Lunchbox Envy

By Lunchbox EnvyArts Food

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Lunchbox Envy episodes

October 27, 2025 37: 🎃 What's Really In A Pumpkin Spice Latte
What is a Pumpkin Spice Latte really made of? How do you sail a pumpkin? Who was Stingy Jack?
Happy Halloween!
Hosts: Alex Bell, Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
35 min
October 19, 2025 36: 🍄‍🟫 Was Jesus A Mushroom?
Why would you want a mushroom to eat you? Which country has specially-trained mushroom chemists? Was Jesus actually a mushroom?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
44 min
October 12, 2025 35: ❄️ The Man Who Nearly Destroyed Earth...Twice
Who was the original King of Cool? Where are the world's dirtiest fridges? How are you using your fridge wrong?
Hosts: Alex Bell, Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
38 min
October 05, 2025 34: 🍪 You're Eating Biscuits The Wrong Way Up
Did a digestive break up The Beatles? Are you chomping on your Hobnobs upside down? What biscuits were on offer in the Titanic lifeboats?
Hosts: Alex Bell, Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
40 min
September 28, 2025 33: 🐟 The Herring That Nearly Started WW3
How did herring nearly start World War 3? When did fish have fingers? Is there such a thing as a fish? (Yes, and it's delicious).
Hosts: Alex Bell, Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
38 min
September 21, 2025 32: 🍎 We Ate Newton's Gravity Apple
How can a movie be spoiled by an apple? When do apples break the sound barrier? Why are some apples better for cooking with?
Hosts: Alex Bell, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
40 min
September 14, 2025 31: 🫖 Lethal Tea-Making Contraptions
What is that scum on the top of your tea? Why were the first automatic tea-making contraptions so dangerous? Are you a MIFFY or a TIFFY?
Hosts: Alex Bell, Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
39 min
September 07, 2025 30: ♨️ The Insane Truth Behind Microwave Clocks
How did squirrels help invent the microwave? Why don't ants mind microwaves? What's the big problem with microwave clocks?
Dedicated to Nigella <3
Hosts: Alex Bell, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
38 min
August 31, 2025 29: 🍺 Why Ancient Egyptians Drank Beer Through Straws
Why shouldn't you tilt your glass when you pour a pint? Which city has an underground beer pipeline? Why did the Ancient Egyptians drink their beer through straws?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
41 min
August 24, 2025 28: 🧂 The Saltiest Place On Earth
What’s the saltiest place on Earth? How can salt win a war? And why does some salt taste like egg?!
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
49 min

About Lunchbox Envy

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From the makers of QI and No Such Thing As A Fish: Gastronomically-minded QI researchers Jack Chambers and Manu Henriot join chef and food writer Rosie MacKean to unpack the world of food and drink, one lunchbox at a time.