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You've Lost That Hungry Feeling

Published 05/23/2023
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Fish & Chips: Uncovering The Forgotten Jewish And Belgian Origins Of The Iconic British Dish

Published 05/09/2023
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What Connects Bones, Bird Poop, And Toxic Green Slime? Hint: Without It, Half Of Us Wouldn't Be Alive Today

Published 04/25/2023
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All The Feels: How Texture Makes Taste

Published 04/11/2023
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The Fruit That Could Save The World

Published 03/28/2023
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Meet Taro, The Poke Bowl's Missing Secret Ingredient

Published 03/14/2023
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Always Coca-Cola: Coca, Kola, And The *Real* Secret Formula

Published 02/28/2023
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Here Comes Truffle

Published 02/14/2023
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Museums And The Mafia: The Secret History Of Citrus (encore)

Published 01/31/2023
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The End Of The Calorie (encore)

Published 01/17/2023
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Champagne Wishes: The Tastes Of Celebration

Published 12/20/2022
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Caviar Dreams: The Tastes Of Celebration

Published 12/06/2022
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What Is Native American Cuisine? (Encore)

Published 11/22/2022
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That Old Chestnut: A Nutty Tale, Of Love, Loss, And Reconnection

Published 11/08/2022
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Prescription Dinner: Can Meals Be Medicine?

Published 10/25/2022
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Trouble In Paradise: Coconut War Waters And Coconut Oil Controversies

Published 10/11/2022
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Does The Western Megadrought Mean The End Of Cheap Cheese And Ice Cream?

Published 09/27/2022
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Lunch Gets Schooled (encore)

Published 09/21/2022
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What Do Aliens Eat? Food In Sci-Fi And Fantasy

Published 09/13/2022
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Guest Episode: The Umami Mama By Unexplainable

Published 08/30/2022
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Gut Feeling

Published 08/16/2022
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Green Gold: Our Love Affair With Olive Oil (encore)

Published 08/02/2022
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How Ketchup Got Thick

Published 07/20/2022
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Delivery Wars

Published 07/05/2022
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The Milk Of Life

Published 06/21/2022
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Poultry Power: The Fried Chicken Chronicles (encore)

Published 06/07/2022
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Guest Episode: Montréal By Not Lost

Published 05/31/2022
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Reinventing The Eel

Published 05/16/2022
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Monsanto Or MonSatan? How—and Why—a St. Louis Startup Became A Hated Herbicide Giant

Published 05/03/2022
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The Way The Cookie Crumbles

Published 04/19/2022
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Black Gold: The Future Of Food...We Throw Away

Published 04/05/2022
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Gum's The Word: A Sticky Story

Published 03/22/2022
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Déjà-Brew: How Coffee Got Bad, Then Worse, And, Finally, Good Again

Published 03/08/2022
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Grounds For Revolution: The Stimulating Story Of How Coffee Shaped The World

Published 02/22/2022
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The Fortune Cookie Quest

Published 02/08/2022
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Guest Episode: Graveyard Cookies And Dollhouse Crimes

Published 01/25/2022
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Mango Mania: How The American Mango Lost Its Flavor—and How It Might Just Get It Back (encore)

Published 01/18/2022
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Guest Episode: Scents And Sensibility

Published 01/11/2022
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Your Mystery Date

Published 12/21/2021
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The Most Interesting Oil In The World

Published 12/07/2021
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Are Plant- And Fungus-Based Meats Really Better Than The Real Thing?

Published 11/24/2021
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Guest Episode: The Doorbell By Nice Try!

Published 11/17/2021
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Balls *and* Brains: The Science And History Of Offal

Published 11/09/2021
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Trick Or Treat: Soul Cakes, Candy Corn, And Sugar Skulls Galore!

Published 10/26/2021
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Buried Treasure: Weeds, Seeds, And Zombies

Published 10/11/2021
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The Barrel That Could Save A Forest

Published 09/28/2021
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Tofu For You: Meet The Cult Leader, The Spy, And The Pioneering Woman Chinese Doctor Who Brought Tofu To The West

Published 09/14/2021
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The Great Gastropod Pudding Off (encore)

Published 08/30/2021
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It's All Going To Pot: The Science And Economics Of Edibles

Published 08/17/2021
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Baked: How Pot Brownies And Pate De Fruits Fueled An Edible Cannabis Revolution

Published 08/03/2021
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