A Podcast by The Evolved Network
By Accident, Choice, or Grace
“You can measure the flour… but not the love.”
— Dr. Todd DuBose
— Dr. Todd DuBose
| Welcome to By Accident, Choice, or Grace — a space for quiet disruption, presence, and stories that begin in the unseen. By Accident, Choice, or Grace is a podcast about presence, possibility, and the unseen threads that shape who we are. Hosted by Sebastian White, founder of The Evolved Network, this series brings together mentors, friends, and community voices from across Chicago’s food, education, and healing spaces. Together, we explore what it means to truly show up — with humility, care, and a willingness to witness rather than fix. Rooted in The Evolved Network Way, these conversations invite us to sit with the complexity of lived experience, to listen beneath the surface, and to remember that healing isn’t something we do to others — it’s something we create together. Whether we’re talking about food, grief, youth, or the power of being seen — this is a space for quiet disruption. For stories that begin in the unseen. For meaning that can’t always be measured. And maybe, for a bit of grace. |
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EPISODE 3: THE MYTH OF THE FOOD DESERT
“We call it a desert, but I see people growing food, exchanging recipes, feeding each other.”
In this episode, Sebastian White sits down with Selma Sims, CEO of Gardeneers, to reframe what we think we know about food deserts. Together, they explore how language can erase or empower, and how communities are already cultivating nourishment, resilience, and possibility. At its heart, this is a conversation about reclaiming dignity, honoring lived experience, and planting the seeds of liberation.
In this episode, Sebastian White sits down with Selma Sims, CEO of Gardeneers, to reframe what we think we know about food deserts. Together, they explore how language can erase or empower, and how communities are already cultivating nourishment, resilience, and possibility. At its heart, this is a conversation about reclaiming dignity, honoring lived experience, and planting the seeds of liberation.
EPISODE 2: THE INVISIBLE IN FOOD EDUCATION
“Food is the way I speak care.”
In this episode, we journey into the often-unseen side of food education. Alexandra and Sebastian talk about what it means to teach from the inside out — honoring identity, culture, and the subtle ways care shows up through nourishment. If we listen closely, we’ll hear how food carries memory, meaning, and possibility for our kids.
In this episode, we journey into the often-unseen side of food education. Alexandra and Sebastian talk about what it means to teach from the inside out — honoring identity, culture, and the subtle ways care shows up through nourishment. If we listen closely, we’ll hear how food carries memory, meaning, and possibility for our kids.
EPISODE 1: THE EVOLVED NETWORK WAY
What if healing isn’t something we do to others, but something we create together?
In this premiere episode, Sebastian White and co-author Dr. Todd DuBose explore The Evolved Network Way—where food, care, and presence become quiet disruptions that open space for belonging, healing, and transformation.
In this premiere episode, Sebastian White and co-author Dr. Todd DuBose explore The Evolved Network Way—where food, care, and presence become quiet disruptions that open space for belonging, healing, and transformation.
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