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Ridiculous History

Chocolate Syrup: From Medicine to Dessert

Ridiculous History

iHeartPodcasts

History, Society & Culture

4.24.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Most people nowadays associate chocolate syrup with ice cream -- but back in the day, it was considered a legitimate medicine. In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max explore the origins of chocolate from ancient Mesoamerica to the modern day. Ben and Max also try to save their pal Noel from the unpleasant experience of 'Beverly.'

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0:00.0

Hey, I'm Joel Stein. I want you to close your eyes and imagine a pocket watch. It's moving from side to side. You're getting very sleepy.

0:11.6

Great. Now that I've hypnotized you against your will, you're going to start liking long-form journalism. Like so much.

0:18.3

You're going to listen to a podcast where the host interviews a writer about their long-form story every week. I'm that host.

0:25.0

Listen to Story of the Week on the I Heart Radio app Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcast.

0:30.0

I'm Danish Ward's host of Stealing Superman, a new I Heart original podcast about the most unlikely art heist of all time.

0:40.0

It was Nick Cage's own personal national treasure. At a 1999 New Year's Eve party, someone snatched Cage's priceless comics.

0:52.0

But who? Listen to Stealing Superman on the I Heart Radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you find your favorite shows.

1:00.0

Hi, it's Bethany Frankel. My time on the Real Housewives of New York is a few years behind me. And now I'm ready to put the real back into the Real Housewives.

1:09.0

That's where my new podcast Rewives comes in. This isn't your typical rewatch podcast. I'm bringing on unexpected thought leaders and celebrities to give their take on the chaos.

1:18.0

In my first episode, I dig into the scary island, Roni episode with Elizabeth Moss. It's one of my favorite shows I've ever done so don't miss it.

1:27.0

Listen to Rewives with Bethany Frankel on the I Heart Radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your favorite podcasts.

1:35.0

Radiculous History is a production of I Heart Radio.

2:03.0

And back to the show Radiculous historians. Thank you as always so much for tuning in. Do you have a sweet tooth? Do you have an ailment? Do you feel that your life could be a bit more hail a bit more hearty? If so, this may be the episode for you shout out to our number one snake oil salesman are super producer, Mr. Max Williams.

2:25.0

Give him a hand. Give him a patent medicine.

2:29.0

Max only sells the good stuff. He sells the good stuff. Yeah, I don't know what I want to think of a being called the snake oil salesman right here.

2:36.0

Well, how about a purveyors weakness? How about we call you the Radiculous History Candyman, Willie Wonka style Candyman, not the horror film Candyman purveyors of quality remedies.

2:50.0

Tony Todd, the marvelous Tony Todd, Tony Todd classic. You can score the park.

2:59.0

You know, it was of course, you know, Lieutenant Worc little brother. Is that right? Okay, here's Max with the Star Trek.

3:06.0

Star Trek facts. Well, we can go there or we can play it.

3:10.0

Who's that thing that I want is Max and he's full of knowledge.

3:20.0

I know. It's my love.

3:28.0

Yeah, there's got to be another version of it though. Max, you'll take care of that. Add some wooshes in there. But no, it's true. Candy, right?

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