Using A Cauldron (with Bahaa Dabbagh)

Using A Cauldron (with Bahaa Dabbagh)

In this episode, Jayne and Emilie sit down with refugee Bahaa Dabbagh, to uncover how cooking for the masses using a cauldron became linked to witchcraft. From the trans-atlantic slave trade to the streets of gaza, food security has always been used as a weapon. Bahaa's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hahawithbaha/ [https://www.instagram.com/hahawithbaha/] Sources: https://www.wfp.org/stories/un-barred-using-hunger-and-starvation-weapons-war [https://www.wfp.org/stories/un-barred-using-hunger-and-starvation-weapons-war] https://www.museum.dp.ua/en/cauldron-scythian-time-iv-century-b-c/ [https://www.museum.dp.ua/en/cauldron-scythian-time-iv-century-b-c/] https://www.hercircle.in/engage/food/food-trends/exploring-the-lavish-feasts-of-indian-royalty-a-journey-through-culinary-extravagance-6232.html [https://www.hercircle.in/engage/food/food-trends/exploring-the-lavish-feasts-of-indian-royalty-a-journey-through-culinary-extravagance-6232.html] Credit: The Mariners' Museum, Newport News, Virginia [http://www.marinersmuseum.org/] Original Author: Theodor de Bry after John White Created: 1590 Medium: Printed hand-colored engraving Publisher: The Mariners' Museum https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0379073814005349 [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0379073814005349] https://simplysouperlicious.com/everyone-cauldron-anthropological/ [https://simplysouperlicious.com/everyone-cauldron-anthropological/] https://www.concern.net/news/hunger-as-a-weapon-of-war-timeline [https://www.concern.net/news/hunger-as-a-weapon-of-war-timeline] https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/12/2/how-british-colonial-policy-killed-100-million-indians [https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/12/2/how-british-colonial-policy-killed-100-million-indians] https://www.nobelpeacecenter.org/en/news/vietnam-war-led-to-decades-of-hunger [https://www.nobelpeacecenter.org/en/news/vietnam-war-led-to-decades-of-hunger] https://www.wfp.org/publications/hunger-hotspots-fao-wfp-early-warnings-acute-food-insecurity [https://www.wfp.org/publications/hunger-hotspots-fao-wfp-early-warnings-acute-food-insecurity] https://www.wfp.org/publications/hunger-hotspots-fao-wfp-early-warnings-acute-food-insecurity [https://www.wfp.org/publications/hunger-hotspots-fao-wfp-early-warnings-acute-food-insecurity] https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vandana-Shiva [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vandana-Shiva] https://www.instagram.com/asmamahmood3/reel/DHd5WLkstCM/?locale=es&hl=bn [https://www.instagram.com/asmamahmood3/reel/DHd5WLkstCM/?locale=es&hl=bn] https://foodtank.com/news/2013/05/food-hero-series-ruth-oniango-kenyas-voice-for-nutrition/ [https://foodtank.com/news/2013/05/food-hero-series-ruth-oniango-kenyas-voice-for-nutrition/]

Old (with Nicky Barry)

In this episode of A Witch Is... Emilie Biggar and Jayne Steer sit with Nicky Barry and discuss ageism in the arts. Other topics include an inspiring Samoan woman in power, Baba Yaga and the rising homeless population of older women. Nicky Barry's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barrymeplease/ [https://www.instagram.com/barrymeplease/] Sources: https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/pacificbeat/samoa-sexism/105035564 [https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/pacificbeat/samoa-sexism/105035564] https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/19/travel/flight-attendant-stewardess-sexism.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/19/travel/flight-attendant-stewardess-sexism.html] Guthrie, Juniper (2024) "Drowned Maidens and Mother Earth: The Roots of Sexism in Russian Folklore Studies," The Corinthian: Vol. 21, Article 4.Available at: https://kb.gcsu.edu/thecorinthian/vol21/iss1/4 [https://kb.gcsu.edu/thecorinthian/vol21/iss1/4] https://style.nine.com.au/latest/freeze-frame-kylie-minogue-gold-hotpants-spinning-around/cd43fa0f-2539-4835-bf31-d7a9e87120e2 [https://style.nine.com.au/latest/freeze-frame-kylie-minogue-gold-hotpants-spinning-around/cd43fa0f-2539-4835-bf31-d7a9e87120e2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinster [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinster] https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1052&context=uclf [https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1052&context=uclf] https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/journey-into-witchcraft-beliefs/ [https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/journey-into-witchcraft-beliefs/]

Angry (with Sherele Moody)

This week we are joined by a living legend, Sherele Moody, the creator of Australia Femicide Watch and the Red Heart Campaign. We dive into the alarming femicide statistics plaguing Australia and the origin of female centred hatred, the Malleus Maleficarium. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Malleus-maleficarum https://www.npr.org/2021/09/28/1040911313/anita-hill-belonging-sexual-harassment-conversation https://youtu.be/4oPnd911FcM?si=0DqEgCOas8XJUU47

Dancing (with Diana Nguyen)

We sit down with Linkdinfluencer, actress, dancer and all round powerhouse woman, Diana Nguyen to discuss the impact that dancing has had on her life. We discuss the link between a Witches' Sabbath and modern dance classes and explore the discouragement of dancing as a gendered weapon. Diana's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/realdiananguyen/ [https://www.instagram.com/realdiananguyen/] Sources: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/journey-into-witchcraft-beliefs/ [https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/journey-into-witchcraft-beliefs/] https://www.album-online.com/detail/en/OGY3YzBkMA/virginian-s-manner-dancing-their-religious-festivals-illustration-secotan-indians-alb5411151 [https://www.album-online.com/detail/en/OGY3YzBkMA/virginian-s-manner-dancing-their-religious-festivals-illustration-secotan-indians-alb5411151] https://theconversation.com/from-child-stars-to-lost-theatres-capturing-our-ephemeral-history-of-live-performance-97675 [https://theconversation.com/from-child-stars-to-lost-theatres-capturing-our-ephemeral-history-of-live-performance-97675] https://www.history.com/news/the-exotic-dancer-who-became-wwis-most-notorious-spy [https://www.history.com/news/the-exotic-dancer-who-became-wwis-most-notorious-spy]https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/elvis-presley-hound-dog-big-mama-thornton-stole-1376522/ [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/elvis-presley-hound-dog-big-mama-thornton-stole-1376522/] https://elvisbiography.net/2020/02/12/elvis-presley-and-the-black-community-dispelling-the-myths/ [https://elvisbiography.net/2020/02/12/elvis-presley-and-the-black-community-dispelling-the-myths/] https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/essay/sites-of-refuge-connection-creation-resistance-and-loss-the-queer-bar-and-nightclub-in-the-twentieth-century/ [https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/essay/sites-of-refuge-connection-creation-resistance-and-loss-the-queer-bar-and-nightclub-in-the-twentieth-century/] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49592540 [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49592540] https://www.britannica.com/art/tap-dance [https://www.britannica.com/art/tap-dance] https://prachataienglish.com/node/9640#1 [https://prachataienglish.com/node/9640#1]

Coloured and Speaking In Tongues (with Aarti Vincent)

We chat with comedian, producer and all around badass Gen XXX legend, Aarti Vincent about the history of discrimination in the context of witchcraft, colonisation and how the British stole a few trillion dollars from India. Aarti has a show coming up called “Gen XXX” with Ankita Ghosh at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival from 8th - 20th April. Get your tickets here! [https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/gen-xxx-2/] Make sure not to miss our own show, Toil Trouble and Trauma from 7th - 15th April. Limited time you can get 2 for 1 tickets on 13th April, by using the code 13TH. [https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/toil-trouble-and-trauma/] Sources/References * The Magical Negro and White Salvation in Film, Cerise L. Glenn, Howard University * https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2176&context=honorstheses * https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lakshmi-Bai