If drinking mezcal that has snake venom in it killed you right away, there’d be a lot of dead people on the floor of the mercados around Mexico. But … could it be doing damage you don’t see right away? Our Chief Medical Correspondent, Dr. Ryan Aycock, the Cocktail MD...

Bubble, bubble, toil, and trouble! Welcome friends to a full month of evil episodes, straight from the depths of Hell! We begin our reign of terror with a deep dive into planet Earth's most poisonous foods! What do you have to be extra careful of eating 40lbs of? How many...

On this sinister episode Nicole and Z chat about Chefs who KILL! Poison, large knives, typhoid and more! So grab meat cleaver and sprinkle some cyanide in your mean old husbands cream of wheat, it’s Lifes a Banquet the podcast! Life's a Banquet is powered by Simplecast.

On this week's Cooking Issues, Dave and Nastassia debrief with HRN's Kat Johnson about the HRN gala and the saga of Wine Santa. They also tackle a bunch of listener questions including: how insects and humans experience poisonous compounds in food, making eggless pecan pie, infrared thermometer mishaps, and Dave...

This week on Animal Instinct, host Celia Kutcher welcomes Denise Herman of Empire of the Dog to talk about safety tips for dogs on Halloween. Most holidays tend to pack some threat to pets, however the little candies that come along with Halloween tend to be toxic to Fido. Starting...

It's a heavy metal Mother's Day on Arts Seizures. Katherine Turman, author of "Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal", and journalist author Larry Getlen are today's guests who discuss the evolving metal scene and tell us about the book. This program has been sponsored by...

Cooking Issues is taking submissions for new theme songs! On this week's episode, Dave Arnold and Nastassia Lopez talk to the food safety concerns of MSG, and talk about making sour apricot sodas without using alcohol. Is sodium benzoate effective in stabilizing fruit juices? How can you evaluate the safety...

This week on Eating Disorder, Chef Paul Gerard, Adam Velez, and The Rev Spyro talk about the dirty world of food advertising. With the Superbowl approaching, the Eating Disorder crew talks about how food advertising infiltrates our daily lives. Specifically, hear why real food is never advertised, but processed food...

This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio welcomes guest Gustavo Arellano to discus the history of the taco. Gustavo is the author of Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America, an editor at OC weekly, and a contributing editor to the LA Times. Linda and Gustavo discuss...

On this week's pre-Thanksgiving episode of Cooking Issues, Dave Arnold, Nastassia Lopez, and Piper Kristensen talk about the upcoming Kickstarter for the Searzall! Tune into this episode to learn why every culinary nerd needs a Searzall in their kitchen, and how you can support their campaign. Tune in to hear...