EPISODE 105 | Feb 27, 2021
Planting the Seed: Time Travel, Shortages and Heirloom Crops
Seeds are the source and symbol of life.
EPISODE 104 | Feb 19, 2021
Trading Futures: Borders, Automation, the Dark Web, and the New Silk Road
It’s the final episode of our series on global trade, and we’ve got our eyes set on the future.
EPISODE 103 | Feb 15, 2021
Global Trade Bites Back: Animals, Sanctions, Dim Sum, and Disease
So far, our series on global trade has focused on ingredients that are either sweet or spicy, and
EPISODE 102 | Feb 05, 2021
Feelin’ the Heat: How Spices Have Flavored Our World
We continue our global trade mini-series with one of the most distinguishing elements of a cuisin
EPISODE 101 | Jan 23, 2021
Sweet Temptations: How Sugar Captivated Tastebuds and Global Trade
The desire for sweetness is biologically hardwired in humans, according to Dr.
EPISODE 100 | Jan 15, 2021
From The Silk Road to a Globalized World: An Introduction To Trade
Trade is innately human.
EPISODE 99 | Dec 21, 2020
Past Reflections and Future Aspirations: This Year in Food & Agriculture
What policies and movements will shape food production in 2021 and beyond?
EPISODE 98 | Dec 04, 2020
Drugs, Declassified: Munchies, Militaries and Magic Mushrooms
Inspired by the passage of Measure 109 in Oregon and Initiative 81 in Washington D.C., this week
EPISODE 97 | Nov 20, 2020
Decolonizing our Thanksgiving Tables and Food Narratives
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we’ve been thinking about the many ways this holiday b
EPISODE 96 | Nov 16, 2020
In Flux: Changes in our Social Fabric
This entire year has been one huge change after another, forcing us all to take a deeper look at