{"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":"The Science of Sake: Fermentation, Culture, and History with Dr. Eric Rath","slug":"the-science-of-sake-fermentation-culture-and-history-with-dr-eric-rath","published_at":"2026-02-16T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/foodie-pharmacology-podcast-796502/the-science-of-sake-fermentation-culture-and-history-with-dr-eric-rath","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/foodie-pharmacology-podcast-796502","url":"https://FoodiePharmacology.podbean.com/e/the-science-of-sake-fermentation-culture-and-history-with-dr-eric-rath/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/q66z6x2pc6usexuh/The_Science_of_Sake_with_Dr_Eric_Rath_Foodie_Pharmacology_with_Cassandra_Quave818qg.mp3","summary":"Sake sits at the intersection of fermentation science, ritual, and food culture. In this episode of Foodie Pharmacology, Dr. Cassandra Quave is joined by Dr. Eric C. Rath, professor of history at the University of Kansas and author of Kanpai: The History of Sake. Together, they explore what sake really is, how fermentation with koji mold transforms rice into alcohol, and why sake has played such a central role in Japanese ritual, everyday life, and food culture. The conversation also traces the history of home brewing, the rise of izakaya gastropubs, and the emergence of American sake as both adaptation and innovation.","meta_description":"Sake sits at the intersection of fermentation science, ritual, and food culture. In this episode of Foodie Pharmacology, Dr. Cassandra Quave is joined by…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2402,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/foodie-pharmacology-podcast-796502/episodes/the-science-of-sake-fermentation-culture-and-history-with-dr-eric-rath/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/the-science-of-sake-fermentation-culture-and-history-with-dr-eric-rath.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}