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Where There's Smoke, There's...Whiskey, Fish, and Barbecue!

July 21, 2026 12:20pm 51 min

As anyone who’s spent time by a crackling campfire or a barbecue pit can attest, the scent of smoke is unmistakable—and surprisingly mysterious. Smoke clings to clothing but vanishes in the breeze. You see it, but you ca...

America's Forbidden Fruit and Forgotten First Soda: Ask Gastropod

July 07, 2026 2:43pm 50 min

Fan favorite Ask Gastropod is back, and we’re celebrating the season by solving a pair of trans-Atlantic mysteries! First up: if you have a purple candy in Europe, it’s nearly guaranteed to be flavored with a tart little...

Bringing Home the Bacon: From Shakespeare to the Baconator

June 23, 2026 10:59am 48 min

For many Americans, bacon is an essential element of the perfect breakfast—not to mention a welcome addition to everything from cheeseburgers to doughnuts. But bacon hasn't always been beloved. Ancient Egyptians elites l...

What the Shell? Cracking the Lobster's Mysteries

June 09, 2026 9:13am 44 min

Consider the lobster roll: tender chunks of lobster bathed in butter or mayo, sandwiched between two slices of a squishy bread roll… Have we caught your attention yet? Lobster is a summertime staple in New England, a fix...

A Dog's Dinner: What Should We Really Be Feeding Our Pets?

May 19, 2026 9:46am 50 min

In millions of homes, humans aren’t the only creatures sitting down to dinner. So what's on the menu for pets—and what impact does it have on their health, as well as the environment? This episode, we go back thousands o...

Feel the Beet: The Most Fascinating Woman You've Never Heard Of

May 05, 2026 9:56am 44 min

For those who like its earthy flavor, the humble beet can do a lot for a salad or a soup. But could it help end slavery? In the 1800s, one woman believed it could—and she wasn't just any old woman. This episode, meet Lyd...

White vs. Wheat: The Food Fight of the Centuries

April 21, 2026 2:00pm 52 min

White or whole wheat: while today the question is most frequently asked at the sandwich counter, the debate over the correct answer goes back literally thousands of years. This episode, we dive into the world's longest-r...

Protein, Pyramids, and Politics: The Forgotten Stories and Controversial Science Behind Government Dietary Advice

April 07, 2026 12:34pm 55 min

ICYMI, our old friend the food pyramid has been flipped on its head. The Trump administration recently issued new dietary guidelines that it says will "revolutionize our nation's food culture." It's a bold claim—but sinc...

Sushi's Extraordinary Evolution: From Pickle to Primetime

March 24, 2026 10:52am 45 min

Sushi is everywhere these days—in grocery stores and gas stations, at buffets and birthday parties, in Europe and Latin America and all over the United States. This popularity is especially astonishing when you remember ...

SNAP To It! Why Food Stamps Matter To All of Us—And Why They're Under Threat

March 10, 2026 1:50pm 46 min

SNAP—the federal assistance program better known as food stamps—helps put food on the table of nearly one in eight Americans today. But, as new legislation is phased in over the coming months, more than half of those peo...

When is a Pancake Not a Pancake?

February 24, 2026 6:00am 45 min

We aren't afraid to ask the big questions here at Gastropod, such as: what exactly is a pancake? If you think you know the answer, prepare to have your mind blown. It turns out the sweet, syrup-covered stack of American ...

OXO, Cuisinart, and Julia Child: The Secret (Accessible) History Behind Your Kitchen

February 10, 2026 6:30am 51 min

For many people with disabilities, the kitchen can seem a deeply unfriendly place. From counters that require users to stand and cabinets that are often out of reach, to ovens that can’t be opened in mobility chairs and ...

Ripe for Global Domination: The Story of the Avocado

January 27, 2026 10:49am 46 min

We’re coming up to AvocadoFest 2026, otherwise known as the Super Bowl, when Americans get fully a fifth of their annual avocado allocation. But how did this humble fruit, originally named after testicles, get from its M...

Canned Tomatoes and the Myth of the San Marzano

January 13, 2026 10:26am 50 min

Canned tomatoes are a perfect winter food. As you'll know from our tomato episode, the beautiful fruits in fresh aisle of the supermarket are mostly flavorless outside of the summer season—but the tomatoes that get packe...

Is Your Cinnamon Fake? Where Does Kefir Come From? Plus: Why Is Citric Acid In Everything? Ask Gastropod!

December 16, 2025 9:56am 42 min

The season for holiday baking is upon us, and before you spice up your cookies and pies, you’ll probably want to know: is most of the cinnamon on grocery store shelves actually fake? That’s one question we’re investigati...

Forget Plain Vanilla: You'll Never See The World's Favorite Flavor the Same Way Again

December 02, 2025 9:42am 50 min

Today, 'vanilla' often means boring, and yet the edible seedpod of this Central American orchid is one of the most expensive spices in the world, not to mention one of the most popular flavors globally. So how did this c...

From Fountain of Youth to Fruit on the Bottom: How Yoghurt Finally Made it Big in America

November 18, 2025 12:16pm 50 min

Yoghurt is the most diverse section of the dairy case: from Icelandic skyr to creamy Australian, and fruity French Yoplait to full-fat Greek. With something to suit every palate, plus a dose of microbes to support health...

Yes, You Really Can Make Food From Thin Air—And We Tried It

November 04, 2025 10:58am 48 min

Every second of every day, plants on earth do something miraculous: they take the carbon dioxide from air and turn it into food. With very few exceptions, everything we eat starts out that way. But what if we wanted to c...

Pizza Pizza!

October 21, 2025 8:00am 46 min

At last, an episode on pizza! But that raises a tricky question: what exactly is pizza? As it turns out, the original pizzas from eighteenth-century Naples looked nothing like a standard slice—they were more like a focac...

Everything You Know About Metabolism Is Wrong

October 07, 2025 9:53am 48 min

If you’ve heard of metabolism, you’ve probably heard endless tips and tricks to boost it, from working out to drinking green tea. The idea is that a slow metabolism leads to weight gain, and speeding it up makes it easie...

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