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
Forget Plain Vanilla: You'll Never See The Worl...
47 min
2
From Fountain of Youth to Fruit on the Bottom: ...
47 min
3
Yes, You Really Can Make Food From Thin Air—And...
44 min
4
Pizza Pizza!
42 min
5
Everything You Know About Metabolism Is Wrong
44 min
6
Durian Delight and Feijoa Fun: Adventures in Ba...
47 min
7
Talking Taco
39 min
8
Tomatoes: A Love Story
47 min
9
The Most Dangerous Fruit in America
41 min
10
The Colorful Tale of Mexico's A-maize-ing Grain
47 min
11
Should You Be Eating Poison Oak?
27 min
12
Ask Gastropod: Bubblegum, Meal Kits, and the Re...
42 min
13
Feasting With Montezuma: Food and Farming in a ...
48 min
14
Bananageddon! Say Goodbye to *the* Banana, and ...
51 min
15
Going Bananas: How a Tropical Treat Became the ...
42 min
16
Do We Really Have Beer to Thank for the First W...
53 min
17
Seed Oil Scare: The Curious Case of Canola
44 min
18
Nutrition Advice Decoded: What Foods Are Actual...
53 min
19
The Rise and Fall of Quinoa: From Incan "Superf...
44 min
20
The Shocking True Story of the World's First Se...
43 min
21
No Buzz Booze: The History and Science of Going...
48 min
22
Moon Rocks Wanted (guest episode)
33 min
23
Is My Dentist Scamming Me? (guest episode)
40 min
24
Why Are Kids Dipping Cookies in Ranch, Are Food...
47 min
25
Hacking Taste (encore)
43 min