Episode 202. Topic: Alcohol dependence. Theme: Addiction.  How does frequent alcohol consumption change brain chemistry? Why does this make stopping outright dangerous? 

Episode 201. Topic: Opium wars. Theme: Addiction. Why did the British try to get opium into China and why were there two wars fought over this? 

Episode 200. Topic: Wagyu beef. Theme: Cooking. What is Wagyu (Kobe) beef and why do so few cattle qualify for this title? Why is this beef so expensive and is it really worth the price? 

Episode 199. Topic: New world, new foods. Theme: Cooking. What foods were introduced after contact between the eastern world and the Americas? How have these foods been rebranded? 

Episode 198. Topic: Truffles. Theme: Cooking. What are truffles and why are they so popular and expensive? 

Episode 197. Topic: Cooking away nutrients? Theme: Cooking. Does cooking vegetables remove vitamins? Does it depend on how you cook? Here we look at one paper investigating this question. 

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Episode 196. Topic: Fermentation. Theme: Cooking.  What is fermentation and how is it used to create energy from humans to bacteria? How is it used and cooking and what are some common fermented foods? 

Episode 195. Topic: The Navajo language. Theme: Indigenous Americans. Why did the Navajo language decline in the last two centuries? How has it been revitalized? Why is the grammar of Navajo unique and how has it been used as a code language in war? 

Episode 194. Topic: Immune system genetics. Theme: Indigenous Americans. How have centuries of disease shaped native populations? How do the immune systems of indigenous peoples today compare to those before contact? 

Episode 193. Topic: Blood quantum. Theme: Indigenous Americans. What is blood quantum and why does it play a role in tribal membership? How can this rule prevent children of tribal members from joining?