{"podcast":{"title":"Sensing Up","slug":"sensing-up-6573826","podcast_index_feed_id":6573826,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/482685/rss","website_url":"https://smellycheese.co/pages/sensing-up-podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/4/6/7/d46793f5d94c65fd5f2e77a3093c12a1/Sensing_Up_-_Cover_Art.png","author":"Valérie Henbest","episode_count":42,"summary":"Hello and welcome to Sensing Up, a podcast you need to listen to with your 5 senses! My name is Valérie Henbest. I am French. I am Australian. I am on a mission to discover more about the senses and how they promote pleasure once you engage them and listen to them more carefully. Each episode will give you a reason to listen, look, smell, touch and taste more effectively. Special guests will share their own \"Madeleine de Proust\" moment - the memory they conjure up from a little cake, a special perfume, a piece of art or a particular piece of music. Sharpen your tastebuds, fine tune your eardrums, clear your nose and throat, and keep your eyes wide open. Join us for a journey through textures, flavours and aromas from our daily life. Allow us to turn a mundane activity into a magical moment. Using your own senses AND many talented food and wine lovers from Australia and all over the world. Sensing Up - a podcast on 'ideas worth tasting'!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T20:18:53.827528+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sensing-up-6573826"},"episode":{"title":"So French, So Good: Building Bridges Through Cheese, Wine and Agriculture","slug":"so-french-so-good-building-bridges-through-cheese-wine-and-agriculture","published_at":"2026-02-18T22:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sensing-up-6573826/so-french-so-good-building-bridges-through-cheese-wine-and-agriculture","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sensing-up-6573826","url":"https://smellycheese.co/pages/sensing-up-podcast","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/e704b009-9da4-44ec-abfc-1839fd423199/sensing_up_s04_ep01_vincent_hebrail_004.mp3?dest-id=4110033","summary":"A conversation that sits at the crossroads of diplomacy, agriculture and pure pleasure launches Season 4 of \"Sensing Up\". Valerie speaks with guest, Vincent Hebrail, the French Embassy's Counsellor for Agricultural Affairs in Canberra, about what it means to be French in Australia today—professionally and at the table. Vincent describes his work strengthening ties between the two countries across agriculture, food, forestry and fisheries, and reflects on how welcome he and his family have felt since arriving. Together, they celebrate the quality of Australian raw ingredients while acknowledging what is still missing from a French point of view, especially when it comes to charcuterie and raw-milk cheeses. Listeners will hear about the long lobbying battle that enabled Roquefort to enter Australia, the technical and financial barriers facing other raw-milk cheeses, and why market demand must justify the extra effort. The conversation then turns to the French system of geographical indications and how Australian regions—from the Barossa to Kangaroo Island—could harness similar ideas to tell stronger stories about their food and wine. Throughout, themes of carbon footprint, food waste and sustainable farming surface, reminding us that behind every bite of cheese and sip of wine lies a complex global system that can, and must, evolve.","meta_description":"A conversation that sits at the crossroads of diplomacy, agriculture and pure pleasure launches Season 4 of \"Sensing Up\". Valerie speaks with guest, Vince…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2204,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sensing-up-6573826/episodes/so-french-so-good-building-bridges-through-cheese-wine-and-agriculture/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sensing-up-6573826/so-french-so-good-building-bridges-through-cheese-wine-and-agriculture.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}