This week on A Taste of the Past, host Linda Pelaccio is feeling festive, talking the history of the turkey with food historian Andrew Smith. Teaching food history at the New School in NYC, he is also the author of numerous books and hundreds of articles on food and history.

This week on Nothing Urgent, Derek Evers and Christopher Robbins are joined in the studio by Montreal-based band Solids.

Learn about the history of vegetarianism and veganism with Rynn Berry. Rynn joins Linda Pelaccio in the studio to talk vegetables, raw food, and animal rights. Rynn is a historical adviser to the North American Vegetarian Society and is on the Advisory Board of Earth Save.

On this week's installment of The Mike & Judy Show, Mike Edison and Judy McGuire are joined by two authors, Mike Albo and Mishka Shubaly, who write short literature published by Kindle Singles.

Jimmy Carbone's talking about taverns on this week's episode of Beer Sessions Radio. Christine Sismondo, author of America Walks into a Bar, is in the studio to offer s perspective on the importance of taverns as gathering places throughout history.

This week on We Dig Plants tune in for a transatlantic conversation with renown garden historian Andrea Wulf. Calling from across the pond Ms.