Podcast Episodes

Coffee

Episode 11

Why should you put salt in your coffee? How does caffeine actually keep us awake? And do we really have coffee to thank for The Enlightenment?

11 months ago

Eggs

Episode 10

What is the deal with egg maths? What can you smuggle inside an egg? And what are green eggs actually eaten with?

11 months, 1 week ago

Bonus: Happy Easter!

A little extra morsel all about chocolate eggs. Happy Easter!

11 months, 1 week ago

Ice Cream

Episode 9

Why has space ice cream never been to space? What was the World War II substitute for ice cream? How did the Georgians make ice cream out of bread?

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Tomatoes

Episode 8

Why do tomatoes taste so much nicer on holiday? How is Napoleon responsible for tinned tomatoes? When do tomatoes scream?

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Pepper

Episode 7

Which peppercorn is good for popping at festivals? Who still pays rent in peppercorns? How do you make a pepper martini?

11 months, 4 weeks ago

Pasta

Episode 6

What went wrong with Beeton’s inedible macaroni? Why did Colgate once sell lasagna? Where does Bologna keep its mysterious Golden Tagliatella?

1 year ago

Sausages

Episode 5

What makes sausages sausage-shaped? How can you win a duel armed only with a sausage? What is the worrying sausagey weakness in the UK’s nuclear dete…

1 year ago

Chicken

Episode 4

WARNING - BROILERS AHEAD: How many chickens do you eat each year? What's the best way to shuck a chicken oyster? Who invented the frozen chicken?

1 year ago

Milk

Episode 3

How do you milk a flying cow? Why is it so hard to milk a moose? How have we all been duped by Big Milk?

1 year ago