Welcome to Okayest Cook, where the love for food and the joy of sharing a meal brings us together. Join our community of like-minded individuals on a culinary adventure, exploring new dishes, preserving traditions, and embracing the hunter-gatherer mindset. Discover the joy of commensality, connecting with others through shared meals, whether in person or across space and time. At Okayest Cook, we believe in the power of education, committing to learning and sharing knowledge about hunting, gardening, foraging, processing, and preserving. Fuel your passion for nutrition and fitness with our podcast.
Okayest Cook
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Welcome to Okayest Cook, where the love for food and the joy of sharing a meal brings us together. Join our community of like-minded individuals on a culinary adventure, exploring new dishes, preserving traditions, and embracing the hunter-gatherer mindset. Discover the joy of commensality, connecting with others through shared meals, whether in person or across space and time. At Okayest Cook, we believe in the power of education, committing to learning and sharing knowledge about hunting, gardening, foraging, processing, and preserving. Fuel your passion for nutrition and fitness with our podcast.
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Recent Episodes
June 14, 2026
Why You Like the Bourbon You Like with Dan Kidd
Host Chris Whonsetler interviews personal trainer and whiskey content creator Dan Kidd about how personal taste shapes bourbon enjoyment, exploring tasting techniques and bottle selections.
March 9, 2026
Finding Your Place with Michael Zarick
Food, Community, and Third Spaces with Michael Zarick (Third Space Indy) Host Chris Whonsetler welcomes Michael Zarick of Third Space Indy to the Okayest Cook podcast to continue a conversation on community and “third spaces” as places outside home and work that foster consistent connection and conversation. Michael shares notable meals from a new food-focused project with Amanda Gibson featuring Indianapolis restaurants Macizo and Wisanggeni Pawon, emphasizing owner stories and kitchen access, while Chris highlights a Greenfield coffee shop, Hitherto, filled with board games and game nights. They discuss why third spaces matter amid isolation, COVID-era habits, and phone-driven convenience, and how car-centric infrastructure, zoning, and suburban design discourage spontaneous community compared with pub culture and transit-rich cities. Michael describes merchandise plans (locally made mugs) intended to get people into local businesses, recalls Pizzeria Ruby in northwest Arkansas as a personal third space, and cites Flanner House’s Flanner Farms and Cleo’s Bodega addressing food access. They also touch on roller rinks, walking, bus riding, and Michael’s ideal model: Abby Reckard’s forthcoming Lille Bønne community space in a rezoned Dutch church. Find Michael: @Thirdspaceindy on Instagram Web: https://thirdspaceindy.com/ ~ Support Okayest Cook by grabbing some of our new merch! https://shop-okayestcook.square.site/ Shopping with our favorite brand via affiliate links is also a huge help ~ Anova: We love their Precision Cooker 3.0 & vac sealers - https://bit.ly/3WT36ZR MEAT!: Powerful meat grinders - https://bit.ly/4ho5a4r Hedley & Bennett: Quality Aprons - https://hedley-and-bennett.sjv.io/EEzBq2 Yeti: The king of coolers - https://yetius.pxf.io/a1NJXq Lodge: Cast Iron cooking - https://lodgecastiron.pxf.io/zxe7dr ~ 00:00 Cold Open and Sizzle 00:35 Meet Third Space Indy 01:38 Notable Meals and Food Show 04:15 Coffee Shop Third Place 06:55 What Makes a Third Space 10:16 Isolation and Why It Matters 12:50 Mugs That Get You Out 15:39 Food as Culture and Story 18:19 Pizzeria Ruby Community 24:11 Beyond Food Third Spacesn 31:50 Food Deserts and Flanner Farms 36:26 Why Third Spaces Matter 37:19 Skateland as Third Space 39:15 Intergenerational Rink Culture 40:23 Online Community Limits 41:46 Cars Kill Spontaneity 46:07 Pub Culture and Transit 49:00 Zoning and Missing Middle 52:02 Transit Benefits Everyone 53:41 Bus Serendipity and Bus Camp 56:23 Walkable Cities and Green Space 59:17 How to Make Friends IRL 01:01:05 Dream Third Space Li Labon 01:04:18 Final Shoutouts and Where to Find Him -- More at https://OkayestCook.com Sign up for our Second Helpings newsletter: https://OkayestCook.com/subscribe Connect with us on Instagram @Okayest_Cook And facebook.com/AnOkayestCook Video feed on YouTube.com/@OkayestCook Crew: Chris Whonsetler Email: Chris@OkayestCook.com Web: ChrisWhonsetler.com Instagram: @FromFieldToTable & @WhonPhoto
March 1, 2026
Combating food insecurity with Sierra Nuckols
Community Food Box Project: Mutual Aid, Food Insecurity, and Food Apartheid Host Chris Whonsetler continues a conversation about community and commensality, connecting his lack of personal experience with food insecurity to the need to keep community needs front-of-mind. Guest Sierra Nuckols, an Indianapolis native, explains how her upbringing and interest in gardening led her to food justice work, including partnerships with urban growers and community gardens. She describes food apartheid as the historically rooted, racialized and class-based system behind “food deserts,” noting how food desert maps mirror redlining patterns. Sierra outlines the Community Food Box Project (under Cultivate Indy), emphasizing 24/7 access, easy-open high-protein donations, and biweekly volunteer meetups, plus plans for a live box-status map and upcoming March 7 fundraiser. They discuss donating regularly, attending local policy meetings, and simple habits like buying an extra item each grocery trip. Support the Community Food Box Project: https://bit.ly/4sdmiPb Food Box Map: https://bit.ly/46xP3Ok Social: https://www.instagram.com/communityfoodboxproject/ ~ Support Okayest Cook by grabbing some of our new merch! https://shop-okayestcook.square.site/ Shopping with our favorite brand via affiliate links is also a huge help ~ Anova: We love their Precision Cooker 3.0 & vac sealers - https://bit.ly/3WT36ZR MEAT!: Powerful meat grinders - https://bit.ly/4ho5a4r Hedley & Bennett: Quality Aprons - https://hedley-and-bennett.sjv.io/EEzBq2 Yeti: The king of coolers - https://yetius.pxf.io/a1NJXq Lodge: Cast Iron cooking - https://lodgecastiron.pxf.io/zxe7dr ~ Chapters: 00:00 Cold Open Banter 00:33 Podcast Intro Community 01:54 Food Insecurity Blind Spots 03:49 Meet Sierra Nuckols 06:12 Gardening and Local Food 07:13 Community Garden Partnerships 08:20 Food Apartheid Explained 13:37 Rooftop Garden Tangent 14:52 Notable Meals Roundup 19:33 Spotting the Food Boxes 21:09 Origins of Food Box Project 23:31 What to Donate and Why 26:47 Root Causes and Awareness 28:32 Practical Ways to Help 31:18 One Item Challenge 31:49 Volunteer Meetups 33:55 Recurring Donations 34:24 Interactive Box Map 36:06 Food Apartheid Explained 40:31 Grassroots Solutions 45:57 If Mutual Aid Disappears 51:39 Magic Wand Future Focus 56:06 Community Dinners Plans 58:01 Start a Pantry Anywhere 01:00:38 Asking for Help Safely 01:02:49 Final Call to Action Mentioned in Episode: -- More at https://OkayestCook.com Sign up for our Second Helpings newsletter: https://OkayestCook.com/subscribe Connect with us on Instagram @Okayest_Cook And facebook.com/AnOkayestCook Video feed on YouTube.com/@OkayestCook Crew: Chris Whonsetler Email: Chris@OkayestCook.com Web: ChrisWhonsetler.com Instagram: @FromFieldToTable & @WhonPhoto
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