286 Episodes

  1. Lunch Gets Schooled

    Published: 9/11/2017

  2. Sour Grapes: The History and Science of Vinegar

    Published: 8/29/2017

  3. The Birds and The Bugs

    Published: 8/15/2017

  4. It’s Tea Time: Pirates, Polyphenols, and a Proper Cuppa

    Published: 8/1/2017

  5. Peanuts: Peril and Promise

    Published: 6/20/2017

  6. Fake Food

    Published: 6/6/2017

  7. Here’s Why You Should Care About Southern Food

    Published: 5/22/2017

  8. Better Believe It’s Butter

    Published: 5/9/2017

  9. Meet Koji, Your New Favorite Fungus

    Published: 4/25/2017

  10. V is for Vitamin

    Published: 4/10/2017

  11. Hacking Taste

    Published: 3/14/2017

  12. Cork Dork: Inside the Weird World of Wine Appreciation

    Published: 2/28/2017

  13. To Eat or Not to Eat Meat

    Published: 2/14/2017

  14. We Heart Chocolate

    Published: 1/31/2017

  15. Inventing the Restaurant: From Bone Broth to Michelin

    Published: 1/17/2017

  16. Gettin’ Fizzy With It

    Published: 12/13/2016

  17. The Spice Curve: From Pepper to Sriracha with Sarah Lohman

    Published: 11/29/2016

  18. The Buzz on Honey

    Published: 11/15/2016

  19. What is Native American Cuisine?

    Published: 11/1/2016

  20. Oysters: History and Science on the Half Shell

    Published: 10/18/2016

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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.