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TV Dinners
FromGastropod
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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Feb 3, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Cue the dramatic music, it’s quiz time: Can you identify the people behind these catchphrases? “Yum-O!” “Pukka!” “Bam!” “Peace, love, and taco grease!” The answers are below—but if you’ve already caught on, then you’re well aware of how entrenched TV chefs are in mainstream pop culture. But how did a medium where you can’t actually smell or taste the food get so popular? What was the very first food TV show, and how has food TV changed—and changed us?
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Released:
Feb 3, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
It’s Tea Time: Pirates, Polyphenols, and a Proper Cuppa: 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, but they lost their near monopoly on international ... by Gastropod