On this week's Trafficking Issues, Dave and Nastassia have been abandoned by Jean, who is on jury duty.

Our Moderator Emily leads our Weekly Baste Segment with hard-hitting stories of food in the news and a fast paced game of word association. This week we discuss Goatober, London vs. Portland vs. NYC, food memories, Pumpkin Seed Oil, charity involvement and more.

First up, Dave gives our listeners his stock market pick of the week, then Dave and Nastassia answer listener questions about espuma, making clear ice, why you should deep fry with old oil, and designing vegan butter substitutes for pastries.

Our moderator Emily gives hard-hitting stories of food in the news to our panelists and they discuss their attitudes and opinions in our Weekly Baste Segment. This week we discuss royalty, protocols, manners, rivalries, oils and food sustainability.

On a brand new episode of Cooking Issues, we dive int0 Booker's newfound vegetarianism, all you can eat crab legs, steamed cheeseburgers, cooking with MSG, dinosaurs, humidity, suckling pigs, sardines packed in oil, cooling sous vide proteins, mocktails, the Spinzall, searing meats, and

[audio mp3="https://heritageradionetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Oil-Acceptance.mp3"][/audio]

How have native Chinese plants changed Western gardens? Continuing their focus on Eastern Asian plants, this week We Dig Plants takes on the Camellia.

This week on The Farm Report, Erin Fairbanks kicks off another jam-packed show with guest Eric Gustafson, CEO of Coast Packing Company, the number one supplier of animal fat shortenings in the Western United States.

Take a trip to the Far East long ago as host Linda Pelaccio welcomes Kian Lam Kho to the studio for a brand new episode of A Taste of the Past.

This week on Food Talk, host Mike Colameco has a full house to celebrate his last episode of the season! First welcoming Matthieu Kohlmeyer, CEO of La Tourangelle Oil Company, to the show chatting about the importance of quality oils.