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
Ask Gastropod: Bubblegum, Meal Kits, and the Re...
42 min
2
Feasting With Montezuma: Food and Farming in a ...
48 min
3
Bananageddon! Say Goodbye to *the* Banana, and ...
51 min
4
Going Bananas: How a Tropical Treat Became the ...
42 min
5
Do We Really Have Beer to Thank for the First W...
53 min
6
Seed Oil Scare: The Curious Case of Canola
44 min
7
Nutrition Advice Decoded: What Foods Are Actual...
53 min
8
The Rise and Fall of Quinoa: From Incan "Superf...
44 min
9
The Shocking True Story of the World's First Se...
43 min
10
No Buzz Booze: The History and Science of Going...
48 min
11
Moon Rocks Wanted (guest episode)
33 min
12
Is My Dentist Scamming Me? (guest episode)
40 min
13
Why Are Kids Dipping Cookies in Ranch, Are Food...
47 min
14
Hacking Taste (encore)
43 min
15
The Curiously Strong Story of Mint
43 min
16
Dishwashing Debates: The Soapy Science Behind E...
47 min
17
V is for Vitamin (encore)
40 min
18
Bringing Salmon Home: The Story of the World's ...
55 min
19
Potatoes in Space! (encore)
45 min
20
Absinthe: The World's Most Dangerous Drink?
41 min
21
From Trash to Treasure: Why's It So Hard to Sav...
46 min
22
Smashing Pumpkin Myths: What's Big, Orange, and...
39 min
23
Meet the Queen of Kiwi: The 96-Year-Old Woman W...
40 min
24
Deli is Short For Delicious—But Are Your Pastra...
45 min
25
What's the Buzz on Eating Bugs? Can Insects Rea...
49 min