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The Slow Melt: A podcast about chocolate

The first podcast to cover the continuum of chocolate, The Slow Melt uses chocolate as the thick, delicious lens through which to explore the world—from flavor and physiology to chemistry and conserva... Read more

Ranked #1

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Episode 2: Be Still My Heart

Episode 2: Be Still My Heart

Chocolate: food of the gods, balm of our hearts, and, at one point in time, a symbol of sacrifice and stand-in for human... Read more

10 Feb 2017

25mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 4: The High Price of Cheap Chocolate

Episode 4: The High Price of Cheap Chocolate

Over 40 percent of cocoa comes from Ivory Coast and one-fourth of the population—about 6 million people—earn their livin... Read more

10 Mar 2017

28mins

Ranked #3

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Episode 6: Save By Savoring

Episode 6: Save By Savoring

Disease, climate change and low wages are just a few of the reasons we are losing some of the most diverse, delicious va... Read more

6 Apr 2017

29mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 5: Eat With Your Ears (And More)

Episode 5: Eat With Your Ears (And More)

Most of our experience of chocolate comes from smell and taste but also touch, sight and sound. In this episode, we’ll e... Read more

24 Mar 2017

26mins

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Ranked #5

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Episode 8: The Deep Origin: Latin America

Episode 8: The Deep Origin: Latin America

The cocoa and chocolate we know and love was born in the upper Amazon and domesticated (turned into chocolate) in Mesoam... Read more

12 May 2017

29mins

Ranked #6

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Makers Series 1: SOMA Chocolatemaker

Makers Series 1: SOMA Chocolatemaker

There are so many incredible makers who are part of the emerging craft chocolate movement and bigger markets, we decided... Read more

16 Jun 2017

37mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 9: Your Chocolate is Probably African (part 1)

Episode 9: Your Chocolate is Probably African (part 1)

Although cacao’s birthplace is across the upper Amazon in South America, 70 percent of cacao comes from West Africa. In ... Read more

26 May 2017

28mins

Ranked #8

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Makers Series 2: Askinosie Chocolate

Makers Series 2: Askinosie Chocolate

Askinosie Chocolate was founded in 2007 in Springfield, USA, by Shawn Askinosie, who left his job as a criminal defense ... Read more

30 Jun 2017

44mins

Ranked #9

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Makers Series 4: Ritual Chocolate

Makers Series 4: Ritual Chocolate

Ritual Chocolate was founded in 2010 by Robbie Stout and Anna Davies and is based in Park City, USA. The company makes s... Read more

28 Jul 2017

33mins

Ranked #10

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Makers Series 3: Valrhona

Makers Series 3: Valrhona

Valrhona was founded in 1922 by Albéric Guironnet in the small village of Tain L’Hermitage, France, and is now also base... Read more

14 Jul 2017

19mins

Ranked #11

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Makers Series 6: Cacao Hunters

Makers Series 6: Cacao Hunters

Cacao Hunters was founded in 2013 by Carlos Ignacio Velasco and Mayumi Ogata and is based in Popayán, Colombia. The comp... Read more

25 Aug 2017

39mins

Ranked #12

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Makers Series 5: Marou, Faiseurs de Chocolat

Makers Series 5: Marou, Faiseurs de Chocolat

Marou, Faiseurs de Chocolat, was founded in 2011 by Vincent Mourou and Samuel Maruta and is based in Ho Chi Minh City, V... Read more

11 Aug 2017

40mins

Ranked #13

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Episode 9: Your Chocolate is Probably African (part 2)

Episode 9: Your Chocolate is Probably African (part 2)

Part 2: Although cacao’s birthplace is across the upper Amazon in South America, 70 percent of cacao comes from West Afr... Read more

2 Jun 2017

18mins

Ranked #14

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Preview of Makers Series 1: SOMA Chocolatemakers

Preview of Makers Series 1: SOMA Chocolatemakers

There are so many incredible makers who are part of the emerging craft chocolate movement and bigger markets, we decided... Read more

9 Jun 2017

Ranked #15

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Preview of Episode 9: Your Chocolate Is Probably African

Preview of Episode 9: Your Chocolate Is Probably African

Although cacao’s birthplace is across the upper Amazon in South America, 70 percent of cacao comes from West Africa. In... Read more

19 May 2017

1min

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