
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.
Episodes
Showing 20 of 33- Feel the Beet: The Most Fascinating Woman You've Never Heard Of5/5/202645 min
- White vs. Wheat: The Food Fight of the Centuries4/21/202653 min
- Protein, Pyramids, and Politics: The Forgotten Stories and Controversial Science Behind Government Dietary Advice4/7/202655 min
- Sushi's Extraordinary Evolution: From Pickle to Primetime3/24/202645 min
- SNAP To It! Why Food Stamps Matter To All of Us—And Why They're Under Threat3/10/202647 min
- When is a Pancake Not a Pancake?2/24/202645 min
- OXO, Cuisinart, and Julia Child: The Secret (Accessible) History Behind Your Kitchen2/10/202651 min
- Ripe for Global Domination: The Story of the Avocado1/27/202647 min
- Canned Tomatoes and the Myth of the San Marzano1/13/202650 min
- Is Your Cinnamon Fake? Where Does Kefir Come From? Plus: Why Is Citric Acid In Everything? Ask Gastropod!12/16/202543 min
- Forget Plain Vanilla: You'll Never See The World's Favorite Flavor the Same Way Again12/2/202551 min
- From Fountain of Youth to Fruit on the Bottom: How Yoghurt Finally Made it Big in America11/18/202551 min
- Yes, You Really Can Make Food From Thin Air—And We Tried It11/4/202548 min
- Pizza Pizza!10/21/202546 min
- Everything You Know About Metabolism Is Wrong10/7/202548 min
- Durian Delight and Feijoa Fun: Adventures in Banned, Forgotten, and Unusual Fruit9/23/202551 min
- Talking Taco9/9/202543 min
- Tomatoes: A Love Story8/19/202551 min
- The Most Dangerous Fruit in America8/5/202545 min
- The Colorful Tale of Mexico's A-maize-ing Grain7/22/202551 min