{"podcast":{"title":"The History of American Food","slug":"the-history-of-american-food-3626516","podcast_index_feed_id":3626516,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/4817628/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/74a90afba383d7627223ab6dc9a2a1e2.jpg","author":"Margaret Hardin","episode_count":217,"summary":"Starting with the first English settlements in the 17th Century, this podcasts traces how we went from barrels of salted meat & peas to Korean bbq tacos and the largest grocery store selections ever seen anywhere in the world. We'll go everywhere - and it is full of surprises. Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/ Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com Internets: @THoAFood","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T22:19:06.946560+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-american-food-3626516"},"episode":{"title":"164 Feeding an Army: A History with a Lot of Holes - On Purpose","slug":"164-feeding-an-army-a-history-with-a-lot-of-holes-on-purpose","published_at":"2026-04-01T10:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-american-food-3626516/164-feeding-an-army-a-history-with-a-lot-of-holes-on-purpose","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-american-food-3626516","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/164-feeding-an-army-a-history-with-a-lot-of-holes-on-purpose--71032459","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71032459/164_feeding_an_army_a_history_with_a_lot_of_holes_on_purpose.mp3","summary":"This week we get to look back at more of why War is Awful - and it's not JUST becasue of the food. We also talk about why war food was predictably awful for everyone everywhere for approximately 5000 years. Biology - and mainly the stupid microfauna of the Earth. Understanding what war food was before the Civil War helps inform how such crazy supply errors and choices were made during the Civil War - and you can start to see how this is going to change war planning - and food system planning going forward. Also also - here's where you can view The National Parks: America's Best Idea Love your Library! Watch it on Kanopy (free with your Library Card) If your Library doesn't have Kanopy - PBS - With Subscription Other Options: Amazon - alas with an ad-on You Tube - but for a price Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/ Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com Threads: @THoAFood Instagram: @THoAFood & some other socials... @THoAFood","meta_description":"This week we get to look back at more of why War is Awful - and it's not JUST becasue of the food. We also talk about why war food was predictably awful f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1420,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-history-of-american-food-3626516/episodes/164-feeding-an-army-a-history-with-a-lot-of-holes-on-purpose/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-american-food-3626516/164-feeding-an-army-a-history-with-a-lot-of-holes-on-purpose.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}