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Sarah's avatar

This was so good--please do keep interviewing non-celebrity intellectuals! I don't have much to add, other than that I found the interview insightful and a pleasure to read.

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Coree Brown Swan's avatar

Oh wow, what a fascinating read. I think the link between politics and food is really fascinating, particularly how men use kitchens and cooking to appear more relatable (with often poor results) and women have to play up feminine traits (see Margaret Thatcher cooking for her cabinet colleagues in the Crown).

In the UK, we've had the four ovens scandal: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/james-brokenshire-ovens-two-four-picture-a8913971.html

The two kitchens drama: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-31875297

And famously, 'eat your cereal' lady of the Scottish independence referendum:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLAewTVmkAU

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