One man hiding from police in a California corn maze accidentally leads us down a different path—into the 9,000-year story of corn itself. Featuring Indigenous perspectives, culinary history, and a side of humor, this episode uncovers how one ancient grain shaped our plates, our past, and one very strange police report.

Sources include:

An interview from KTVU

An interview from ABC 7

Ancient DNA Continues To Rewrite Corn’s 9,000-Year Society-Shaping History from the Smithsonian

Historical Indigenous Food Preparation Using Produce of the Three Sisters Intercropping System