# Gastropod Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737.md RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VMP6255701211 Official site: https://gastropod.com/ Author: Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley Episodes: 292 ## Resource 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. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gastropod-946737 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737.md ## Episodes - [Where There's Smoke, There's...Whiskey, Fish, and Barbecue!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/where-there-s-smoke-there-s-whiskey-fish-and-barbecue) — 2026-07-21T17:20:00+00:00 - [America's Forbidden Fruit and Forgotten First Soda: Ask Gastropod](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/america-s-forbidden-fruit-and-forgotten-first-soda-ask-gastropod) — 2026-07-07T19:43:00+00:00 - [Bringing Home the Bacon: From Shakespeare to the Baconator](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/bringing-home-the-bacon-from-shakespeare-to-the-baconator) — 2026-06-23T15:59:00+00:00 - [What the Shell? Cracking the Lobster's Mysteries](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/what-the-shell-cracking-the-lobster-s-mysteries) — 2026-06-09T14:13:00+00:00 - [A Dog's Dinner: What Should We Really Be Feeding Our Pets?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/a-dog-s-dinner-what-should-we-really-be-feeding-our-pets) — 2026-05-19T14:46:00+00:00 - [Feel the Beet: The Most Fascinating Woman You've Never Heard Of](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/feel-the-beet-the-most-fascinating-woman-you-ve-never-heard-of) — 2026-05-05T14:56:00+00:00 - [White vs. Wheat: The Food Fight of the Centuries](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/white-vs-wheat-the-food-fight-of-the-centuries) — 2026-04-21T19:00:00+00:00 - [Protein, Pyramids, and Politics: The Forgotten Stories and Controversial Science Behind Government Dietary Advice](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/protein-pyramids-and-politics-the-forgotten-stories-and-controversial-science-behind-government-dietary-advice) — 2026-04-07T17:34:00+00:00 - [Sushi's Extraordinary Evolution: From Pickle to Primetime](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/sushi-s-extraordinary-evolution-from-pickle-to-primetime) — 2026-03-24T15:52:00+00:00 - [SNAP To It! Why Food Stamps Matter To All of Us—And Why They're Under Threat](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/snap-to-it-why-food-stamps-matter-to-all-of-us-and-why-they-re-under-threat) — 2026-03-10T18:50:00+00:00 - [When is a Pancake Not a Pancake?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/when-is-a-pancake-not-a-pancake) — 2026-02-24T12:00:00+00:00 - [OXO, Cuisinart, and Julia Child: The Secret (Accessible) History Behind Your Kitchen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/oxo-cuisinart-and-julia-child-the-secret-accessible-history-behind-your-kitchen) — 2026-02-10T12:30:00+00:00 - [Ripe for Global Domination: The Story of the Avocado](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/ripe-for-global-domination-the-story-of-the-avocado) — 2026-01-27T16:49:00+00:00 - [Canned Tomatoes and the Myth of the San Marzano](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/canned-tomatoes-and-the-myth-of-the-san-marzano) — 2026-01-13T16:26:00+00:00 - [Is Your Cinnamon Fake? Where Does Kefir Come From? Plus: Why Is Citric Acid In Everything? Ask Gastropod!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/is-your-cinnamon-fake-where-does-kefir-come-from-plus-why-is-citric-acid-in-everything-ask-gastropod) — 2025-12-16T15:56:00+00:00 - [Forget Plain Vanilla: You'll Never See The World's Favorite Flavor the Same Way Again](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/forget-plain-vanilla-you-ll-never-see-the-world-s-favorite-flavor-the-same-way-again) — 2025-12-02T15:42:00+00:00 - [From Fountain of Youth to Fruit on the Bottom: How Yoghurt Finally Made it Big in America](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/from-fountain-of-youth-to-fruit-on-the-bottom-how-yoghurt-finally-made-it-big-in-america) — 2025-11-18T18:16:00+00:00 - [Yes, You Really Can Make Food From Thin Air—And We Tried It](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/yes-you-really-can-make-food-from-thin-air-and-we-tried-it) — 2025-11-04T16:58:00+00:00 - [Pizza Pizza!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/pizza-pizza) — 2025-10-21T13:00:00+00:00 - [Everything You Know About Metabolism Is Wrong](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/everything-you-know-about-metabolism-is-wrong) — 2025-10-07T14:53:00+00:00 - [Durian Delight and Feijoa Fun: Adventures in Banned, Forgotten, and Unusual Fruit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/durian-delight-and-feijoa-fun-adventures-in-banned-forgotten-and-unusual-fruit) — 2025-09-23T13:00:00+00:00 - [Talking Taco](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/talking-taco) — 2025-09-09T13:00:00+00:00 - [Tomatoes: A Love Story](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/tomatoes-a-love-story) — 2025-08-19T13:00:00+00:00 - [The Most Dangerous Fruit in America](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/the-most-dangerous-fruit-in-america) — 2025-08-05T21:16:00+00:00 - [The Colorful Tale of Mexico's A-maize-ing Grain](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/the-colorful-tale-of-mexico-s-a-maize-ing-grain) — 2025-07-22T17:31:00+00:00 - [Should You Be Eating Poison Oak?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/should-you-be-eating-poison-oak) — 2025-07-08T14:00:00+00:00 - [Ask Gastropod: Bubblegum, Meal Kits, and the Real Truth About Rooibos](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/ask-gastropod-bubblegum-meal-kits-and-the-real-truth-about-rooibos) — 2025-06-24T19:37:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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