The Sporkful

Dan Pashman

3x James Beard Award winner. Named one of TIME's 100 Best Podcasts Of All Time. We obsess about food to learn more about people. It's not for foodies, it's for eaters. Hosted by Dan Pashman, inventor of the viral pasta shape cascatelli.

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The Sporkful

Episodes (265)

Monday Is Halal Pork… Possible?
Friday Lunchtime With The Simpsons (Reheat)
Mon Feb 9th Sporkful Dating Game: Suitcase Full Of Cheese Edition

The Sporkful

Feb 16, 2026
36¼ minutes
33 MB

The writer Aymann Ismail, a practicing Muslim, grew up not eating pork. But as he got older, he became curious about why eating pork was a line that even less observant Muslims wouldn’t cross. So when a new loophole product hit the market, Aymann was faced with a choice — one that brought up questions of faith, tradition, and whether changing your food habits changes who you are. Aymann’s memoir is Becoming Baba: Fatherhood, Faith, and Finding Meaning in America. Leah Koenig’s latest cookbook is Portico: Cooking and Feasting in Rome's Jewish Kitchen, and her newslett...

The Sporkful

Is Halal Pork… Possible?

Dan Pashman

00:00 -36:19