Podcast Episodes

135 Some of the Reasons America is so Weird About Liquor - Lack of Cash, Lack of Refrigeration & Lack of Expertise

Season 4

Welcome to the messy alcoholic beverage scene in the early 19th century.  Migration, mechanization and new profit centers are all going to shift how alcoholic beverages are made and regarded in early…

Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Crossover... Part 15: SLAP! Achievement Unlocked Zorro S1E5 on Amazon Prime

Season 4

*THIS* is the don't listen at work part of the feed. 
I'll include this for all the naughty episodes.  And Zorro - he's a Bad Boy?  Bad Girl? 
Oh heck... it's just how bad people can be when it all bec…

Published on 9 months ago

134 Lessons from Early 19th Century American Stew

Season 4

This episode wwas one for the books.  So many many books.  
And the reading and researching of all those recipes showed me that - once again - some of the assumptions I went in with were way off!

Chick…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

133.5 BONUS - Unnecessary Romanian Adventure

Season 4

This episode is a not a love letter, more of a crush note about Romania. 
   I’m at the point of fascination. I don’t know a lot about Romania, really, and they definitely know nothing about me, but w…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

133 Stew – A History Including Etymology, Techniques, & What it Was Called Before

Season 4

Did you know there was no "stew" before the 18th Century?

OK - there was stew, it's just that it went by all sorts of other names.  While the concept of stew is old, the word "stew" itself is only abo…

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

132.5 Bonus - Danderfunk, Salt Junk, & Scurvy- Cuisine Aboard Ships

Season 4

This week’s bonus episode is an interview I did with Rich Napolitano of the delightfully dark and decidedly educational podcast highlighting the Age of Sail - Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs - Tales of Misha…

Published on 10 months ago

132 Baked Beans - Boston and the Other Kinds

Can I just be a black cat now?

Anyway - what are Baked Beans really, how did they come about, and why, in my opinion are they America's first influential fusion food?  Also, why did America pass up th…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Crossover… Part 14: It’s Definitely a Telenovela - Now With Twins - Zorro S1E4 on Amazon Prime

Season 4

Look - I should really plan better when I take an unexpected trip to Romania. But I did not. 

Enjoy all the same. #NSFW
Things just get more. More more. 


Oh you were confused last week?  Well it doesn't…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

131 The Fruits and Nuts of America - The Natives, Not the Imports

Have you ever thought about how there are so few North American foods that are globally available - or even regular foods for people living in North America?
Well wonder no more.  Or at least slightly…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Crossover... Part 13: What The Hell Is Going On, 1st Installment - Zorro S1E3 on Amazon Prime

Season 4

As long as you remember... this is the NSFW Bonus part, come on along.

We are back in Alta California when the wine was Spanish, and the churches were all adobe.  Americans were eyeing the other side …

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago