Gastropod (podcast)

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Gastropod
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Presentation
Hosted byNicola Twilley and Cynthia Graber
Genre
  • culinary
  • food
  • history
  • non-fiction
  • science
UpdatesBiweekly
Lengthapproximately 22 to 56 minutes
Production
ProductionNicola Twilley and Cynthia Graber
No. of episodes196 as of September 2022
Publication
Original release2014 –
present
Cited for2019 International Association of Culinary Professionals Best Podcast or Radio Show
Related
Website gastropod.com

Gastropod is a podcast about the science and history of food. It has aired since 2014 and is hosted by journalists Nicola Twilley and Cynthia Graber. Since 2021, it has been part of the Vox Media Podcast Network in partnership with Eater. [1]

Contents

Format and content

Gastropod is an independent podcast produced and hosted by Twilley and Graber, who interview chefs, scientists, and historians to collect stories about the science and history of food. They produce the podcast out of their homes in Somerville, Massachusetts and Los Angeles, California, respectively. Typical stories Twilley and Graber have shared on the show include Leonardo da Vinci inventing the first pasta machine, the effect of gold spoons on the flavor of foods, Jack Daniel learning how to make whiskey from an enslaved person from Africa, and the history of birthday cake. [2] Episodes usually delve deeply into details about the historical, cultural, and scientific background of the episode's subject and feature interviews with multiple experts, [3] sometimes recorded on location at laboratories, farm fields, or archaeological digs. [4] Each episode is approximately fifty minutes and episodes are released every two weeks. [3] In 2017, each episode had about 100,000 downloads. [5]

Awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gastropod Forms Long-Term Partnership with Eater and the Vox Media Podcast Network". Vox Media. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  2. ↑ Kurland, Ann Trieger (October 11, 2019). "It's Gastropod's fifth birthday (and that's practically 100 in podcast years)". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Shaw, Iain (October 2, 2018). "Gastropod Podcast Review: Food Podcasts That Will Make You Hungry". Podcast Review. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Food for Thought". Atlanta Tribune. Vol. 30, no. 7. October 2016. p. 68. ISSN   1064-3877.
  5. ↑ Griner, David (December 8, 2017). "Q&A: How the 2 Women Behind Gastropod Turned a Passion Project Into a Steady Income". Adweek. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  6. ↑ Galarza, Daniela (March 29, 2015). "IACP Announces 2015 Food Writing Award Winners". Eater. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  7. ↑ "2015 Region 10 Murrow Winners". www.rtdna.org. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Digital Awards & Runners-Up". IACP. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
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