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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Seed Oil Scare: The Curious Case of Canola
44 min
27
Nutrition Advice Decoded: What Foods Are Actual...
53 min
28
The Rise and Fall of Quinoa: From Incan "Superf...
44 min
29
The Shocking True Story of the World's First Se...
43 min
30
No Buzz Booze: The History and Science of Going...
48 min
31
Moon Rocks Wanted (guest episode)
33 min
32
Is My Dentist Scamming Me? (guest episode)
40 min
33
Why Are Kids Dipping Cookies in Ranch, Are Food...
47 min
34
Hacking Taste (encore)
43 min
35
The Curiously Strong Story of Mint
43 min
36
Dishwashing Debates: The Soapy Science Behind E...
47 min
37
V is for Vitamin (encore)
40 min
38
Bringing Salmon Home: The Story of the World's ...
55 min
39
Potatoes in Space! (encore)
45 min
40
Absinthe: The World's Most Dangerous Drink?
41 min
41
From Trash to Treasure: Why's It So Hard to Sav...
46 min
42
Smashing Pumpkin Myths: What's Big, Orange, and...
39 min
43
Meet the Queen of Kiwi: The 96-Year-Old Woman W...
40 min
44
Deli is Short For Delicious—But Are Your Pastra...
45 min
45
What's the Buzz on Eating Bugs? Can Insects Rea...
49 min
46
The Billion Dollar War Behind U.S. Rum (Planet ...
35 min
47
The Interstitium (Radiolab)
56 min
48
Are Hush Puppies Racist? Is A2 Milk Really Heal...
44 min
49
Why Does Everyone Have Food Allergies These Days?
48 min
50
The Bagelization of America (encore)
48 min