Program 735: American Thanksgiving; Feeding the World; Tom Miller; German Sausages

A culinary historian tells us what's traditionally been on the Thanksgiving table over the years. The head of the World Food Program USA updates us on the work that goes into feeding the world's most impoverished communities. Also, we remember Tucson-based travel writer Tom Miller. And we get a taste of the variety of sausages people enjoy year-round in Germany.

• Culinary historian Sarah Lohman, author of "Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine" (Simon & Schuster)
• Barron Segar, president and CEO of World Food Program USA
• Travel writer Tom Miller, author of "Where Was I? A Travel Writer's Memoir" (Molinero Press)
• Berlin-based tour guides Iris Andre and Matthias Unger

• Culinary historian Sarah Lohman is the author of "Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine." Sarah's newest book is "Endangered Eating: America's Vanishing Foods." Rick will talk with her about that in a future edition of Travel with Rick Steves. Her historic gastronomy food blog is archived at fourpoundsflour.com.
• Barron Segar is the president and CEO of the World Food Program USA.
• The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the World Food Program in 2020.
• Travel writer Tom Miller specialized in covering life in Latin America, and along the US border in the Southwest. His writings are in the special collections at the University of Arizona. The Tucson.com website published his obituary in December 2021.
• Tom reflected on what constitutes great travel literature in the open to the anthology "Best Travel Writing 2005."
• Rick used his smartphone to film sausages being readied for Munich's Oktoberfest celebration.