Ranked #1
A Science-Loving Chef's Guide to Eating Safely Right Now
A Science-Loving Chef's Guide to Eating Safely Right Now
Whether you’re in lockdown or beginning to ease your way back into public life—you still need to eat every day. And the ... Read more
29 May 2020
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24mins
Ranked #2
48 – This Science Will Make You Feel Better About What You Eat
48 – This Science Will Make You Feel Better About What You Eat
Have you ever wondered why some foods make you feel more full than others? Or why when you’re stressed out you turn to y... Read more
26 Jan 2018
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24mins
Ranked #3
47 – Not Just Granola: How Hippies Reinvented American Cuisine
47 – Not Just Granola: How Hippies Reinvented American Cuisine
If you enjoy avocado toast and power bowls, thank a hippie. On this episode, Tom talks to Jonathan Kauffmann, whose new ... Read more
12 Jan 2018
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30mins
Ranked #4
8 - Michael Pollan – Magic Mushrooms
8 - Michael Pollan – Magic Mushrooms
You know Michael Pollan from his blockbuster book The Omnivore's Dilemma or his most recent title, Cooked, which was ada... Read more
17 Jun 2016
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50mins
Ranked #5
34 – You Are What You Eat, Donald Trump
34 – You Are What You Eat, Donald Trump
As President Donald Trump adapts to his new life as the most powerful leader in the country, his food choices have remai... Read more
30 Jun 2017
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26mins
Ranked #6
54 – Did Drinking Give Me Cancer?
54 – Did Drinking Give Me Cancer?
Mother Jones Senior Reporter Stephanie Mencimer just wrote a blockbuster story that weaves together her own breast cance... Read more
20 Apr 2018
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36mins
Ranked #7
26 - The Science of Why People Don’t Believe in Food Science
26 - The Science of Why People Don’t Believe in Food Science
When Atlantic journalist and physician James Hamblin investigated the world of gluten-free products, he found a $23 bill... Read more
10 Mar 2017
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24mins
Ranked #8
30 – Sex, Drugs, and Oysters: What It's Really Like to Work at a Fancy Restaurant
30 – Sex, Drugs, and Oysters: What It's Really Like to Work at a Fancy Restaurant
In Stephanie Danler’s novel Sweetbitter, it takes Tess, a 22-year-old waitress new to Manhattan, about three months to m... Read more
5 May 2017
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23mins
Ranked #9
21 – The Secret Lives of Chefs
21 – The Secret Lives of Chefs
Why do so many chefs get tattoos? That’s just one question we asked this week’s guests, journalist Isaac Fitzgerald and ... Read more
16 Dec 2016
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28mins
Ranked #10
60 – (Not) Eating Animals
60 – (Not) Eating Animals
This episode is all about giving up meat. As novelist Jonathan Safron Foer prepared to become a father, he became increa... Read more
15 Jun 2018
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26mins
Ranked #11
55 – This Is the Best Kind of Milk
55 – This Is the Best Kind of Milk
In this episode of Bite, we dive deep into the contentious topic of fake milk with the great Plant-Based Milk Showdown o... Read more
4 May 2018
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20mins
Ranked #12
66 – The Bizarre Fad Diet Taking the Far Right by Storm
66 – The Bizarre Fad Diet Taking the Far Right by Storm
Lately, Jordan Peterson, the Canadian psychologist known for his arch-conservative politics and views on masculinity, ha... Read more
7 Sep 2018
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25mins
Ranked #13
How Does Your Pandemic Garden Grow?
How Does Your Pandemic Garden Grow?
Quarantine has prompted a burst of gardening activity around the country; some people have even likened it to the 1940s ... Read more
15 May 2020
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22mins
Ranked #14
52 – This Is Your Dinner on Weed
52 – This Is Your Dinner on Weed
California recently legalized marijuana for recreational use, and gourmet chefs have pounced. Maddie takes you to a high... Read more
23 Mar 2018
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29mins
Ranked #15
The Bizarre Fad Diet Taking the Far Right by Storm
The Bizarre Fad Diet Taking the Far Right by Storm
Lately, Jordan Peterson, the Canadian psychologist known for his arch-conservative politics and views on masculinity, ha... Read more
27 Dec 2019
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25mins
Ranked #16
46 – Dinner and a Movie
46 – Dinner and a Movie
Kiera interviews screenwriter Sri Rao, one of the few American-born people who’s worked on Bollywood films, and he’s lea... Read more
15 Dec 2017
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16mins
Ranked #17
83 – Nobody Puts Vegetables in the Corner
83 – Nobody Puts Vegetables in the Corner
If you’ve ever had trouble figuring out what to do with a bunch of vegetables, this episode is for you. Just in time for... Read more
17 May 2019
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18mins
Ranked #18
40 – She Packs Your Brussels Sprouts and Lives in Fear
40 – She Packs Your Brussels Sprouts and Lives in Fear
Elena thought she had finally found freedom. She graduated high school and got a steady job in a vegetable factory. Then... Read more
22 Sep 2017
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17mins
Ranked #19
27 – The Bizarre, True-Crime Story of New England’s Seafood King
27 – The Bizarre, True-Crime Story of New England’s Seafood King
If you’ve ever eaten cod from New England, chances are you’ve helped build the empire of Carlos Rafael, the crime boss w... Read more
24 Mar 2017
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28mins
Ranked #20
43 – Robin Sloan's Hilarious and Bizarre Food Novel
43 – Robin Sloan's Hilarious and Bizarre Food Novel
The Bite team interviews author Robin Sloan, author of the new novel Sourdough. When a gift of magical sourdough starter... Read more
3 Nov 2017
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13mins