285 Episodes

  1. Always Coca-Cola: Coca, Kola, and the *Real* Secret Formula

    Published: 2/28/2023

  2. Here Comes Truffle

    Published: 2/14/2023

  3. Museums and the Mafia: The Secret History of Citrus (encore)

    Published: 1/31/2023

  4. The End of the Calorie (encore)

    Published: 1/17/2023

  5. Champagne Wishes: The Tastes of Celebration

    Published: 12/20/2022

  6. Caviar Dreams: The Tastes of Celebration

    Published: 12/6/2022

  7. What Is Native American Cuisine? (Encore)

    Published: 11/22/2022

  8. That Old Chestnut: A Nutty Tale, of Love, Loss, and Reconnection

    Published: 11/8/2022

  9. Prescription Dinner: Can Meals Be Medicine?

    Published: 10/25/2022

  10. Trouble in Paradise: Coconut War Waters and Coconut Oil Controversies

    Published: 10/11/2022

  11. Does the Western Megadrought Mean the End of Cheap Cheese and Ice Cream?

    Published: 9/27/2022

  12. Lunch Gets Schooled (encore)

    Published: 9/21/2022

  13. What Do Aliens Eat? Food in Sci-Fi and Fantasy

    Published: 9/13/2022

  14. Guest Episode: The Umami Mama by Unexplainable

    Published: 8/30/2022

  15. Gut Feeling

    Published: 8/16/2022

  16. Green Gold: Our Love Affair With Olive Oil (encore)

    Published: 8/2/2022

  17. How Ketchup Got Thick

    Published: 7/20/2022

  18. Delivery Wars

    Published: 7/5/2022

  19. The Milk of Life

    Published: 6/21/2022

  20. Poultry Power: The Fried Chicken Chronicles (encore)

    Published: 6/7/2022

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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.