273 Episodes

  1. Deli is Short For Delicious—But Are Your Pastrami and Bologna Sandwiches Giving You Cancer?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 5/14/2024
  13. The Food Explorer (encore)

    Published: 5/7/2024
  14. Meet the Most Famous American You’ve Never Heard Of: His Legacy is Excellent French Fries and Monsanto

    Published: 4/30/2024
  15. All You Can Eat: The True Story Behind America's Most Popular Seafood

    Published: 4/16/2024
  16. The World Is Your Oyster: How Our Favorite Shellfish Could Save Coastlines Worldwide

    Published: 4/2/2024
  17. Eat This, Not That: The Surprising Science of Personalized Nutrition (encore)

    Published: 3/26/2024
  18. Bam! How Did Cajun Flavor Take Over the World?

    Published: 3/19/2024
  19. Anything's Pastable (Guest Episode)

    Published: 3/12/2024
  20. Can You Patent a Pizza?

    Published: 3/5/2024

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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.