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