Gastropod
A podcast by Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley - Tuesdays
259 Episodes
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Déjà-Brew: How Coffee Got Bad, Then Worse, and, Finally, Good Again
Published: 8/03/2022 -
Grounds for Revolution: the Stimulating Story of How Coffee Shaped the World
Published: 22/02/2022 -
The Fortune Cookie Quest
Published: 8/02/2022 -
Guest Episode: Graveyard Cookies and Dollhouse Crimes
Published: 25/01/2022 -
Mango Mania: How the American Mango Lost its Flavor—and How it Might Just Get it Back (encore)
Published: 18/01/2022 -
Guest Episode: Scents and Sensibility
Published: 11/01/2022 -
Your Mystery Date
Published: 21/12/2021 -
The Most Interesting Oil in the World
Published: 7/12/2021 -
Are Plant- and Fungus-Based Meats Really Better than the Real Thing?
Published: 24/11/2021 -
Guest Episode: The Doorbell by Nice Try!
Published: 17/11/2021 -
Balls *and* Brains: The Science and History of Offal
Published: 9/11/2021 -
Trick or Treat: Soul Cakes, Candy Corn, and Sugar Skulls Galore!
Published: 26/10/2021 -
Buried Treasure: Weeds, Seeds, and Zombies
Published: 11/10/2021 -
The Barrel That Could Save A Forest
Published: 28/09/2021 -
Tofu for You: Meet the Cult Leader, the Spy, and the Pioneering Woman Chinese Doctor Who Brought Tofu to the West
Published: 14/09/2021 -
The Great Gastropod Pudding Off (encore)
Published: 30/08/2021 -
It's All Going to Pot: the Science and Economics of Edibles
Published: 17/08/2021 -
Baked: How Pot Brownies and Pate de Fruits Fueled an Edible Cannabis Revolution
Published: 3/08/2021 -
The Bottle vs. Tap Battle Finale: Alkaline H2O, Lead Pipes, and, Yes, Water Sommeliers
Published: 20/07/2021 -
Bottled Vs. Tap: The Battle to Quench Our Thirst
Published: 6/07/2021
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.