Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and while it is often one of the most festive holidays, it can also be one of the most stressful. Cooking an elaborate fest, deciding what wine to pair with which course, looking for quick time saving tips or finding that perfect pumpkin pie recipe can all be daunting tasks.

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Eat Feed - The food and cooking podcast that looks at Thanksgiving’s historical significance and how you can bring those traditions into your own home. In a special Thanksgiving podcast, author Sandy Oliver is featured, discussing the history of Thanksgiving traditions from her new book, “Giving Thanks: Thanksgiving Recipes and History, from Pilgrims to Pumpkin Pie.”

Chronicle Podcasts: Food for Your Ears - Podcasts from The San Francisco Chronicle’s award-winning food department. Learn about their favorite places to eat, excerpts from interviews with celebrity chefs and other scrumptious content. Its Thanksgiving podcasts provide various tips for the holidays, including for baking your turkey and pairing wines with dinner.

WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show - Leonard Lopate hosts a diverse collection of great thinkers and talkers for smart, unpredictable interviews. For one of his Thanksgiving specials, Lopate hosts Gourmet Magazine’s editor, who discusses recipe swaps, as well as reveals some of her own specialties.

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