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.
All Episodes
Smashing Pumpkin Myths: What's Big, Orange, and Having an Identity Crisis?
September 17, 2024 · 47min
Meet the Queen of Kiwi: The 96-Year-Old Woman Who Transformed America's Produce Aisle (ENCORE)
September 10, 2024 · 48min
Deli is Short For Delicious—But Are Your Pastrami and Bologna Sandwiches Giving You Cancer?
September 3, 2024 · 53min
What's the Buzz on Eating Bugs? Can Insects Really Save the World?
August 20, 2024 · 57min
The Billion Dollar War Behind U.S. Rum (Planet Money)
August 6, 2024 · 42min
The Interstitium (Radiolab)
July 23, 2024 · 59min
Are Hush Puppies Racist? Is A2 Milk Really Healthier? And What's Up With Wedding Cake? Ask Gastropod!
July 9, 2024 · 47min
Why Does Everyone Have Food Allergies These Days?
June 25, 2024 · 51min
The Bagelization of America (encore)
June 18, 2024 · 51min
The Birth of Cool: How Refrigeration Changed Everything
June 11, 2024 · 48min
Omega 1-2-3 (encore)
June 4, 2024 · 44min
Sugar's Dark Shadow
May 28, 2024 · 51min
(Guest) Are Fast Food Jingles Pop Music?
May 21, 2024 · 41min
Why Are Restaurants So Loud? Plus the Science Behind the Perfect Playlist
May 14, 2024 · 43min
The Food Explorer (encore)
May 7, 2024 · 42min
Meet the Most Famous American You’ve Never Heard Of: His Legacy is Excellent French Fries and Monsanto
April 30, 2024 · 56min
All You Can Eat: The True Story Behind America's Most Popular Seafood
April 16, 2024 · 45min
The World Is Your Oyster: How Our Favorite Shellfish Could Save Coastlines Worldwide
April 2, 2024 · 50min
Eat This, Not That: The Surprising Science of Personalized Nutrition (encore)
March 26, 2024 · 57min
Bam! How Did Cajun Flavor Take Over the World?
March 19, 2024 · 50min
Anything's Pastable (Guest Episode)
March 12, 2024 · 48min
Can You Patent a Pizza?
March 5, 2024 · 50min
Super Fry: The Fight for the Golden Frite (encore)
February 27, 2024 · 44min
Dining at the (Other) Top of the World: Hunger, Fruitcake, and the Race to Reach the South Pole
February 20, 2024 · 44min
Dining at the Top of the World: Arctic Adaptation, Abundance, and...Ice Cream
February 6, 2024 · 52min
Cork Dork: Inside the Weird World of Wine Appreciation (encore)
January 23, 2024 · 45min
It's Tea Time: Pirates, Polyphenols, and a Proper Cuppa (encore)
January 9, 2024 · 45min
The Case of the Confusing Bitter Beverages: Vermouth, Amaro, Aperitivos, and Other Botanical Schnapps
December 19, 2023 · 51min
Rice, Rice Baby
December 5, 2023 · 51min
Ask Gastropod: White Chocolate, Jimmies, Chile vs. Mustard Burns, and Asparagus Pee
November 21, 2023 · 45min