Pantry Staples

By pantrystaples

An exploration of the history and social context of food! Listen to hear how some of your favourite foods started, changed, and shaped the world around them. Longwinded anecdotes, many curse words, an... more

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The podcast currently has 65 episodes available.

Pantry Staples episodes:

December 10, 2021 Disaster 7: The Norwegian Cheese Fire
This is your official warning, cheese and fire do NOT mix! In possibly our most lighthearted disaster episode yet Emily tells Marika an illuminating tale of Norwegian brown cheese. Tangents include advent calendars and historical #girlbosses. Follow us on instagram @pantrystaplesppod
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28min
November 26, 2021 Disaster 6: The Atlantic Cod Fishery Collapse
This week we bring you a tragic tale of resource mismanagement and scientists who can't do math. Plus Marika attempts to re-create a part of our heritage only to reveal another of Emily's pop cultural blind spots. Follow us on instagram @pantrystaplespod
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34min
November 13, 2021 Disaster 5: Mad Cow Disease
Would you like a content warning? Because this one's a little grotty... Emily explains how Mad Cow Disease is more than a wicked schoolyard zinger. Follow us on instagram @pantrystaplespod
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29min
October 29, 2021 Disaster 4: The Boston Molasses Flood
This week's episode is about a very sticky situation! Seriously though, this was a huge disaster that changed the 'flow' of history. Tangents include edible leaves and an unnecessary thought experiment. Follow us on instagram @pantrystaplespod
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31min
October 15, 2021 Disaster 3: The Food of the Titanic
Emily reads Marika elaborate menus from the Titanic and explores the ways in which trans-Atlantic travel changed restaurant culture. Maybe you too will come to the conclusion that the real disaster was all that food waste! Follow us on instagram @pantrystaplespod
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46min
October 01, 2021 Disaster 2: The Irish Potato Famine
You may think you know this story but, don't worry, it's much worse than you remember! Marika has all of the depressing details on why being a Catholic peasant in 1840's Ireland was a pretty rough gig. Follow us on Instagram @pantrystaplespod !
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49min
September 17, 2021 Disaster 1: The Snail in the Ginger Beer
We're back baby! It's season 3 and we're shaking things up this time around. Emily regales Marika with some classic case law and reveals why you never want to be a precedent. Follow us on instagram @pantrystaplespod
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31min
June 18, 2021 Soy Sauce: It Has a Vitamin
Welcome to the final episode of Season 2! The podcast where we tell you the origin of a food and then immediately tell you that none of it matters! Also, Emily learns that Samurais aren't real and we discuss the pitfalls of handshake deals. Follow us on instagam @pantrystaplespod !
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48min
June 04, 2021 Kombucha: Harmful If You're Dumb
It's kombucha week and we're drowning in scobys! Which begs the question, could the most liberal product in America kill you? Plus! Lindsay Lohan and Marika's 'Buch reviews.
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46min
May 21, 2021 Vinegar: Smart and Dumb and Hot and Ugly
We may not be full of piss but we are definitely chock full of vinegar and we're back to remind you that this is a pro-Roman podcast- even if it might end Marika and Emily's friendship. We're dissing Hannibal, boosting Cleopatra and sneaking in some ASMR. Follow us on instagram @pantrystaplespod
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1h 6min

FAQs about Pantry Staples:

How many episodes does Pantry Staples have?

The podcast currently has 65 episodes available.