Ministry Of Ideas: Forbidden Fruit

Zachary Davis (US 2018)

30 min Episode 11 of 24

Contemporary diet culture is only the latest manifestation of a long history of religious fervor about food. This fasinating essay makes the links between religious cults and diet culture. Guilt, shame, virtousity, sin, emancipation it's all in there.

Ministry of Ideas is a podcast about the ideas that shape our lives. Hosted by Zachary Davis and produced at Harvard Divinity School.

Produced and Hosted by Zachary Davis
Audio Producer: Maria Devlin McNair

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