Up For Discussion Podcast

06/16/2021

This week on No Bad Food, we called up to talk about the importance of language and representation, British barbecue culture, and everyone’s favorite real-life superherothe “Neighbor Grill Guy”- link in our bio! 😘

06/14/2021

The second instalment of our series LGBBQ features Rhiannon Jenkins, an improviser & actor from London, UK, who phoned in to talk about the importance of having language to help us understand our gender and sexuality, and to tell me all about a man who makes fabulous grilled food at a monkey sanctuary. Hit the link below or search for No Bad Food wherever you get your podcasts! (Hey maybe sometime soon Facebook will let us change our page name, huh? Wild idea)

https://soundcloud.com/nobadfoodpod/6-lgbbq-language-representation-ft-rhiannon-jenkins

Welcome to LGBBQ, our Summer 2021 Pride series! For the next few episodes, we'll be chatting with q***r folks about their love of barbecue and how they see it relating to their gender & sexuality! The

06/07/2021

This week on No Bad Food, we talked with Stephen Davidson from Impromiscuous to kick off our series: LGBBQ! Q***r folk talkin barbecue! What more could you want?! This week, we talk about how a good bbq can be a great tool for feeding your , and share our own stories of redefining our views of masculinity in light of our respective q***rnesses!

https://soundcloud.com/nobadfoodpod/5-lgbbq-chosen-family-toxic-masculinity-ft-stephen-davidson

Welcome to LGBBQ, our Summer 2021 Pride series! For the next few episodes, we'll be chatting with q***r folks about their love of barbecue and how they see it relating to their gender & sexuality! The

06/04/2021

It’s ! It’s also ’s six year ! Why not celebrate by listening to the two newest episodes of our show, where we talk about plant-based cheeses and what goes on behind the scenes at cheese grading plants & state fairs! Hit the link in our bio for that, or search for No Bad Food wherever you get your podcasts!

05/31/2021

Ever wondered what gives an aged cheese that slight crunch, or what makes certain cheeses, like parmigiana or pecorino taste a little funky? This week, Tom called up Joshua Vandenberg, a professional cheese grader & competition judge from Wisconsin, to learn all about what goes on behind the scenes at a cheese grading plant and what sort of thoughts go into the process of judging cheese at state fairs, from flavor, to texture, and beyond!

https://soundcloud.com/nobadfoodpod/4-professional-cheese-grading-competition-judging-ft-joshua-vandenberg

Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a professional cheese tester? Look no further! This week, host Tom Zalatnai () calls up Joshua Vandenberg, a professional Cheese Grader & Com

05/17/2021

The second episode of No Bad Food is now live! This week, Tuong La from PodCavern joined us for a great chat about Pho! And Yugioh! Because why not! Available at the link below or wherever you get your podcasts!

Also- Pretty neat that our show has had a different name for a full two weeks now and Facebook is still refusing to let us change our page name! Love that so much!

https://soundcloud.com/nobadfoodpod/2-pho-ft-tuong-la

This week, host Tom Zalatnai () calls up Tuong La () for an inside look at Vietnam's national dish, Pho! We get into the history, etymology, and cultural impact of the dish, and

05/05/2021

Want to listen to every episode of Munch Madness 2021 in one excruciating sitting? Here's a convenient playlist that will let you do just that!

https://soundcloud.com/nobadfoodpod/sets/munch-madness-2021

A weekly podcast about great food and the people who love to make and eat it, hosted by Tom Zalatnai! If you're interested in sponsoring the show, or want to be in touch about guest ap

05/05/2021

05/03/2021

This is it! The finale of Munch Madness 2021! Cheese vs Pies! We brought in Clayton Sandhu from Cult MTL and JP Karwacki from Time Out Montréal to cast their votes and help us choose the Best Food Of The Year!

Also, stay tuned through the end of the episode for a huge announcement about the future of the show! Spoilers: it may or may not have something to do with our snazzy new profile picture.

https://soundcloud.com/up-for-discussion-podcast/322-munch-madness-finale-cheese-vs-pies-ft-clayton-sandhu-jp-karwacki

Munch Madness is our annual Food Bracket Tournament that pits user-nominated foods against each other, round after round, in a single elimination bracket-style tournament, to crown the Best Food Of Th

04/26/2021

The Munch Madness 2021 Semi-Finals are here, and they're a doozy! Which of our Final Four will make it through to the Finale? The answer might shock you.

For this instalment, Tom called up Kyle Forgeron, CEO of the new Oasys Food App (www.oasysfood.com), Andrew Henderson from Debate This, and George Popi from Khaos Labs to get their input!

https://soundcloud.com/up-for-discussion-podcast/321-munch-madness-rice-vs-cheese-dumplings-vs-pies-ft-kyle-forgeron-andrew-henderson

Munch Madness is our annual Food Bracket Tournament that pits user-nominated foods against each other, round after round, in a single elimination bracket-style tournament, to crown the Best Food Of Th

04/14/2021

Things got wild on this week's episode of Food Network's , and so did we! Next week's the finale, and both of our contenders for champ are still in the running! Can't wait to see what happens next!

https://soundcloud.com/up-for-discussion-podcast/bonus-tournament-of-champions-s2e6-dont-chug-that-bisque-on-television

Tom Zalatnai and Matt Cole break down the the remaining quarter-final matchups of Guy Fieri's Tournament of Champions Season 2, giving their takes on what they'd have done with the Randomizer's chall

04/12/2021

The first of our quarter-final matchups is here! This week, Kadi Diop from YA Podcast and Lily Bennett Scharf join host Tom Zalatnai to cast their votes and talk about the all-encompassing glory of sandwiches.

https://soundcloud.com/up-for-discussion-podcast/319-munch-madness-pasta-vs-rice-sandwiches-vs-cheese-ft-kadi-diop-lily-bennett-scharf

Munch Madness is our annual Food Bracket Tournament that pits user-nominated foods against each other, round after round, in a single elimination bracket-style tournament, to crown the Best Food Of Th

04/05/2021

This week, we wrap up the final matchups of our first round of Munch Madness and find out which 8 competitors are moving forward to the quarter-finals! We're joined by Greg Schulz from Left Trigger Right Trigger and Noah Hermes to get their takes on the age old(?) debates: Pies vs Chicken and Pizza vs Mac & Cheese!

https://soundcloud.com/up-for-discussion-podcast/318-munch-madness-pies-vs-chicken-pizza-vs-mac-cheese-ft-greg-schulz-noah-hermes

Munch Madness is our annual Food Bracket Tournament that pits user-nominated foods against each other, round after round, in a single elimination bracket-style tournament, to crown the Best Food Of Th

04/04/2021

It’s that time of year again! Take a few minutes to fill out this year’s CultMTL Best of MTL poll and vote for Up For Discussion for Best Podcast!

Celebrate your favourite Montreal restaurants, bars, shops, bands, artists, festivals, spas, local celebrities & more. Vote Best of MTL.

03/31/2021

So excited to have been joined by the wonderful Amanda McLoughlin from Multitude for this week's after-show! We get into our respective introductions to the Food Network and Guy Fieri then dissect this week's chef matchups, Randomizer challenges, and our bracket predictions going forward! Available wherever you get your podcasts, or right here:

https://soundcloud.com/up-for-discussion-podcast/bonus-tournament-of-champions-s2e4-nobody-says-no-to-guy-fieri-ft-amanda-mcloughlin

While you're at it, check out The Upford Network's fundraising campaign on Indiegogo, and help us do awesome things here in ! igg.me/at/upfordnetwork

Tom Zalatnai and Matt Cole break down the next 3 match ups of Round One of Guy Fieri's Tournament of Champions Season 2, giving their takes on what they'd have done with the Randomizer's challenges, w

03/22/2021

This week, Tom calls up Julian McKenzie (The Scrum Podcast) and Matt Cole (Debate This) to cast their votes and determine the winners of matchups 3 & 4 of Munch Madness: Sandwiches vs Soup, and Cheese vs Sushi!

https://soundcloud.com/up-for-discussion-podcast/316-munch-madness-sandwiches-vs-soup-cheese-vs-sushi-ft-julian-mckenzie-matt-cole

Munch Madness is our annual Food Bracket Tournament that pits user-nominated foods against each other, round after round, in a single elimination bracket-style tournament, to crown the Best Food Of Th

03/10/2021

Are you loving Guy Fieri's on the Food Network as much as we are? Well, do I have good news for you: Every week for the rest of the show's broadcast, Tom Zalatnai and Matt Cole will be releasing an after-show, breaking down the highlights, talking about the competitors, and sharing their own takes on the Randomizer's culinary challenges! You can find those episodes right here, or by subscribing to Up For Discussion wherever you get your podcasts!

https://soundcloud.com/up-for-discussion-podcast/bonus-tournament-of-champions-s2e1-something-pickled-wouldve-cleaned-my-mouth

Tom Zalatnai and Matt Cole review the first episode of the second season of Tournament of Champions, Guy Fieri's massive cooking competition! First, we talk about the format, the challenge of the Rand