ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
28 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United Kingdom
562 episodes
since Oct. 31, 2014
episodic
AUDIENCE OF THIS PODCAST 🔗
~44.64% of listeners are from United States.
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US
44.64%
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IE
13.70%
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GB
6.29%
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5.25%
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3.48%
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BR
2.19%
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CA
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AU
1.23%
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DE
1.13%
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IT
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ES
0.92%
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AR
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FR
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IQ
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UZ
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JP
0.51%
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TR
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PL
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Others
2.72%
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LATEST EPISODE 🔗
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PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
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Geneticist Professor Gil…
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Imagine not recognising the food in the shops, markets and restaurants around you.
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In this programme Ruth Alexander speaks to people who have lived in different countries. Listener Jen B…
Is it more expensive to eat healthily?
You might think the answer is simple: Yes of course, if you buy fruits, vegetables, beans and pulses and cook from scratch.
But is it that easy?
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Ever wondered what the chef is eating? Snacking on the finest produce or surviving on thin air and caffeine?
In this episode Ruth Alexander speaks to three chefs about how they get through the day, and the importance of the ‘family’ or staff meal.
She’s joined by Juliette Feller, a Swiss chef wo…
Do you have a local cafe, restaurant or bar that you go to all the time? Maybe the staff recognise you or know you by name, perhaps you even get special treatment.
In this programme Rumella Dasgupta finds out why people like to return to the same place, and the commercial value to a business of h…
Moving out of the family home can be a big first step at whatever age you do it. Paying bills, budgeting, shopping, and importantly cooking for yourself.
In this programme Rumella Dasgupta asks what dishes you should be able to cook when you leave home for the first time.
Rumella meets chef and …
What can food reveal about the people who came before us? From ancient meals and family recipes to the chemical traces left behind in bones and teeth, food offers remarkable clues about how people lived, travelled and survived.
In this episode, Ruth Alexander explores how historians, archaeologists…
Have you ever asked yourself: should I do Keto? Is white rice good for me? Am I eating too many carbohydrates? If so, then this episode of The Food Chain is for you. Carbohydrate-rich foods are everywhere and they’re delicious. But are they good for us? Carbs have a reputation for spiking our blood…
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