Ep.41 – The Dandelion Gatherers by Wren Awry

Summary This month on Strangers we have The Dandelion Gatherers: On Italian American Foodways, Anarchism, and Assimilation. This piece is a historical exploration of Italian American foodways, anarchism, and assimilation through folklore, newspaper stories, and accounts of women who gathered dandelions by the roadside.. The word of the month is about everyone's favorite revolutionary musical, besides Newsies. Read along at TangledWilderness.org Or Sign up for our Zine of the Month Club on Patreon. Guest Info Wren Awry (they/them) is a writer, food/history/folklore nerd, and the editor of Nourishing Resistance: Stories of Food, Protests, and Mutual Aid (PM Press, 2023). They can be found on IG @wrenawry or on Bluesky at @wrenawry.bsky.social Publisher This podcast is published by Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org or on Twitter @tangledwild. You can support this show by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness Host The host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery Reader The Reader is Bea Flowers. If you would like to hear Bea narrate other things, or would like to get them to read things for you check them out at https://voicebea.wixsite.com/website Theme music The theme song was written and performed by Margaret Killjoy. You can find her at http://birdsbeforethestorm.net or on twitter @magpiekilljoy