{"podcast":{"title":"Foodie Pharmacology Podcast","slug":"foodie-pharmacology-podcast-796502","podcast_index_feed_id":796502,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/FoodiePharmacology/feed.xml","website_url":"https://FoodiePharmacology.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/10468184/Foodie-Pharmacology-Cover-Main_qvyraz.jpg","author":"Co-Conspiracy Entertainment","episode_count":100,"summary":"Have you ever wondered where your food comes from? Not just where it’s grown today, but where it originally popped up in the world? Have you ever bit into a delicious ripe fruit and wondered, hey – why is it this color? What’s responsible for this amazing flavor? Is this good for my health? Could it even be medicinal? Foodie Pharmacology is a science podcast built for the food curious, the flavor connoisseurs, chefs, science geeks, plant lovers and adventurous taste experimenters out in the world! Join American ethnobotanist Dr. Cassandra Quave on this adventure through history, medicine, cuisine and molecules as we explore the amazing pharmacology of our foods.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T22:21:48.578630+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/foodie-pharmacology-podcast-796502"},"episode":{"title":"How Flowers Made Our World with Dr. David George Haskell | Foodie Pharmacology","slug":"how-flowers-made-our-world-with-dr-david-george-haskell-foodie-pharmacology","published_at":"2026-03-09T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/foodie-pharmacology-podcast-796502/how-flowers-made-our-world-with-dr-david-george-haskell-foodie-pharmacology","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/foodie-pharmacology-podcast-796502","url":"https://FoodiePharmacology.podbean.com/e/how-flowers-made-our-world-with-dr-david-george-haskell-foodie-pharmacology/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hjkwrihdvzm8vgxp/How_Flowers_Made_Our_World_with_David_George_Haskell_Foodie_Pharmacology89828.mp3","summary":"Flowers may seem delicate, but they have transformed the planet! In this episode of Foodie Pharmacology, Dr. Cassandra Quave speaks with Dr. David George Haskell, author of the new book How Flowers Made Our World, about the revolutionary rise of flowering plants. They discuss how grasses helped shape human evolution as “grass apes,” why orchids rely on intimate fungal partnerships, and how floral chemistry communicates with pollinators through scent and even electrical fields! From the endosperm that feeds much of humanity to the cultural and aesthetic power of flowers, this conversation examines how flowering plants engineered ecosystems, nourished civilizations, and continue to shape our future. How Flowers Made our World: The Story of Nature’s Revolutionaries is available for pre-order now! Learn more at https://dghaskell.com/","meta_description":"Flowers may seem delicate, but they have transformed the planet! In this episode of Foodie Pharmacology, Dr. Cassandra Quave speaks with Dr. David George…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2890,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/foodie-pharmacology-podcast-796502/episodes/how-flowers-made-our-world-with-dr-david-george-haskell-foodie-pharmacology/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/foodie-pharmacology-podcast-796502/how-flowers-made-our-world-with-dr-david-george-haskell-foodie-pharmacology.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}