The Fantastic History Of Food

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• Mad Honey & The Poison King (Part 1)

  October 9, 2026 · 29 min

  After surviving months of fighting, starvation and freezing mountain passes, thousands of Greek soldiers finally stumble across something worth celebrating: an enormous supply of free honey. And naturally, they start helping themselves…

• The Titanic's Chief Baker Survived By Getting Drunk

  September 11, 2026 · 31 min

  There are probably very few people listening to this podcast who don’t already know at least some of the story of the Titanic. But as with all famous stories like this one, there are always miniature sub plots playing out in the…

• The Sublime Society of Beefsteaks

  August 28, 2026 · 17 min

  In Georgian Era London, some of Britain’s most powerful men formed an exclusive dining club devoted almost entirely to eating enormous steaks, drinking heavily and celebrating the virtues of beef. They took their society so seriously that…

• The Great "Electric Sugar" Fraud

  August 14, 2026 · 23 min

  In the 1880s, Henry Friend claimed he had invented a secret electrical process that could revolutionise the sugar industry. His demonstrations were convincing and at the time, investors were throwing money at him. But almost nobody was…

• When A Navy Destroyer Fought A Submarine Using Potatoes

  June 19, 2026 · 17 min

  War often calls for quick thinking and unconventional tactics, but few battles have ever been won with… potatoes. But, during World War II, the USS O’Bannon, a U.S. Navy destroyer, found itself in a tense standoff with a Japanese…

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