Listeners submit their cases for the best fruit ever, and we explore the intersections of fruit, food, and colonialism.

Featuring Alicia Kennedy, Coral Lee, Lauren Baker, Grant Bosse, and Hallie Casey.

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“On Luxury” by Alicia Kennedy

“C is for Colonialism’s Effect on How and What We Eat” by Coral Lee

Here’s the 2013 Scientific American article Taylor mentioned on America’s corn system.

Rice is Food and Other Stories

A show where curiosity and the natural world collide. We explore science, energy, environmentalism, and reflections on how we think about and depict nature, and always leave time for plenty of goofing off.

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Natural Sciences

Science & Medicine

Science

What happens when the growing threat of landslides collides with a housing crisis?

‘Til the landslide brings it down

If we’re in the middle of a mass extinction, shouldn’t more species be going extinct?

The mystery of the missing extinctions

Some social media influencers tout the all-meat diet and say that plants are making people sick. The science says otherwise.

Meet the meatfluencers

Is hemp overhyped? Or is it a planet-saving super plant?

Reefer madness, the CBD bubble, and the future of hemp

In which we consider Flaco the Eurasian eagle owl, impulse goat purchases, and a big night for salamanders. Plus, our host graces us with a rendition of a Tom Waits song.

Rice is Food and Other Stories

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