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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Moon Rocks Wanted (guest episode)
33 min
27
Is My Dentist Scamming Me? (guest episode)
40 min
28
Why Are Kids Dipping Cookies in Ranch, Are Food...
47 min
29
Hacking Taste (encore)
43 min
30
The Curiously Strong Story of Mint
43 min
31
Dishwashing Debates: The Soapy Science Behind E...
47 min
32
V is for Vitamin (encore)
40 min
33
Bringing Salmon Home: The Story of the World's ...
55 min
34
Potatoes in Space! (encore)
45 min
35
Absinthe: The World's Most Dangerous Drink?
41 min
36
From Trash to Treasure: Why's It So Hard to Sav...
46 min
37
Smashing Pumpkin Myths: What's Big, Orange, and...
39 min
38
Meet the Queen of Kiwi: The 96-Year-Old Woman W...
40 min
39
Deli is Short For Delicious—But Are Your Pastra...
45 min
40
What's the Buzz on Eating Bugs? Can Insects Rea...
49 min
41
The Billion Dollar War Behind U.S. Rum (Planet ...
35 min
42
The Interstitium (Radiolab)
56 min
43
Are Hush Puppies Racist? Is A2 Milk Really Heal...
44 min
44
Why Does Everyone Have Food Allergies These Days?
48 min
45
The Bagelization of America (encore)
48 min
46
The Birth of Cool: How Refrigeration Changed Ev...
45 min
47
Omega 1-2-3 (encore)
42 min
48
Sugar's Dark Shadow
48 min
49
(Guest) Are Fast Food Jingles Pop Music?
38 min
50
Why Are Restaurants So Loud? Plus the Science B...
40 min