April 1, 2024 - Padma Lakshmi and Muppets in Moscow

Padma Lakshmi. She’s been on a quest to learn how food is entwined with our history and culture. From inviting us into her kitchen, to entering the kitchens of others. The through-line in all she’s done in her career is making people feel known – and feel at home. To honor this work,Boston University is presenting her with its ICON award. She joins us ahead of her visit to BU. And, In her book Muppets in Moscow, Natasha Lance Rogoff pulls back the iron curtain on what it was like to work in Russia as aTV producer in the 1990’s. There were absolute triumphs of Big Bird Diplomacy, moments when capitalism collided with the legacy of communism, and a deep realization that a country undergoing radical change, can only change so much .