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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Post-Truth Food
Sat 25 Feb 2017
Understanding the truth about food shortages and how they are reported.
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Wheelchair Fajitas and Talking Scales
Sat 18 Feb 2017
A look at the important role food plays for people who have, or acquire, a disability.
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The Plankton Problem
Sat 11 Feb 2017
The organisms at the centre of our food web are stressed - and it affects your plate.
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Should You Drink Your Food?
Sat 21 Jan 2017
We speak to a man who drank his food for 30 days, and explore liquefied food.
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Of Maize and Men: Unpicked
Sat 14 Jan 2017
The most abundant crop on earth is maize. We ask if we consume too much of it.
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Of Maize and Men: The Rise
Sat 7 Jan 2017
The story of how one crop came to be the world's most important ingredient.
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Food Chain: The Quiz
Sat 31 Dec 2016
Take part in the ultimate test of culinary trivia in our inaugural quiz
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Survival Stories: 鈥榃e Ate Spiders, Flies and Worms鈥�
Sat 17 Dec 2016
Two students tell us their survival diet whilst lost in a remote part of Turkey.
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Hunger in the Rich World
Sat 10 Dec 2016
Why do people struggle to feed themselves in wealthy societies?
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The Hidden Cost of a 蜜芽传媒-Cooked Meal
Sat 3 Dec 2016
The sacrifices made by some women to put a meal on the family table.
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Full English Brexit
Sat 26 Nov 2016
What happens to food on the British breakfast table in a post-Brexit world?
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Dining with the Dead
Sat 29 Oct 2016
Death's role in centuries of food culture, from corpse cakes to Mexico's Day of the Dead.
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Vegan Babies: Should You Restrict Your Child鈥檚 Diet?
Sat 22 Oct 2016
Are parents wrong to impose their own restrictive diets on their children?
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Should We All Be Vegans?
Sat 15 Oct 2016
What would happen if everyone stopped eating animal products?
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The Olympics of Chinese Food
Sat 1 Oct 2016
Can a team of UK chefs win gold in the ultimate test of Chinese cuisine?
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Pestatarians
Sat 24 Sep 2016
Rats, squirrels camels, pigeons and snakes are considered vermin so should we eat them?
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The New Sushi
Sat 17 Sep 2016
Some say insects will be the next food fad. How do you feel about crunching on a cricket?
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Survival Stories: Fish bacon for breakfast
Sat 20 Aug 2016
Our second episode to explore our relationship with food in extreme circumstances.
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Survival Stories: Lost in the Desert
Sat 13 Aug 2016
The story of Ann Rodgers, who went missing in the Arizona wilderness back in March 2016.
Food Chain highlights
Tea, coffee, spices, chillies ... snack on a selection of programme highlights
