system is unequal and that something needs to be done about it. But how can we create a world where everyone has enough? What does it mean to truly nourish ourselves and our communities? In Gather: Black Food, Nourishment, and the Art of Togetherness (Norton, 2026), anthropologist Ashanté M. Reese argues for a vibrant new vision of food justice that places Black communities at the center and offers us a visionary, delicious path forward. Reese reveals that to truly create equity in our food systems, we must embrace the abundance that already exists around us—and recognize that the social body is as important as our individual health Gather presents rich, on-the-ground stories of gathering around food in four spaces—gardens, family reunions, repasts, and protests. Blending rich storytelling with analysis, these chapters argue for the political power of food and invite us to learn from the tactics Black communities have long used to create sustainable, systemic change. There are no simple solutions to the problems of acute need. But by recognizing that food justice is already all around us, we can start working together to create a more nourishing, joyful world. Gather is an intimate and urgent invitation to embrace local power, build better food systems, and nourish ourselves, body and soul. Ashanté M. Reese is a writer, anthropologist, and associate professor of African and African diaspora studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Raised in Cooper Settlement, Texas, she lives in Austin and is involved in food justice movements nationwide. Reighan Gillam is Associate Professor in the Department of Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean Studies at Dartmouth College. She is t…","meta_description":"Food justice is defined as the understanding that our food system is unequal and that something needs to be done about it. But how can we create a world w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2266,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/episodes/ashant-m-reese-gather-black-food-nourishment-and-the-art-of-togetherness-w-w-norton-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/ashant-m-reese-gather-black-food-nourishment-and-the-art-of-togetherness-w-w-norton-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}