Ranked #1
Episode 9: Mother, May I?
Episode 9: Mother, May I?
Welcome to Season Two of Modernist BreadCrumbs! It seems only natural—and appropriately poetic—to start this season talk... Read more
24 Oct 2018
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42mins
Ranked #2
Episode 1: Pre-ferment
Episode 1: Pre-ferment
This is Episode One of Modernist BreadCrumbs: "Pre-ferment," on the history of bread. Modernist BreadCrumbs is a special... Read more
4 Oct 2017
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58mins
Ranked #3
Episode 2: The Great Civilizations of Grain
Episode 2: The Great Civilizations of Grain
This is Episode Two of Modernist BreadCrumbs: “The Great Civilizations of Grain,” on grains, flour, and milling. In this... Read more
18 Oct 2017
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #4
Episode 3: On the Rise
Episode 3: On the Rise
This is Episode Three of Modernist BreadCrumbs: “On the Rise,” on yeast, leavening, and fermentation. Here, we observe a... Read more
25 Oct 2017
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56mins
Ranked #5
Modernist BreadCrumbs Live: Nathan Myhrvold in Conversation with Michael Harlan Turkell
Modernist BreadCrumbs Live: Nathan Myhrvold in Conversation with Michael Harlan Turkell
Nathan Myhrvold and Michael Harlan Turkell kick off Modernist BreadCrumbs, their new podcast series on Heritage Radio Ne... Read more
11 Oct 2017
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58mins
Ranked #6
Episode 4: Milling About
Episode 4: Milling About
This is Episode Four of Modernist BreadCrumbs: “Milling About,” History Part II, Pre-Industrialization. When we look bac... Read more
1 Nov 2017
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52mins
Ranked #7
Episode 5: Against the Grain
Episode 5: Against the Grain
This is Episode Five of Modernist BreadCrumbs: “Against the Grain,” on politics. How does bread play a part in politics ... Read more
15 Nov 2017
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55mins
Ranked #8
Episode 8: Breadbox
Episode 8: Breadbox
This is Episode Eight of Modernist BreadCrumbs: “Breadbox.” Bread is immeasurable, no longer bound by precepts. The new ... Read more
13 Dec 2017
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1hr 28mins
Ranked #9
Episode 7: Thermal Mass
Episode 7: Thermal Mass
This is Episode Seven of Modernist BreadCrumbs: "Thermal Mass," on baking and ovens. We’ll discuss “thermal mass," or th... Read more
29 Nov 2017
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #10
Episode 6: Balls & Sticks
Episode 6: Balls & Sticks
This is Episode Six of Modernist BreadCrumbs: “Balls & Sticks,” on shapes, scoring, and semiotics. Balls & stick... Read more
22 Nov 2017
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53mins