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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Hacking Taste (encore)
43 min
27
The Curiously Strong Story of Mint
43 min
28
Dishwashing Debates: The Soapy Science Behind E...
47 min
29
V is for Vitamin (encore)
40 min
30
Bringing Salmon Home: The Story of the World's ...
55 min
31
Potatoes in Space! (encore)
45 min
32
Absinthe: The World's Most Dangerous Drink?
41 min
33
From Trash to Treasure: Why's It So Hard to Sav...
46 min
34
Smashing Pumpkin Myths: What's Big, Orange, and...
39 min
35
Meet the Queen of Kiwi: The 96-Year-Old Woman W...
40 min
36
Deli is Short For Delicious—But Are Your Pastra...
45 min
37
What's the Buzz on Eating Bugs? Can Insects Rea...
49 min
38
The Billion Dollar War Behind U.S. Rum (Planet ...
35 min
39
The Interstitium (Radiolab)
56 min
40
Are Hush Puppies Racist? Is A2 Milk Really Heal...
44 min
41
Why Does Everyone Have Food Allergies These Days?
48 min
42
The Bagelization of America (encore)
48 min
43
The Birth of Cool: How Refrigeration Changed Ev...
45 min
44
Omega 1-2-3 (encore)
42 min
45
Sugar's Dark Shadow
48 min
46
(Guest) Are Fast Food Jingles Pop Music?
38 min
47
Why Are Restaurants So Loud? Plus the Science B...
40 min
48
The Food Explorer (encore)
39 min
49
Meet the Most Famous American You’ve Never Hear...
53 min
50
All You Can Eat: The True Story Behind America'...
41 min