Gastropod

A podcast by Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley - Tuesdays

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261 Episodes

  1. Dishwashing Debates: The Soapy Science Behind Everyone's Favorite Chore

    Published: 11/19/2024
  2. V is for Vitamin (encore)

    Published: 11/12/2024
  3. Bringing Salmon Home: The Story of the World's Largest Dam Removal Project

    Published: 11/4/2024
  4. Potatoes in Space! (encore)

    Published: 10/29/2024
  5. Absinthe: The World's Most Dangerous Drink?

    Published: 10/15/2024
  6. From Trash to Treasure: Why's It So Hard to Save Restaurant Leftovers From the Dumpster?

    Published: 10/1/2024
  7. Smashing Pumpkin Myths: What's Big, Orange, and Having an Identity Crisis?

    Published: 9/17/2024
  8. Meet the Queen of Kiwi: The 96-Year-Old Woman Who Transformed America's Produce Aisle (ENCORE)

    Published: 9/10/2024
  9. Deli is Short For Delicious—But Are Your Pastrami and Bologna Sandwiches Giving You Cancer?

    Published: 9/3/2024
  10. What's the Buzz on Eating Bugs? Can Insects Really Save the World?

    Published: 8/20/2024
  11. The Billion Dollar War Behind U.S. Rum (Planet Money)

    Published: 8/6/2024
  12. The Interstitium (Radiolab)

    Published: 7/23/2024
  13. Are Hush Puppies Racist? Is A2 Milk Really Healthier? And What's Up With Wedding Cake? Ask Gastropod!

    Published: 7/9/2024
  14. Why Does Everyone Have Food Allergies These Days?

    Published: 6/25/2024
  15. The Bagelization of America (encore)

    Published: 6/18/2024
  16. The Birth of Cool: How Refrigeration Changed Everything

    Published: 6/11/2024
  17. Omega 1-2-3 (encore)

    Published: 6/4/2024
  18. Sugar's Dark Shadow

    Published: 5/28/2024
  19. (Guest) Are Fast Food Jingles Pop Music?

    Published: 5/21/2024
  20. Why Are Restaurants So Loud? Plus the Science Behind the Perfect Playlist

    Published: 5/14/2024

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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.