Flightlines - The Stories Behind the Stories
Oct 12, 2026 · 28 min · 10 segments
John and Becky Rousch share practical ways they’ve made their kitchen healthier and easier to use, with a focus on reducing plastics, improving food storage, and choosing a few appliances that…
Those of us that remember the movie The Graduate, there's a line in there about what the future is.
And We have an issue now called microplastics, which are the things that are a part of the plastic realm that we've stored things in, kept things in.
And a lot of the things that we have our food packaged in plastics has had an impact.
And one of the things that we've tried to do and we encourage others, is to get away from the plastics.
Yes, they have a plastic hood, a cap on it with a nice seal, but this really doesn't come in contact with the food.
What have you found in working with these containers and shifting from the plastics that we've used for so many years?
But I was chuckling a minute ago because, as some of you may know, I love antiques and collect them.
And one of my co-antique friends said the other day, you know, when you look back in history, it is amazing how many glassware kitchen things we had.
And, of course, they're collectible, and, of course, you can pay more for them now than you ever would have.
Well, mason jars, yes, but glass things with a top on them and just bowls and just everything was glass back then.
Those of us that remember the movie The Graduate, there's a line in there about what the future is.
And We have an issue now called microplastics, which are the things that are a part of the plastic realm that we've stored things in, kept things in.
And a lot of the things that we have our food packaged in plastics has had an impact.
And one of the things that we've tried to do and we encourage others, is to get away from the plastics.
Yes, they have a plastic hood, a cap on it with a nice seal, but this really doesn't come in contact with the food.
What have you found in working with these containers and shifting from the plastics that we've used for so many years?
But I was chuckling a minute ago because, as some of you may know, I love antiques and collect them.
And one of my co-antique friends said the other day, you know, when you look back in history, it is amazing how many glassware kitchen things we had.
And, of course, they're collectible, and, of course, you can pay more for them now than you ever would have.
Well, mason jars, yes, but glass things with a top on them and just bowls and just everything was glass back then.
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