Gastropod

Food with a side of science and history. Every other week, co-hosts Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley serve up a brand new episode exploring the hidden history and surprising science behind a different food- or farming-related topic, from aquaculture to ancient feasts, from cutlery to chile peppers, and from microbes to Malbec. We interview experts, visit labs, fields, and archaeological digs, and generally have lots of fun while discovering new ways to think about and understand the world through food. Find us online at gastropod.com, follow us on Twitter @gastropodcast, and like us on Facebook at facebook.com/gastropodcast.

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Bananageddon! Say Goodbye to *the* Banana, and ...
51 min
27
Going Bananas: How a Tropical Treat Became the ...
42 min
28
Do We Really Have Beer to Thank for the First W...
53 min
29
Seed Oil Scare: The Curious Case of Canola
44 min
30
Nutrition Advice Decoded: What Foods Are Actual...
53 min
31
The Rise and Fall of Quinoa: From Incan "Superf...
44 min
32
The Shocking True Story of the World's First Se...
43 min
33
No Buzz Booze: The History and Science of Going...
48 min
34
Moon Rocks Wanted (guest episode)
33 min
35
Is My Dentist Scamming Me? (guest episode)
40 min
36
Why Are Kids Dipping Cookies in Ranch, Are Food...
47 min
37
Hacking Taste (encore)
43 min
38
The Curiously Strong Story of Mint
43 min
39
Dishwashing Debates: The Soapy Science Behind E...
47 min
40
V is for Vitamin (encore)
40 min
41
Bringing Salmon Home: The Story of the World's ...
55 min
42
Potatoes in Space! (encore)
45 min
43
Absinthe: The World's Most Dangerous Drink?
41 min
44
From Trash to Treasure: Why's It So Hard to Sav...
46 min
45
Smashing Pumpkin Myths: What's Big, Orange, and...
39 min
46
Meet the Queen of Kiwi: The 96-Year-Old Woman W...
40 min
47
Deli is Short For Delicious—But Are Your Pastra...
45 min
48
What's the Buzz on Eating Bugs? Can Insects Rea...
49 min
49
The Billion Dollar War Behind U.S. Rum (Planet ...
35 min
50
The Interstitium (Radiolab)
56 min