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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Eating to Win: Gatorade, Muscle Milk, and… Chicken Nuggets?
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2019-02-12
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The Secret History of the Slave Behind Jack Daniel’s Whiskey
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2019-01-28
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Sweet and Low (Calorie): The Story of Artificial Sweeteners
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2019-01-15
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Dirty Tricks and Data: The Great Soda Wars, Part 2
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2018-12-18
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Souring on Sweet: The Great Soda Wars, Part 1
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2018-12-04
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The Truth is in the Tooth: Braces, Cavities, and the Paleo Diet
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2018-11-19
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Who Invented Mac and Cheese?
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2018-11-13
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How the Carrot Became Orange, and Other Stories
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2018-11-06
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The Incredible Egg
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2018-10-23
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Espresso and Whisky: The Place of Time in Food
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2018-10-09
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Why These Animals?
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2018-09-25
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Mango Mania: How the American Mango Lost its Flavor—and How it Might Just Get it Back
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2018-09-11
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Keeping it Fresh: Preservatives and The Poison Squad
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2018-08-28
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Watch It Wiggle: The Jell-O Story
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2018-08-14
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Out of the Fire, Into the Frying Pan
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2018-06-19
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Hotbox: The Oven From Turnspit Dogs to Microwaves
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2018-06-05
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Feed the World: How the U.S. Became the World’s Biggest Food Aid Donor—And Why That Might Not be Such a Great Thing
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2018-05-22
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Ripe for Global Domination: The Story of the Avocado
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2018-05-08
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Meet the Man Who Found, Finagled, and Ferried Home the Foods We Eat Today
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2018-04-24
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Who Faked My Cheese?
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2018-04-10
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