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
SNAP To It! Why Food Stamps Matter To All of Us...
43 min
2
When is a Pancake Not a Pancake?
41 min
3
OXO, Cuisinart, and Julia Child: The Secret (Ac...
47 min
4
Ripe for Global Domination: The Story of the Av...
43 min
5
Canned Tomatoes and the Myth of the San Marzano
46 min
6
Is Your Cinnamon Fake? Where Does Kefir Come Fr...
39 min
7
Forget Plain Vanilla: You'll Never See The Worl...
47 min
8
From Fountain of Youth to Fruit on the Bottom: ...
47 min
9
Yes, You Really Can Make Food From Thin Air—And...
44 min
10
Pizza Pizza!
42 min
11
Everything You Know About Metabolism Is Wrong
44 min
12
Durian Delight and Feijoa Fun: Adventures in Ba...
47 min
13
Talking Taco
39 min
14
Tomatoes: A Love Story
47 min
15
The Most Dangerous Fruit in America
41 min
16
The Colorful Tale of Mexico's A-maize-ing Grain
47 min
17
Should You Be Eating Poison Oak?
27 min
18
Ask Gastropod: Bubblegum, Meal Kits, and the Re...
42 min
19
Feasting With Montezuma: Food and Farming in a ...
48 min
20
Bananageddon! Say Goodbye to *the* Banana, and ...
51 min
21
Going Bananas: How a Tropical Treat Became the ...
42 min
22
Do We Really Have Beer to Thank for the First W...
53 min
23
Seed Oil Scare: The Curious Case of Canola
44 min
24
Nutrition Advice Decoded: What Foods Are Actual...
53 min
25
The Rise and Fall of Quinoa: From Incan "Superf...
44 min