This week on Fuhmentaboudit, it's a Halloween Special! Mary, Chris, and Rachel tell us about "freaky ferments" including hoppy brown ale, homemade candy corn kefir, and Brett brux.

Fuhmentaboudit is getting cheesy this week as author and natural cheesemaker David Asher is on the line with Chris and Mary.

This week on Fuhmenaboutdit!, Chris Cuzme and Mary Izett recount some of their favorite recipes from their recent "Chocolate & Spice" competition!

This week on Fuhmentaboudit!, Chris Cuzme and Mary Izett share some interviews from this year's Belgium Comes to Cooperstown Festival! Hear from Brewery Ommegang's Justin Forsyth, Tony Cordova, and Scott Veltman! Learn their respective histories in homebrewing and professional brewing.

Listen to some beautiful music and grab a bottle of your favorite hot sauce!

Learn all about milk kefir on this week's episode of Fuhmentaboudit! Chris Cuzme and Mary Izett are joined in the studio by Angela Davis of the NYC Ferments meet-up group to talk about the milk kefir-making process.

Learn about authentic, traditional Polish cuisine with author Danielle Crittenden on this week's episode of Let's Eat In! Cathy Erway calls up Danielle, who recently co-authored From a Polish Country House Kitchen: 90 Recipes for the Ultimate Comfort Food.

Mary Izett and Chris Cuzme continue to identify off-flavors on this week's episode of Fuhmentaboudit! Once again, Mary and Chris are joined by BR Rolya, and also by newcomer and brewer extraordinaire, John Naegele. Hear about the importance of sanitation in homebrewing.

With all of the focus on ethnic and regional cooking in the modern food movement, why is Russian cuisine so often neglected in the foodie canon? This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio sits down with Darra Goldstein, Professor of Russian at Williams College.