Deconstructing Dinner
Deconstructing Dinner is a syndicated public affairs show which discusses food and sustainable food systems, which is produced and recorded in the studios of CJLY-FM Kootenay Co-op Radio in Nelson, British Columbia. As of July 2007 the program is aired on 23 campus radio stations and community radio stations across Canada, as well as on a handful of international broadcasters. Deconstructing Dinner is also podcasted internationally, and is available on the program's website.
Deconstrucing Dinner explores the impacts our food choices have on ourselves, our communities and our planet and how understanding the importance of these choices can create a sense of personal and community self-determination. The program is produced and hosted by Jon Steinman, a food and food systems activist based in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.
Steinman posits in his website that the relative convenience with which most of us can now access food "leaves very little time to reflect on the history behind the food we purchase and the impact these purchases have on ourselves, communities, and the well-being of this planet."
Deconstructing Dinner has featured a number of high-profile guests since its launch in January 2006, including Saskatchewan farmer and activist Percy Schmeiser, John Robbins, author of The Food Revolution, environmental activist Vandana Shiva, Canadian Member of Parliament Alex Atamanenko, and the authors of the book 100-Mile Diet, Alisa Smith, and James (J.B.) MacKinnon.