Popcorn

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Almost everyone has had popcorn and some of you have even probably had some recently. Popcorn can be made at home, can be purchased pre packaged in stores, and has been tightly associated with movie theaters. Yet, despite seeming like a rather modern snack, popcorn has actually been around for thousands of years. It exists because of a unique attribute of corn. Learn about the history of popcorn and how it has become one of the most popular snacks in the world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Stash Go to get.stash.com/EVERYTHING to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase. Newspaper.com Go to Newspapers.com to get a gift subscription for the family historian in your life! Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Almost everyone has had popcorn, and some of you have probably even had some recently.
0:05.0	Popcorn can be made at home, can be purchased pre-packaged in stores, and has been tightly associated with movie theaters.
0:12.0	Yet despite seeming like a rather modern snack, popcorn has actually been around for thousands of years.
0:18.0	It exists because of a unique attribute of corn. Learn more about
0:22.9	the history of popcorn and how it became one of the most popular snacks in the world on this
0:26.9	episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. You know, when I started this podcast, it felt like I had to become 10 people overnight.
0:46.8	Producer, editor, marketer, designer, it was a lot. And I kept thinking, I wish I had someone in my
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