Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7532615 | Discourse, Context & Media | 2018 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Food radio call-in program offers a mediated public forum for home cooks to ask experts culinary questions. Both the expert host and the caller risk face; the expert host must be able to answer the caller to save his reputation and business, and the caller does not want be seen as an inept home cook. In a case study of an American food radio and podcast, this article proposes that a pseudo-intimacy is created by both the host and callers through interactional and politeness strategies including small talk, expressions of gratitude, humor, and compliments. It is argued that pseudo-intimacy mitigates judgment of the expert host and alleviates the fears of home cooks. Ultimately, the food radio call-in exchange positively frames home cooking, which opens up the conversation and cooking to all listeners.
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Authors
Kelsi Matwick, Keri Matwick,