Podcast Episodes

Post-Truth Food

Remember the great bacon shortage of 2012? No? What about the one earlier this year? Still no? Well maybe that’s because they didn’t happen.

The Oxfor…

9 years, 3 months ago

Wheelchair Fajitas and Talking Scales

Food is how we structure everyday life. For some people living with disabilities, the smallest of culinary tasks can be very frustrating and difficul…

9 years, 3 months ago

The Plankton Problem

You've swallowed many of them throughout your life without realising, and some look like aliens: we look at plankton, the sea's smallest living creat…

9 years, 3 months ago

Got Gumbo?

What can one single dish tell you about America's history? One particular bowl of soup gives us an insight about the future of cultures that convene …

9 years, 4 months ago

Should You Drink Your Food?

Why won't our brains let us feel full on liquid food? After all, we spent the first months of our lives living on milk alone.

We talk to a man who liv…

9 years, 4 months ago

Of Maize and Men: Unpicked

This week we continue the story of the most abundant crop on earth. Last week we established its position as the king of the crops. This time we ask:…

9 years, 4 months ago

Of Maize and Men: The Rise

Corn is everywhere, in much of our food, drink and even packaging.

It has found its way, in a myriad of guises, into thousands of products and has com…

9 years, 4 months ago

Food Chain: The Quiz

Have you ever wondered how many litres of water it takes to make one egg, or what links a 19th-Century electrician to modern pet food? Whose job was …

9 years, 5 months ago

Food Chain: The Musical

What can our music tell us about our culinary and cultural heritage?

We explore the ways songs about planting, growing, milking and cooking reflect ou…

9 years, 5 months ago

Survival Stories: ‘We Ate Spiders, Flies and Worms’

Lost in a barren and unforgiving part of Turkey, and forced to hide for days in a cave to get away from torrential rain and floods, a group of studen…

9 years, 5 months ago