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A Recast of ‘Gastropod’

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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Recastable Episodes (262)

1. Episode 1: The Golden Spoon Sept. 6, 2014
2. Dan Barber’s Quest for Flavor Oct. 14, 2014
3. The Microbe Revolution Nov. 11, 2014
4. Kale of the Sea Dec. 9, 2014
5. Breakfast of Champions Jan. 20, 2015
6. No Scrubs: Breeding a Better Bull Feb. 17, 2015
7. Say Cheese! March 23, 2015
8. Savor Flavor April 21, 2015
9. Gastropod on Gastropods May 4, 2015
10. The Cocktail Hour May 26, 2015
11. Field Recordings June 30, 2015
12. Crunch, Crackle, and Pop July 14, 2015
13. The Scoop on Ice Cream July 28, 2015
14. The Whole Hog Aug. 11, 2015
15. The United States of Chinese Food Aug. 25, 2015
16. The Bitter Truth Sept. 22, 2015
17. The Good, The Bad, The Cilantro Oct. 6, 2015
18. Mezcal: Everything but the Worm Oct. 20, 2015
19. Peak Booze Nov. 3, 2015
20. The Mushroom Underground Nov. 17, 2015
21. The End of the Calorie Jan. 26, 2016
22. The Food of Love Feb. 9, 2016
23. First Foods: Learning to Eat Feb. 23, 2016
24. The Maple Boom March 8, 2016
25. Caffeine: The World’s Most Popular Drug March 21, 2016
26. Grand Theft Food April 5, 2016
27. Museums and the Mafia: The Secret History of Citrus April 19, 2016
28. Everything Old is Brew Again May 31, 2016
29. Who Invented the Cherry Tomato? June 14, 2016
30. Outside the Box: The Story of Food Packaging June 28, 2016
31. Poultry Power: The Fried Chicken Chronicles July 12, 2016
32. Keeping Kosher: When Jewish Law Met Processed Food July 26, 2016
33. Kombucha Culture Aug. 8, 2016
34. The Salt Wars Aug. 23, 2016
35. Seaweed Special Sept. 13, 2016
36. Counting Fish Oct. 4, 2016
37. Oysters: History and Science on the Half Shell Oct. 18, 2016
38. What is Native American Cuisine? Nov. 1, 2016
39. The Buzz on Honey Nov. 15, 2016
40. The Spice Curve: From Pepper to Sriracha with Sarah Lohman Nov. 29, 2016
41. Gettin’ Fizzy With It Dec. 13, 2016
42. Inventing the Restaurant: From Bone Broth to Michelin Jan. 17, 2017
43. We Heart Chocolate Jan. 31, 2017
44. To Eat or Not to Eat Meat Feb. 14, 2017
45. Cork Dork: Inside the Weird World of Wine Appreciation Feb. 28, 2017
46. Hacking Taste March 14, 2017
47. V is for Vitamin April 10, 2017
48. Meet Koji, Your New Favorite Fungus April 25, 2017
49. Better Believe It’s Butter May 9, 2017
50. Here’s Why You Should Care About Southern Food May 22, 2017
51. Fake Food June 6, 2017
52. Peanuts: Peril and Promise June 20, 2017
53. It’s Tea Time: Pirates, Polyphenols, and a Proper Cuppa Aug. 1, 2017
54. The Birds and The Bugs Aug. 15, 2017
55. Sour Grapes: The History and Science of Vinegar Aug. 29, 2017
56. Lunch Gets Schooled Sept. 11, 2017
57. What the Fluff is Marshmallow Creme? Sept. 26, 2017
58. Eataly World and the Future of Food Shopping Oct. 10, 2017
59. Cannibalism: From Calories to Kuru Oct. 24, 2017
60. Crantastic: The Story of America’s Berry Nov. 7, 2017
61. Women, Food, Power … and Books! Nov. 21, 2017
62. Green Gold: Our Love Affair with Olive Oil Dec. 5, 2017
63. Secrets of Sourdough Dec. 18, 2017
64. Meet Saffron, the World’s Most Expensive Spice Jan. 16, 2018
65. We’ve Lost It: The Diet Episode Jan. 30, 2018
66. Remembrance of Things Pasta: A Saucy Tale Feb. 13, 2018
67. Cutting the Mustard Feb. 27, 2018
68. Cooking the Books with Yotam and Nigella March 13, 2018
69. Marching on our Stomachs: The Science and History of Feeding the Troops March 27, 2018
70. Who Faked My Cheese? April 10, 2018
71. Meet the Man Who Found, Finagled, and Ferried Home the Foods We Eat Today April 24, 2018
72. Ripe for Global Domination: The Story of the Avocado May 8, 2018
73. 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 May 22, 2018
74. Hotbox: The Oven From Turnspit Dogs to Microwaves June 5, 2018
75. Out of the Fire, Into the Frying Pan June 19, 2018
76. Watch It Wiggle: The Jell-O Story Aug. 14, 2018
77. Keeping it Fresh: Preservatives and The Poison Squad Aug. 28, 2018
78. Mango Mania: How the American Mango Lost its Flavor—and How it Might Just Get it Back Sept. 11, 2018
79. Why These Animals? Sept. 25, 2018
80. Espresso and Whisky: The Place of Time in Food Oct. 9, 2018
81. The Incredible Egg Oct. 23, 2018
82. How the Carrot Became Orange, and Other Stories Nov. 6, 2018
83. Who Invented Mac and Cheese? Nov. 13, 2018
84. The Truth is in the Tooth: Braces, Cavities, and the Paleo Diet Nov. 19, 2018
85. Souring on Sweet: The Great Soda Wars, Part 1 Dec. 4, 2018
86. Dirty Tricks and Data: The Great Soda Wars, Part 2 Dec. 18, 2018
87. Sweet and Low (Calorie): The Story of Artificial Sweeteners Jan. 15, 2019
88. The Secret History of the Slave Behind Jack Daniel’s Whiskey Jan. 28, 2019
89. Eating to Win: Gatorade, Muscle Milk, and… Chicken Nuggets? Feb. 12, 2019
90. Pick A Pawpaw: America’s Forgotten Fruit Feb. 26, 2019
91. Seeds of Immortality March 4, 2019
92. Can Diet Stop Alzheimer’s? March 11, 2019
93. The Bagelization of America March 26, 2019
94. The Curry Chronicles April 9, 2019
95. Potatoes in Space! April 23, 2019
96. The Great Gastropod Pudding Off May 6, 2019
97. BONUS: Introducing Science Rules! with Bill Nye May 16, 2019
98. Guts and Glory May 21, 2019
99. Eat This, Not That: The Surprising Science of Personalized Nutrition June 10, 2019
100. Super Fry: The Fight for the Golden Frite June 19, 2019
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