The Food Chain Podcast
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.
Episodes to download
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How to Make a Farmer
Thu 14 Dec 2017
Match-making websites, reality TV or smart tech - what would persuade you to be a farmer?
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I Won't Farm!
Thu 7 Dec 2017
The average age of a farmer is 60. So where have all the young farmers gone and why?
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Where's my African Takeaway?
Thu 30 Nov 2017
Why many African cuisines are yet to make it on the global stage.
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The 'Disneyland' of Food?
Thu 23 Nov 2017
Can Italy claim back the authenticity of it's food with a giant shopping mall?
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Antonio Carluccio: My life in five dishes
Thu 16 Nov 2017
The 'Godfather of Italian cooking' in his final interview.
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Contain Yourself!
Thu 2 Nov 2017
How what we eat and drink can change depending on what it's served in.
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Pony Tales
Thu 26 Oct 2017
Why is horse meat taboo in some parts of the world, and should we eat more of it?
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Competitive Eating: Chewing it Over
Thu 19 Oct 2017
What happens to your body when you eat 70 hot dogs in 10 minutes?
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Competitive Eating: The 'Gurgitators'
Thu 12 Oct 2017
Meet some of the world鈥檚 fastest eaters, and find out why they do it.
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Madhur Jaffrey: My Life in Five Dishes
Thu 5 Oct 2017
The most unforgettable meals from an extraordinary life.
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A Fly Future?
Thu 28 Sep 2017
Could maggots hold the key to satisfying the planet鈥檚 growing demand for meat?
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The Maggot Masters
Thu 21 Sep 2017
Could these squirming little creatures solve a global food problem?
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The Art of Fermentation
Thu 31 Aug 2017
We travel to Tennessee to meet Sandor Katz, a man fascinated by fermentation.
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Is Social Media Putting You Off Your Lunch?
Thu 17 Aug 2017
Is social media kindling or killing our relationship with food?
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What Will You Eat if the Apocalypse Comes?
Thu 3 Aug 2017
Meet the people stockpiling food for any eventuality.
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Have We Cracked the Nut Problem?
Thu 27 Jul 2017
Drugs to treat peanut allergy are close to getting approval. But why now?
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Health lessons with the Hadza
Thu 20 Jul 2017
Could East African hunter-gatherers lead us to the ideal human diet?
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Hunting with the Hadza
Thu 13 Jul 2017
Eat with one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer communities
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Fortification: Too Much of a Good thing?
Thu 6 Jul 2017
Who is putting micro-nutrients in your food - and who really benefits?
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The Unlikely Power of Cookbooks
Thu 29 Jun 2017
How cookbooks have been used to demonstrate power, ideology and divide society
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Food Chain highlights
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