Episode 1: The Golden Spoon

Gastropod

Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley

Science, Food, History, Arts

4.7 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2014

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Chances are, you’ve spent more time thinking about the specs on your smartphone than about the gadgets that you use to put food in your mouth. But the shape and material properties of forks, spoons, and knives turn out to matter—a lot. Changes in the design of cutlery have not only affected how and what we eat, but also what our food tastes like. There’s even evidence that the adoption of the table knife transformed the shape of European faces. To explore the hidden history and emerging science of cutlery for our brand new podcast, Gastropod spoke to Bee Wilson, food historian and author of Consider the Fork, and Zoe Laughlin, co-founder of the Institute of Making at University College London. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The 14th season of the Real Housewives of New York just premiered with an entirely new cast.
0:06.0	And yet, the show is just as addictive as it's always been.
0:10.0	The thing about Housewives is it's a little bit like Saturday Night Live.
0:15.0	As much as people kind of come in and go out of it, the franchise is stronger than any of the players.
0:22.0	We break down the lasting influence of the Real Housewives.
0:26.0	And we rank our favorites.
0:28.0	This week on Into It, Vultures Pop Culture Podcast.
0:34.0	Drum roll please!
0:36.0	Oh, okay.
0:38.0	Welcome to the very first episode of Gastropod.
0:42.0	I'm Cynthia Graber.
0:43.0	And I'm Nicola Twilly.
0:44.0	And we are the proud hosts and co-parents of this shiny new podcast.
0:49.0	You might be a bit curious about Gastropod, what it is, why we decided to bring it to your ears.
0:54.0	It's not contrary to what Wikipedia would have you believe, a snail or a slug.
0:58.0	Sorry, biologists, natural historians and lovers of accurate taxonomy.
1:02.0	But this Gastropod is something else altogether.
1:05.0	Better than the best snail you've ever dreamed of.
1:08.0	Amazing the bar for snails everywhere.
1:10.0	Okay, so we're both journalists and we both have a major overwhelming passion.
1:14.0	Food, food, and everything food related.
1:17.0	And so we've teamed up to bring you Gastropod, the podcast about all things Gastro.
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