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Why don’t we eat people? (classic)

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PJ Vogt

Business, Technology

4.85.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

A question from a four-year-old tips us into an investigation of one of our most fundamental taboos: cannibalism. With help from New Yorker food critic Hannah Goldfield and writer Kelefa Sanneh.

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0:00.0

Hello, search engine nation and beyond. February 20th is National Cherry Pie Day as well as National

0:07.1

Muffin Day, two widely celebrated, widely observed American holidays with the same message.

0:14.0

Some foods should be eaten. In honor of both of these holidays, we're re-airing one of our

0:19.2

very favorite episodes, which is about what

0:21.7

foods you can eat and can't eat, and a young man with questions about both. Also, if you have a

0:28.3

moment, we've been real good and haven't asked this for a while. Please consider reviewing and

0:33.2

rating us on Apple Podcasts. All of our moms and dads read their reviews,

0:41.7

and it makes them feel better about our jobs doing audio podcasting in 2026.

0:43.3

Thank you.

0:45.3

Our episode, after these ads.

1:16.5

Music First of all, can you say your name and how old you are?

1:22.3

I'm four and my name is Adam.

1:25.6

And did you just turn four, or have you been four for a while?

1:31.3

I turned for like a few days ago.

1:33.1

You turned four in May, right?

1:34.8

Okay, okay.

1:36.4

It's good to have a fact checker.

1:44.1

Otto had arrived with his mother to Surgeon's recording studio because he had a question.

1:44.7

Our interview had begun, as all my interviews do.

1:47.6

I'd offered the guests some candy from our office candy jar.

1:50.5

Otto had chosen a lollipop, which he was now crunching on with some gusto.

1:54.9

Meanwhile, I was just trying to begin our conversation with some softballs.

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