Savor Does Time with Food Heists
Forget fine art, gold, or jewels – food and drink make up over a quarter of all cargo heists worldwide. (It’s the largest single category!) Anney and Lauren explore the strange, sad, thrilling, and so...
8 Jan 202037min
Turning a New Leaf with Collards
These leafy greens -- another traditional New Year’s food in the American South – have been sustaining humans pretty much ever since humans existed. Anney and Lauren explore the history and culture of...
4 Jan 202030min
Like Black-Eyed Peas in a Podcast
Black-eyed peas, a traditional New Year’s food in the American South, are an important staple all year long around the world. We dig into the history of this hardy legume – plus the science of minimiz...
2 Jan 202030min
Savor Redux: Pineapple
Throughout its history, the much-sought-after pineapple has symbolized friendship, luxury, and royalty. Anney and Lauren take another look into the pineapple's history and future with help from some o...
31 Dec 201948min
That Old Chestnut Episode
This tree nut helped make civilizations in North America possible — and is now practically extinct in the region. Anney and Lauren explore why the chestnut is so useful, why it was nearly lost here, a...
26 Dec 201924min
Staying Abreast with the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line
Since 1981, confounded cooks have been able to call a free holiday hotline for answers to their burning turkey questions – sometimes literally. We chat with Turkey Talk-Line Director Nicole Johnson ab...
21 Dec 201949min
Savor Classics: Popcorn
America's favorite movie theater snack involves 7,000 years of history and fascinating physics. In this corny but classic episode, Anney and Lauren explore how popcorn pops -- and how it basically got...
18 Dec 201938min
Interview: We Drink and We Learn Things
The forces that made New Orleans’ drinking culture unique in the U.S. also made the city what it is today. We sit down with a historian who explores and explains New Orleans through its cocktails, Eli...
14 Dec 201957min
