“Food has long served as an instrument of statecraft. Yet agricultural economics typically ... neglects security externalities.”
In Search of the Real Cheeses
06/04/2026 | 25 mins.
A six-year journey to learn about, document and share artisanal cheese-making around the world.
Old Modern Olive Oil in Provence
23/03/2026 | 14 mins.
Old-fashioned oils rely on up-to-date equipment and the skill of the miller
The unstoppable rise of extra virgin olive oil
09/03/2026 | 28 mins.
Today, a bigger problem than fraud is transportation and storage.
The Food System Is Not Broken
23/02/2026 | 34 mins.
“You are more likely to find the raw ingredients for a better future for the food system at the Waffle House than you are at your local farmers’ market.”
Using food to explore all manner of topics, from agriculture to zoology. Eat This Podcast tries to go beyond the obvious to see how the food we eat influences and is influenced by history, archaeology, trade, chemistry, economics, geography, evolution, religion — you get the picture. We don’t do recipes, except when we do, or restaurant reviews, ditto. We do offer an eclectic smorgasbord of tasty topics.
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