Thanksgiving is noted for the fall harvest, feasts and festivals, and families. Many of us have grown up with children’s stories, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes that help frame our expectations and diverse experiences around the celebratory table. Here, we even dish on Harry Potter and Ebeneezer Scrooge. As the saying goes: “Tell me what you eat and I will tell you who you are.” This episode is stuffed full of food for thought, and ripe to share with your family and friends during the season.

Host: Andrew J. Falk

Guest: Kara Keeling

Past is Prologue is a humanities podcast that provides the public with the background behind the day's headlines, and offers much-needed context to understand the significance of current events that people observe around them. It seeks to contribute to the public conversation in an engaging, informative, accessible, and constructive way. It's produced by the Department of History in the College of Arts & Humanities at Christopher Newport University in Virginia. We welcome your inquiries and feedback at pastpodcast@cnu.edu.