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If you count vampirism, this show was technically all about food. Anney and Lauren buff up on the sometimes magical, sometimes metaphorical foods and drinks featured in the television series ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many pufferfish contain a deadly neurotoxin – and that’s part of why they’re a delicacy in some cuisines. Anney and Lauren dip into the swell science and strange history of eating pufferfish. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

These cryogenic storage facilities are a newfangled way to accomplish an old goal: preserving seeds for later study and use. Anney and Lauren explore the science and history behind seed banks and vaults. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This brand of mass-produced canned pasta dishes started in the kitchen of an actual Italian American chef – Ettore Boiardi – whose picture is still on the packaging. Anney and Lauren dig into the history of Chef Boyardee. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This simple, refreshing staple cocktail wouldn't exist if it weren't for heart disease and malaria. In this classic episode, Anney and Lauren trace the history of gin and tonic water -- and explain the science of why they're so tasty together. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We dive back into the mail bag for more stories from y’all excellent listeners, including (but not limited to!) pizza sacrilege, invasive ranch, vintage ads, and elusive egg hunts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kualoa Ranch hosts cattle, oysters, cacao, Godzilla footprints, Kong bones, and tourists aplenty. We speak with Kualoa's Director of Diversified Agriculture & Land Stewardship about building a sustainable ranch among the bounty and challenges Oahu offers. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Call 'em scallions, spring onions, salad onions, bunching onions, or welsh onions -- these leafy green onion tops add a mild kick to dishes the world over. Anney and Lauren dig into the tangled history and etymology of scallions. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

These tasty tree fruits have a simple genome and a complicated history. Anney and Lauren explore the origins, science, and marketing behind peaches. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cinnamon's heat drove hundreds of years of intrigue before becoming the kitchen staple it is today. Anney and Lauren dig into the troubled history of this delicious bark. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.