The Toasted Sister Podcast is all about Native American food, food sovereignty, people and culture. Hosted and produced by Andi Murphy, Diné journalist.
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In this episode, I talk with Native chefs and restauranteurs about balancing successful business with staying true to culture, community and the Native American Food Movement. Recorded live from the first Indigenous Foodways Festival that took place at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe, New Mexico in June 2026. Guests: Johnny Ortiz-Concha (Taos Pueblo), chef and creator of the Shed…
Throughout my lifetime, my mom has been sharing stories and bits and pieces of memories from her childhood in Los Angeles with me. From her youthful, innocent, perspective, east LA was a vibrant and safe place for her to grow up. She mentioned eating tacos on Olvera Street and that caught my attention because I had just read about Olvera Street in “American Tacos: A History and Guide” by José R.…
Leah Prisque is responsible for Indigenous and community relations at Growcer, a cool Canadian company that turns shipping containers into farms. She helps expand this idea to Indigenous communities, some of which are extremely remote and located in food deserts. In this episode, Leah talks with economist for the Navajo Nation, Dr. Alisha Murphy, about how these farms work. Mentioned in the show:…
I met Lamar Minthorn (Umatilla) of Tutuilla True during my first trip to Portland at the Northwestern Native Economic Summit. He’s an incredibly positive person and an obvious hard worker. In this episode you’ll learn about how one tribal fisherman found his way into the Columbia River to carve out a salmon fish business for himself.
In this episode, I talk with Ojibwe chef Bryce Stevenson who is also the owner of Miijim in La Pointe, Wisconsin, an island in Lake Superior. He’s also a pretty talented poet whose work is included in the zine “Heart Rations: Indigenous Food Poetry.” Bryce is a creative guy who also takes up carpentry work during the off season, a necessity for folks who work on an island like La Pointe. Nininjiin…
The “Heart Rations: Indigenous Food Poetry” zine is out (has been out)! It’s a collection of poems about… you guessed it… Indigenous food. In this episode, I talk with a couple of folks whose work appears in the zine; Cliff Taylor (Ponca Tribe of Nebraska) poet, author and creator of “The Ponca Poet’s Podcast,” Rebecca Kinkade-Black (Diné), Albuquerque book seller, and Vicente Telles, an artist…
I'm pretty glad I found out about Nikki Tsabetsaye (Zuni) and her knife sharpening skills via a post/ad that was shared across my way. She's a pretty awesome person and her family owns Major Market grocery store in Zuni, New Mexico. In this episode (recorded while she sharpens my knives), we talk about sharp knives, knife stories and injuries. Also, we hear a preview of a special episode by the…
In this episode I talk with Natalie Benally (Diné) about her film, “Indigenize the Plate” at a screening hosted by Tiny Grocer ABQ in Old Town Albuquerque. We talk about her journey to Peru for the film and how that inspired her to remember and revitalize traditional family ways of growing and eating. She’s the founder of Tse’Nato’, a digital storytelling company.
Cherokee chef Nico Albert Williams is just trying to make some corn soup. She’s the executive director of the Burning Cedar Sovereign Wellness in Tulsa (grand opening Sept. 14) and the vocalist for a badass doom/sludge metal band, Medicine Horse (debut album drop Sept. 8). In this music-filled episode, Nico and I talk about storytelling in music, religious horror and how she pivoted from the…
From the big city of Chicago, I bring you this episode featuring 2023 James Beard Award Best Chef of the Northeast, Sherry Pocknett (Wampanoag). We talk about her win, her battle with cancer and how her past shaped the chef she is today. Photo by Huge Galdones courtesy of the James Beard Foundation.
