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food philosophy

Live: Is Sparkling Water Actually Water?

Comic Myq Kaplan and Dan debate the definition of water. Plus, is picking all the pretzels out of a snack mix wrong?

Adam Conover Ruins Food

On his show Adam Ruins Everything, comedian Adam Conover debunks myths about vitamin supplements, bacon, and more. But do people really want to know the truth? Or are we happier with our myths?

Live: Is Sparkling Water Actually Water?

Comic Myq Kaplan and Dan debate the definition of water. Plus, is picking all the pretzels out of a snack mix wrong? A philosophy professor tells us what Socrates would say. Taped live on stage!

Amy Sedaris Loves Family Fights At The Holidays

Amy Sedaris offers advice on dealing with family members at the holidays who are drunk and/or confrontational. Plus, Radiolab's Robert Krulwich on the time a turkey fell in love with his wife.

Is Sparkling Water Actually Water?

Water is H2O. When you add CO2 it produces carbonic acid, which accounts for seltzer's taste. At first I thought that made it something other than water, because it's not simply H2O anymore. But by that logic flavored water isn't water either. So what do you think?