10 Podcasts like Food Non-Fiction
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1. Gastropod
Food with a side of science and history. Every other week, co-hosts Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley serve up a brand new episode exploring the hidden history and surprising science behind a different food- or farming-related topic, from aquaculture...Show More
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It’s Tea Time: Pirates, Polyphenols, and a Proper Cuppa
44:03 | Aug 1st, 2017
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This week, Gastropod tells the story of two countries and their shared obsession with a plant: Camellia sinensis, otherwise known as the tea bush. The Chinese domesticated tea over thousands of years,...Show More
2. A Taste of the Past
Culinary historian Linda Pelaccio takes a journey through the history of food. Take a dive into food cultures through history, from ancient Mesopotamia and imperial China to the grazing tables and deli counters of today. Tune in as Linda, along with ...Show More
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Episode 330: Women's Work: History of Community Cookbooks
52:27 | May 30th, 2019
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Community cookbooks—you know, those spiral bound collections with each contributor credited--began as a way for women to come together and share recipes and to support a common cause be it a local chu...Show More
3. Japan Eats!
What is Japanese food? Sushi, or ramen, or kaiseki? What about Izakaya? Akiko Katayama, a Japanese native, New York-based food writer and director of the New York Japanese Culinary Academy, tells you all about real Japanese food and food culture. Wit...Show More
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A Film for Ramen Lovers: Come Back Anytime
1:06:18 | Dec 14th, 2021
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Our guests today are John Daschbach, the director of the fantastic new documentary film Come Back Anytime, and Wataru Yamamoto, the producer of the film. Our mutual friend Yukari Sakamoto, who is an...Show More
4. Feast Meets West
Ever wonder how matcha lattes became an international trend? How the banh mi became a staple in the US? Or how curry became the UK’s national dish? Feast Meets West traces the journey behind your favorite Asian foods, telling you their origin stories...Show More
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The Purest Fish Sauce Ft. Red Boat
47:08 | Aug 5th, 2020
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For the last episode of the season, we chat with Tracy and Tiffany Pham of Red Boat Fish Sauce, a product beloved by chefs and home cooks around the world. Tracy and Tiffany tell us about what makes t...Show More
5. The Splendid Table
The Splendid Table has always connected people through the common language of food and eating. Now with award-winning food journalist Francis Lam at the helm, we’re bringing forward even more fresh voices and surprising conversations at the intersect...Show More
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1:23:31 | Dec 29th, 2017
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A farewell to Lynne Rossetto Kasper, honoring her career in food and more than 22 years hosting The Splendid Table
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6. The Food Chain
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.
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Unseen: The Rise of Eating Disorders in China
26:28 | Oct 4th, 2018
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From diet pills to vomit rooms, the Food Chain investigates the rise of eating disorders in China. Is this an inevitable consequence of economic development? And if so, why are eating disorders still ...Show More
7. Savor
Savor digs into how people live and how they eat – and why. Hosts Anney Reese and Lauren Vogelbaum interview the culinary creators and consumers of the world, exploring the science, history, and culture of food and drink, all with a key question in m...Show More
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26:36 | Aug 10th, 2019
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This versatile category of Korean pickled vegetables is gaining a global presence. Anney and Lauren dive into the long history and delicious fermentation science behind kimchi.
8. Proof
We tell the weird and surprising and funny backstories around food and drink. The tales we haven’t all heard yet, the ones that have been lost, the under-told. This is not a recipe show. And this is not a show about celebrity chefs or what they like ...Show More
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The Plan to Kill the Chinese Restaurant
34:59 | Jul 18th, 2019
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Chinese restaurants are an essential part of the American landscape. But a century ago, they were almost extinguished by an organized effort to wipe out Chinese eateries altogether.
9. Point of Origin
Point of Origin is about the world of food, worldwide. Each week we travel to different countries exploring culture through food, examining its past and present, and what it teaches us about who we are and how we came to be. Join Whetstone Magazine c...Show More
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45:35 | Aug 29th, 2019
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If rice is an expression of the land it is grown on, it is also an expression of the families who worked that land.
10. Home Cooking
From Samin Nosrat (chef and author of the cookbook Salt Fat Acid Heat) and Hrishikesh Hirway (creator and host of the podcast Song Exploder), Home Cooking is a mini-series to help you figure out what to cook—and keep you company—during the quarantine...Show More
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Bean There, Done That (with Josh Malina)
58:45 | Mar 27th, 2020
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Quarantine cooking is no joke—or is it? In our inaugural episode, Hrishi makes one too many puns, Samin answers the eternal bean question (to soak or not to soak), and Josh Malina (@JoshMalina) school...Show More