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