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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1
Bringing Home the Bacon: From Shakespeare to th...
44 min
2
What the Shell? Cracking the Lobster's Mysteries
41 min
3
A Dog's Dinner: What Should We Really Be Feedin...
46 min
4
Feel the Beet: The Most Fascinating Woman You'v...
41 min
5
White vs. Wheat: The Food Fight of the Centuries
49 min
6
Protein, Pyramids, and Politics: The Forgotten ...
51 min
7
Sushi's Extraordinary Evolution: From Pickle to...
41 min
8
SNAP To It! Why Food Stamps Matter To All of Us...
43 min
9
When is a Pancake Not a Pancake?
41 min
10
OXO, Cuisinart, and Julia Child: The Secret (Ac...
47 min
11
Ripe for Global Domination: The Story of the Av...
43 min
12
Canned Tomatoes and the Myth of the San Marzano
46 min
13
Is Your Cinnamon Fake? Where Does Kefir Come Fr...
39 min
14
Forget Plain Vanilla: You'll Never See The Worl...
47 min
15
From Fountain of Youth to Fruit on the Bottom: ...
47 min
16
Yes, You Really Can Make Food From Thin Air—And...
44 min
17
Pizza Pizza!
42 min
18
Everything You Know About Metabolism Is Wrong
44 min
19
Durian Delight and Feijoa Fun: Adventures in Ba...
47 min
20
Talking Taco
39 min
21
Tomatoes: A Love Story
47 min
22
The Most Dangerous Fruit in America
41 min
23
The Colorful Tale of Mexico's A-maize-ing Grain
47 min
24
Should You Be Eating Poison Oak?
27 min
25
Ask Gastropod: Bubblegum, Meal Kits, and the Re...
42 min