Join top food writer Chris Nuttall-Smith for an obsessive, fascinating journey through the hidden stories of the things we eat. Each episode chows down on one food phenomenon, revealing the unexpected cultural ingredients. Part science, part business, part psychology — always fresh and delicious.
13 Available Episodes (13 Total)Average duration: 00:35:28
Dec 20, 2017
Catch of the Day
00:39:05
How one of the strangest, and frankly blandest-tasting animals you’ll ever encounter, might just be exactly the fish the planet needs.
Dec 12, 2017
Blank Slate
00:33:08
Tofu: vegetarian superfood or toxin-ridden poison? (Spoiler alert: it's neither!)
Dec 05, 2017
Chew Chew
00:34:38
The sticky story of how gum conquered our planet — and why today it’s fighting just to survive.
Nov 28, 2017
Gutsy
00:37:15
Prebiotic. Probiotic. These labels are popping up on all sorts of food products, but do they actually help your intestines do their thing?
Nov 21, 2017
You'll Have Another
00:26:48
What are the invisible forces that determine what's in your drink?
Nov 08, 2017
Snack Time
00:49:35
Can the Fridge Light team choose, once and for all, the greatest snack of all time? We find out at our first ever live show, recorded at the Hot Docs Podcast Festival.
Nov 01, 2017
Billion Dollar Baby: the rise and fall of Orbitz
00:43:59
The untold inside story of Orbitz -- the weirdest drink of the 1990s, and maybe the single worst beverage launch of all time. Doomed to failure, or way ahead of its time?
Oct 24, 2017
Green Gold
00:38:14
Lettuce: the invisible forces that turned rabbit food into the world’s first seasonless produce.
Oct 18, 2017
So Saucy
00:37:55
Sauce: it’s identity in a bottle, with a side order of culture and commerce.
Oct 10, 2017
The Rest of the Pig
00:34:55
From bacon to guanciale, North Americans love their pork. But even with today’s nose-to-tail approach to eating, there is still plenty left over after the butcher is done. So what happens to the rest of the pig?
Dec 20 | 00:39:05
Catch of the Day
Dec 12 | 00:33:08
Blank Slate
Dec 05 | 00:34:38
Chew Chew
Nov 28 | 00:37:15
Gutsy
Nov 21 | 00:26:48
You'll Have Another
Nov 08 | 00:49:35
Snack Time
Nov 01 | 00:43:59
Billion Dollar Baby: the rise and fall of Orbitz
Oct 24 | 00:38:14
Green Gold
Oct 18 | 00:37:55
So Saucy
Oct 10 | 00:34:55
The Rest of the Pig
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