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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Food
Science
1
The Colorful Tale of Mexico's A-maize-ing Grain
47 min
2
Should You Be Eating Poison Oak?
27 min
3
Ask Gastropod: Bubblegum, Meal Kits, and the Re...
42 min
4
Feasting With Montezuma: Food and Farming in a ...
48 min
5
Bananageddon! Say Goodbye to *the* Banana, and ...
51 min
6
Going Bananas: How a Tropical Treat Became the ...
42 min
7
Do We Really Have Beer to Thank for the First W...
53 min
8
Seed Oil Scare: The Curious Case of Canola
44 min
9
Nutrition Advice Decoded: What Foods Are Actual...
53 min
10
The Rise and Fall of Quinoa: From Incan "Superf...
44 min
11
The Shocking True Story of the World's First Se...
43 min
12
No Buzz Booze: The History and Science of Going...
48 min
13
Moon Rocks Wanted (guest episode)
33 min
14
Is My Dentist Scamming Me? (guest episode)
40 min
15
Why Are Kids Dipping Cookies in Ranch, Are Food...
47 min
16
Hacking Taste (encore)
43 min
17
The Curiously Strong Story of Mint
43 min
18
Dishwashing Debates: The Soapy Science Behind E...
47 min
19
V is for Vitamin (encore)
40 min
20
Bringing Salmon Home: The Story of the World's ...
55 min
21
Potatoes in Space! (encore)
45 min
22
Absinthe: The World's Most Dangerous Drink?
41 min
23
From Trash to Treasure: Why's It So Hard to Sav...
46 min
24
Smashing Pumpkin Myths: What's Big, Orange, and...
39 min
25
Meet the Queen of Kiwi: The 96-Year-Old Woman W...
40 min