OBSESSIONS: Wild Chocolate

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Publisher |: iHeartPodcasts,; Kaleidoscope

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Chocolate,; Food

Categories Via RSS |: Arts,; Documentary,; Food,; Society & Culture

Forget Willy Wonka and those heart-shaped Valentine’s boxes. OBSESSIONS: Wild Chocolate. is a totally different beast. Join host Rowan Jacobson as he elbows his way through the rain forest, crash lands into cocaine flyaways, and avoids a few too many anaconda, tagging along with modern-day Lara Crofts as they try to get their hands on some of the world’s most ancient– and expensive– cacao.

People |: Rowan Jacobsen (@rowanjacobsen)
Premiere Date |: 2022-10-19
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: Yes

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11 Available Episodes (11 Total) / Average duration: 00:32:59

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11 Available Episodes (11 Total)Average duration: 00:32:59

Feb 15, 2023

00:38:54

Traveling at five miles a second, 250 miles above the Earth’s surface, Soviet cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev wakes to a message from his handlers on the ground: the Soviet Union is collapsing. And so is the Soviet Space agency. You have a choice: come down as planned and abandon the world’s only space station to an unknown fate. Or stay, protect the final outpost of a falling empire and risk your life?

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Dec 22, 2022

00:38:47

In this new series from Kaleidoscope co-founder Mangesh Hattikudur, we journey into the weird, wonderful world of astrology with a little help from: Mangesh's mom, a science writer, a famous musician, and one very sneaky author! But when an ominous prediction suddenly comes true, his life turns upside down.

We made you a mixtape! Listen Sounds from Skyline Drive here!

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Dec 14, 2022

00:33:04

Welcome to the final chapter of Wild Chocolate! This week, we dive into the actual experience of eating REAL chocolate. Why does it have an almost drug-like effect on so many of us? And what can a chocolatier do to make that experience pop? And, you know, where can I get me some? (To start go to chocolate.com">www.stettler-chocolate.com)

For seven weeks, we’ve dragged you past floods and jungles, electric eels and narco traffickers and this week, we’re not gonna do any of that. No dangers, no scandals, just bliss. So kick back and relax. This is desert.

Want some of this god-level chocolate? Kaleidoscope has joined forces with Luisa Abram and Stettler Chocolate to make a special box to go along with this very podcast.. Just visit: chocolate.com">www.stettler-chocolate.com to order your wild chocolate today. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Twitter and Instagram.

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Dec 07, 2022

00:36:45

As Volker continues his quest for the perfect bean, police stage a stake out on his property to snare local cacao thieves. Want some of this god-level chocolate? Kaleidoscope has joined forces with Luisa Abram and Stettler Chocolate to make a special box to go along with this very podcast. Just visit: chocolate.com">www.stettler-chocolate.com to order your wild chocolate today. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Twitter and Instagram.

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Nov 30, 2022

00:39:49

When a Brazilian prodigy discovers a wild new strain of cacao, she can’t tame the flavor, until a mysterious fixer shows up at her door with a plan. Want some of this god-level chocolate? Kaleidoscope has joined forces with Luisa Abram and Stettler Chocolate to make a special box to go along with this very podcast. Just visit: chocolate.com">www.stettler-chocolate.com to order your wild chocolate today.

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Nov 23, 2022

00:27:56

On the edges of one of the world’s most stunning nature preserves, an ancient Mayan secret has been hiding in plain sight. Want some of this god-level chocolate? Kaleidoscope has joined forces with Luisa Abram and Stettler Chocolate to make a special box to go along with this very podcast. Just visit: chocolate.com">www.stettler-chocolate.com to order your wild chocolate today. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Twitter and Instagram.

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Nov 16, 2022

00:35:20

Remember the Mast Brothers scandal? Think you are eating sustainable, small batch chocolate? It's way more complicated than that. Plus: when three idealists try to tackle the evils of Big Chocolate, they realize treacherous roads, nails and bullets are just the beginning of their problems.

Want some of this truly bean to bar chocolate? Kaleidoscope has joined forces with Luisa Abram and Stettler Chocolate to make a special box to go along with this very podcast. Just visit: chocolate.com">www.stettler-chocolate.com to order your wild chocolate today.

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Nov 09, 2022

00:36:51

No one should be murdered over some cacao beans. But as the world gets a taste for wild chocolate, competition becomes cutthroat.

Want some of this god-level chocolate? Kaleidoscope has joined forces with Luisa Abram and Stettler Chocolate to make a special box to go along with this very podcast. Just visit:chocolate.com"> www.stettler-chocolate.com to order your wild chocolate today.

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Nov 02, 2022

00:36:17

Cacao hunter Volker Lehman has spent 20 years ruining his life to chase the perfect flavor. But he just can’t quit the Amazon.

Want some of this god-level chocolate? Kaleidoscope has joined forces with Luisa Abram and Stettler Chocolate to make a special box to go along with this very podcast. Just visit: chocolate.com">www.stettler-chocolate.com to order your wild chocolate today.

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Oct 26, 2022

00:36:37

Things get off to a rocky start when the team accidentally crashes into a major cocaine flyway. Want some of this god-level chocolate? Kaleidoscope has joined forces with Luisa Abram and Stettler Chocolate to make a special box to go along with this very podcast. Just visit: chocolate.com">www.stettler-chocolate.com to order your wild chocolate today.

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Feb 15 | 00:38:54

THE LAST SOVIET- EP 1: Let’s Go

Dec 22 | 00:38:47

Introducing Skyline Drive: It's Supposed to Be Fun

Dec 14 | 00:33:04

Bon Bons

Dec 07 | 00:36:45

The Art of the Deal

Nov 30 | 00:39:49

The Gospel of Chocolate

Nov 23 | 00:27:56

Ghost Chocolate

Nov 16 | 00:35:20

Big Bad Chocolate

Nov 09 | 00:36:51

The Awakening

Nov 02 | 00:36:17

Bolivia For Dummies

Oct 26 | 00:36:37

The Hunt

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