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  • 10 BEST PODCASTS OF THE YEAR
  • New York Times
  • BEST FOOD PODCAST
  • James Beard Awards & Webby Awards

podcast episodes

This Is Your Brain On Cheesesteak

I run around Philly eating the city's most iconic foods, then bring samples to a scientist at the Monell Chemical Senses Center to learn why greasy treats like scrapple and cheesesteak are so good.

Ringing In Lunar New Year with Chef Eddie Huang and Notorious MSG

I try chicken feet and a dessert soup called tang yuan with some passionate eaters who are defying stereotypes of Asian-Americans.

Dan Savage Recommends A Polyeaterous Lifestyle

What do you cook for breakfast the morning after? How can couples share power in the kitchen? We talk food and relationships with advice columnist Dan Savage and Death, Sex and Money’s Anna Sale.

Calls: Life Without Menus, Engineering A Better Jelly Donut, And Storing Peanuts In Your Cheeks

Listeners call in to confess their quirkiest eating habits and desires. But if we’re all weird, doesn’t that make us normal?

The Search For Perfection In Buffalo Wings And Love

A pair of young lovers leads a motley crew of wing fanatics on a quest for the perfect Buffalo wing. But will the universe deliver a happy ending for their hearts and bellies?

A Soda Jerk And A Mormon Walk Into A Podcast

What soda pairs best with enchiladas? Why is dry ice carbonation so much better? We help a Mormon listener in need. Plus we talk regional soda pop nomenclature with a linguist. Got belly wash?