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.
Latest Episode
From Fountain of Youth to Fruit on the Bottom: How Yoghurt Finally Made it Big in America (18.11.2025)
Previous Episodes
- Yes, You Really Can Make Food From Thin Air—And We Tried It
- Pizza Pizza!
- Everything You Know About Metabolism Is Wrong
- Durian Delight and Feijoa Fun: Adventures in Banned, Forgotten, and Unusual Fruit
- Talking Taco
- Tomatoes: A Love Story
- The Most Dangerous Fruit in America
- The Colorful Tale of Mexico's A-maize-ing Grain
- Should You Be Eating Poison Oak?
- Ask Gastropod: Bubblegum, Meal Kits, and the Real Truth About Rooibos
- Feasting With Montezuma: Food and Farming in a Floating City
- Bananageddon! Say Goodbye to *the* Banana, and Hello to the Weird and Wonderful World of Bananas, Plural
- Going Bananas: How a Tropical Treat Became the World's Favorite Fruit
- Do We Really Have Beer to Thank for the First Writing and Cities?
- Seed Oil Scare: The Curious Case of Canola
- Nutrition Advice Decoded: What Foods Are Actually Good For Us, What Should We Avoid, and Why Is It All SO Confusing?
- The Rise and Fall of Quinoa: From Incan "Superfood" to Buddha Bowl Basic
- The Shocking True Story of the World's First Seed Bank—And The Scientists Who Sacrificed Their Lives to Save It
- No Buzz Booze: The History and Science of Going Low- or No-Alcohol
- Moon Rocks Wanted (guest episode)
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