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Gastropod

Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley

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.

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299 episodes

  1. Free Food: The Rise, Fall, and Return of Foraging 48:23
  2. The Big Apple Episode 57:38
  3. Fibermaxxing FTW: Meet the Neglected Nutrient That's the Key to Health 51:52
  4. Eat Bison to Save Bison 48:23
  5. Plant Milk Proliferation: Oat, Soy, Almond, and More, But Which Is Best? 48:52
  6. So Hot Right Now: Why We Love the Chile Pepper 48:24
  7. Salad Days: A Story of Science, Sexism, and Jell-O 44:31
  8. Where There's Smoke, There's...Whiskey, Fish, and Barbecue! 51:05
  9. America's Forbidden Fruit and Forgotten First Soda: Ask Gastropod 50:12
  10. Bringing Home the Bacon: From Shakespeare to the Baconator 48:10
  11. What the Shell? Cracking the Lobster's Mysteries 44:02
  12. A Dog's Dinner: What Should We Really Be Feeding Our Pets? 50:03
  13. Feel the Beet: The Most Fascinating Woman You've Never Heard Of 44:52
  14. White vs. Wheat: The Food Fight of the Centuries 52:35
  15. Protein, Pyramids, and Politics: The Forgotten Stories and Controversial Science Behind Government Dietary Advice 55:00
  16. Sushi's Extraordinary Evolution: From Pickle to Primetime 45:29
  17. SNAP To It! Why Food Stamps Matter To All of Us—And Why They're Under Threat 46:45
  18. When is a Pancake Not a Pancake? 45:15
  19. OXO, Cuisinart, and Julia Child: The Secret (Accessible) History Behind Your Kitchen 51:12
  20. Ripe for Global Domination: The Story of the Avocado 46:47
  21. Canned Tomatoes and the Myth of the San Marzano 50:16
  22. Is Your Cinnamon Fake? Where Does Kefir Come From? Plus: Why Is Citric Acid In Everything? Ask Gastropod! 42:33
  23. Forget Plain Vanilla: You'll Never See The World's Favorite Flavor the Same Way Again 50:45
  24. From Fountain of Youth to Fruit on the Bottom: How Yoghurt Finally Made it Big in America 50:45
  25. Yes, You Really Can Make Food From Thin Air—And We Tried It 48:19
  26. Pizza Pizza! 46:10
  27. Everything You Know About Metabolism Is Wrong 48:00
  28. Durian Delight and Feijoa Fun: Adventures in Banned, Forgotten, and Unusual Fruit 50:46
  29. Talking Taco 43:01
  30. Tomatoes: A Love Story 50:48
  31. The Most Dangerous Fruit in America 45:20
  32. The Colorful Tale of Mexico's A-maize-ing Grain 50:56
  33. Should You Be Eating Poison Oak? 31:22
  34. Ask Gastropod: Bubblegum, Meal Kits, and the Real Truth About Rooibos 46:13
  35. Feasting With Montezuma: Food and Farming in a Floating City 52:26
  36. Bananageddon! Say Goodbye to *the* Banana, and Hello to the Weird and Wonderful World of Bananas, Plural 54:13
  37. Going Bananas: How a Tropical Treat Became the World's Favorite Fruit 46:11
  38. Do We Really Have Beer to Thank for the First Writing and Cities? 55:58
  39. Seed Oil Scare: The Curious Case of Canola 47:46
  40. Nutrition Advice Decoded: What Foods Are Actually Good For Us, What Should We Avoid, and Why Is It All SO Confusing? 56:33
  41. The Rise and Fall of Quinoa: From Incan "Superfood" to Buddha Bowl Basic 47:38
  42. The Shocking True Story of the World's First Seed Bank—And The Scientists Who Sacrificed Their Lives to Save It 46:39
  43. No Buzz Booze: The History and Science of Going Low- or No-Alcohol 51:55
  44. Moon Rocks Wanted (guest episode) 36:53
  45. Is My Dentist Scamming Me? (guest episode) 44:25
  46. Why Are Kids Dipping Cookies in Ranch, Are Food Comas Real, and What's Inside the Mummy's Stomach? 51:19
  47. Hacking Taste (encore) 45:58
  48. The Curiously Strong Story of Mint 47:10
  49. Dishwashing Debates: The Soapy Science Behind Everyone's Favorite Chore 51:02
  50. V is for Vitamin (encore) 43:31