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.

Arts
Food
Science
1
Talking Taco
39 min
2
Tomatoes: A Love Story
47 min
3
The Most Dangerous Fruit in America
41 min
4
The Colorful Tale of Mexico's A-maize-ing Grain
47 min
5
Should You Be Eating Poison Oak?
27 min
6
Ask Gastropod: Bubblegum, Meal Kits, and the Re...
42 min
7
Feasting With Montezuma: Food and Farming in a ...
48 min
8
Bananageddon! Say Goodbye to *the* Banana, and ...
51 min
9
Going Bananas: How a Tropical Treat Became the ...
42 min
10
Do We Really Have Beer to Thank for the First W...
53 min
11
Seed Oil Scare: The Curious Case of Canola
44 min
12
Nutrition Advice Decoded: What Foods Are Actual...
53 min
13
The Rise and Fall of Quinoa: From Incan "Superf...
44 min
14
The Shocking True Story of the World's First Se...
43 min
15
No Buzz Booze: The History and Science of Going...
48 min
16
Moon Rocks Wanted (guest episode)
33 min
17
Is My Dentist Scamming Me? (guest episode)
40 min
18
Why Are Kids Dipping Cookies in Ranch, Are Food...
47 min
19
Hacking Taste (encore)
43 min
20
The Curiously Strong Story of Mint
43 min
21
Dishwashing Debates: The Soapy Science Behind E...
47 min
22
V is for Vitamin (encore)
40 min
23
Bringing Salmon Home: The Story of the World's ...
55 min
24
Potatoes in Space! (encore)
45 min
25
Absinthe: The World's Most Dangerous Drink?
41 min