Unsavory

Unsavory

By Becca Harris & Sarah MuncasterHealth & FitnessNutritionTrue CrimeArtsFood
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Unsavory episodes

  • EXTRA CHEESE: Belgium's Massive Egg Fraud and the Tale of the Rotting Mushrooms

    This episode is a real fungi! 

    Sarah covers the recent sentencing in Belgium’s largest food fraud, the Fipronil egg scandal. Then we hear a listener story that will make you laugh and might change the way you look at mushrooms. 

    WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Do you have an interesting food-related story? Maybe a quirky food habit or unique sensitivity? Or maybe you ate something questionable in the back of your fridge and sh*t your pants for days? Email us at [email protected]. 

    For a full list of references, visit our website.

    This is an independently produced podcast and your support means a lot to us. Please share this episode with your true crime and food-loving friends! 

    Follow @itsthedadpod on Twitter or @dieteticsafterdark on Instagram to stay in the loop on all things podcast-related.

    Follow Sarah & Becca on Instagram @sarahdoesnutrition and @thenutritionjunky for recipes and all things dietetics. 

    This podcast was produced by Geoff Devine at Earworm Radio. Follow Geoff @ewradio on Instagram or visit earwormradio.com.

    Special thanks to Rachel Wharton for the listener story this week. 

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    16 min
  • EXTRA CHEESE: Belgium's Massive Egg Fraud and the Tale of the Rotting Mushrooms

    This episode is a real fungi! 

    Sarah covers the recent sentencing in Belgium’s largest food fraud, the Fipronil egg scandal. Then we hear a listener story that will make you laugh and might change the way you look at mushrooms. 

    WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Do you have an interesting food-related story? Maybe a quirky food habit or unique sensitivity? Or maybe you ate something questionable in the back of your fridge and sh*t your pants for days? Email us at [email protected]. 

    For a full list of references, visit our website.

    This is an independently produced podcast and your support means a lot to us. Please share this episode with your true crime and food-loving friends! 

    Follow @itsthedadpod on Twitter or @dieteticsafterdark on Instagram to stay in the loop on all things podcast-related.

    Follow Sarah & Becca on Instagram @sarahdoesnutrition and @thenutritionjunky for recipes and all things dietetics. 

    This podcast was produced by Geoff Devine at Earworm Radio. Follow Geoff @ewradio on Instagram or visit earwormradio.com.

    Special thanks to Rachel Wharton for the listener story this week. 

    Get bonus content on Patreon

    See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    16 min
  • Prohibition & The Boston Molassacre

    Sarah explains the manufacturing process of molasses, the Triangular Trade, and how this all relates to rum. Becca then discusses the key events that led to prohibition and how this relates to a tank explosion that left 21 dead and covered the city of Boston in molasses. This is the story of the Boston Molassacre.


    For all links and references visit our website.

    This is an independently produced podcast and your support means a lot to us. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

    Follow on Instagram and Twitter @unsavorypodcast to stay in the loop on all things podcast-related.

    Follow Sarah & Becca on Instagram @sarahdoesnutrition and @thenutritionjunky for recipes and all things dietetics. 

    This podcast was produced by Geoff Devine at Earworm Radio.

    Follow Geoff @ewradio on Instagram or visit earwormradio.com.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    49 min
  • EXTRA CHEESE: Fake Farm Fraud, The Paycheck Protection Program & Secondary Lactose Intolerance

    Becca tells Sarah about a pandemic loan program in the US that led to the creation of hundreds of fake farms. Plus, we hear about a listener’s experience with lactose intolerance from a staph infection.


    WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Do you have an interesting food-related story? Maybe a quirky food habit or unique sensitivity? Email us at [email protected]. 


    For all links and references visit our website.

    This is an independently produced podcast and your support means a lot to us. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

    Follow on Instagram and Twitter @unsavorypodcast to stay in the loop on all things podcast-related.

    Follow Sarah & Becca on Instagram @sarahdoesnutrition and @thenutritionjunky for recipes and all things dietetics. 

    This podcast was produced by Geoff Devine at Earworm Radio.

    Follow Geoff @ewradio on Instagram or visit earwormradio.com.


    Special thanks to Georgia Alton for the listener story this week. 

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    19 min
  • EXTRA CHEESE: Fake Farm Fraud, The Paycheck Protection Program & Secondary Lactose Intolerance

    Becca tells Sarah about a pandemic loan program in the US that led to the creation of hundreds of fake farms. Plus, we hear about a listener’s experience with lactose intolerance from a staph infection.


    WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Do you have an interesting food-related story? Maybe a quirky food habit or unique sensitivity? Email us at [email protected]. 


    For all links and references visit our website.

    This is an independently produced podcast and your support means a lot to us. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

    Follow on Instagram and Twitter @unsavorypodcast to stay in the loop on all things podcast-related.

    Follow Sarah & Becca on Instagram @sarahdoesnutrition and @thenutritionjunky for recipes and all things dietetics. 

    This podcast was produced by Geoff Devine at Earworm Radio.

    Follow Geoff @ewradio on Instagram or visit earwormradio.com.


    Special thanks to Georgia Alton for the listener story this week. 

    Get bonus content on Patreon

    See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    19 min
  • Salmonella Poisoning and Death by Peanut Butter

    Peanut butter and... jail?! 


    In this episode, Becca tells all about the different pathogens that cause food poisoning. We recommend taking a drink every time she talks about poop! Then Sarah shares the tragic story of one of the largest mass food poisonings in recent history - the Peanut Corporation of America’s Salmonella outbreak.


    For all links and references visit our website.

    This is an independently produced podcast and your support means a lot to us. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

    Follow on Instagram and Twitter @unsavorypodcast to stay in the loop on all things podcast-related.

    Follow Sarah & Becca on Instagram @sarahdoesnutrition and @thenutritionjunky for recipes and all things dietetics. 

    This podcast was produced by Geoff Devine at Earworm Radio.

    Follow Geoff @ewradio on Instagram or visit earwormradio.com.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    59 min
  • EXTRA CHEESE: Shape-Shifting Pasta and Deadly Fava Beans

    Sarah tells Becca about a new shape-shifting pasta that may help make the food system more sustainable. Plus, we hear a harrowing listener story about favism (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency) and discuss the science behind it.


    WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Do you have an interesting food-related story? Maybe a quirky food habit or unique sensitivity? Email us at [email protected]. 


    For all links and references visit our website.

    This is an independently produced podcast and your support means a lot to us. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

    Follow on Instagram and Twitter @unsavorypodcast to stay in the loop on all things podcast-related.

    Follow Sarah & Becca on Instagram @sarahdoesnutrition and @thenutritionjunky for recipes and all things dietetics. 

    This podcast was produced by Geoff Devine at Earworm Radio.

    Follow Geoff @ewradio on Instagram or visit earwormradio.com.


    Special thanks to @ken.dietitian for the listener story this week. 

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    17 min
  • EXTRA CHEESE: Shape-Shifting Pasta and Deadly Fava Beans

    Sarah tells Becca about a new shape-shifting pasta that may help make the food system more sustainable. Plus, we hear a harrowing listener story about favism (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency) and discuss the science behind it.


    WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Do you have an interesting food-related story? Maybe a quirky food habit or unique sensitivity? Email us at [email protected]. 


    For all links and references visit our website.

    This is an independently produced podcast and your support means a lot to us. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

    Follow on Instagram and Twitter @unsavorypodcast to stay in the loop on all things podcast-related.

    Follow Sarah & Becca on Instagram @sarahdoesnutrition and @thenutritionjunky for recipes and all things dietetics. 

    This podcast was produced by Geoff Devine at Earworm Radio.

    Follow Geoff @ewradio on Instagram or visit earwormradio.com.


    Special thanks to @ken.dietitian for the listener story this week. 

    Get bonus content on Patreon

    See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    17 min
  • Alternative Medicine, the Wellness Industry & goop

    Sarah starts off by discussing complementary and alternative medicine, as well as the history behind some of the most common therapies, including naturopathy, homeopathy, and massage.


    Becca then explores celebrity influence over public health, specifically Gwyneth Paltrow and goop. She examines how female mistrust in traditional medicine has made wellness the multi-billion dollar industry it is today. Sarah and Becca then explore some instances where goop has gone too far, like when they had a dispute with NASA and published a book on “intuitive fasting”.


    For all links and references visit our website.

    This is an independently produced podcast and your support means a lot to us. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

    Follow on Instagram and Twitter @unsavorypodcast to stay in the loop on all things podcast-related.

    Follow Sarah & Becca on Instagram @sarahdoesnutrition and @thenutritionjunky for recipes and all things dietetics. 

    This podcast was produced by Geoff Devine at Earworm Radio.

    Follow Geoff @ewradio on Instagram or visit earwormradio.com.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 hr 14 min
  • EXTRA CHEESE: Epicurious, Beyond Meat Chicken & Cultured Human Milk

    This news round-up covers all things meat. Becca & Sarah discuss Epicurious’ new pro-planet strategy, Beyond Meat’s plant-based chicken, Impossible Foods’ “meaty” ad campaign, BioMilk’s cultured human milk, and more! We then hear from a listener who shares a mysterious sweet potato aversion story.


    For all links and references visit our website.

    This is an independently produced podcast and your support means a lot to us. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

    Follow on Instagram and Twitter @unsavorypodcast to stay in the loop on all things podcast-related.

    Follow Sarah & Becca on Instagram @sarahdoesnutrition and @thenutritionjunky for recipes and all things dietetics. 

    This podcast was produced by Geoff Devine at Earworm Radio.

    Follow Geoff @ewradio on Instagram or visit earwormradio.com.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    25 min

About Unsavory

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Welcome to Unsavory, the podcast where true crime meets food. Join Sarah and Becca as they use their backgrounds in nutrition and criminology to discuss food-related scandals using an evidence-based…

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