The Invention of Dog Biscuits

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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Science, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Life Sciences

4.3 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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In this invention-themed episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the origins of the humble dog biscuit or “scooby snack,” from discussions of dog bread in Ancient Rome to the Victorian origin of dog cake.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.6	Guaranteed Human.
0:07.1	Welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind, a production of IHeart Radio.
0:16.8	Hey, welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind.
0:18.8	My name is Robert Lamb.
0:20.2	And I'm Joe McCormick. And, hey, I guess if everything is going according to plan, this is our first video episode publishing simultaneously to Netflix.
0:31.0	Though I think some of the episodes we recorded in the past few weeks are also being uploaded there.
0:35.9	So if you are just listening to us in audio format right now,
0:39.2	you can now find us in video podcast format on Netflix. This is brand new for us. So we kind of don't know
0:46.7	what we're doing yet. We hope it's okay. Yeah, we're in 3D, I understand. Yeah, three dimensions.
0:52.9	Smellivision has also been deployed.
0:55.4	Really, all the bells and whistles.
0:57.1	If only we could arrange the tingler to come into all of your homes.
1:00.0	I was told the tingler option was available.
1:02.2	Check your Netflix settings, I guess.
1:04.6	But yeah, it's exciting.
1:06.1	Here we are recording from our respective abodes.
1:10.2	This is my dank basement.
1:12.9	And I'm attending to you from the limitless dark void.
1:17.2	That's where I am.
1:18.8	AKA the guest room.
1:20.8	Sometimes it's a guest room.
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