Thyme for Daal

Episode 2 • July 24, 2026 • 00:28:50
Thyme for Daal
The Daal Project
Thyme for Daal

Jul 24 2026 | 00:28:50

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Show Notes

In this episode, Natasha Bissonauth shares her interpretation of a Mauritian daal, as she talks about food memory, growing

In this episode, Natasha Bissonauth shares her interpretation of a Mauritian daal, as she talks about food memory, growing food, and teaches the merits of cooking “slow and low.”

Natasha Bissonauth (she/they) is from Montreal Tiohtià:ke and is an art history professor at Emily Carr University. Her research centers queer of color critique and archival fragments across South Asia’s multiple diasporas. Their most recent book project examines contemporary collage that foreground Afro Asian seams as a diasporic aesthetic. Her most cherished writing form is the artist interview.

Intro and exit music: Creep by Lal @lalforest

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