10 Best Food History Podcasts

1. Gastropod

Food with a side of science and history. Every other week, co-hosts Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley serve up a brand new episode exploring the hidden history and surprising science behind a different food or farming-related topic, from aquaculture to ancient feasts, from cutlery to chile peppers, and from microbes to Malbec. They interview experts, visit labs, fields, and archaeological digs, and generally have lots of fun while discovering new ways to think about and understand the world through food.
Podcast gastropod.com
Producer/Network Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley
Email ****@gastropod.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 6.6KTwitter Followers 10.4K Frequency 3 episodes/month Avg Length 51 min Since Sep 2014 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Savor

Savor digs into how people live and how they eat and why. Hosts Anney Reese and Lauren Vogelbaum interview the culinary creators and consumers of the world, exploring the science, history, and culture of food and drink, all with a key question in mind: Why do we like what we like, and how can we find more of those things?
Podcast omny.fm
Hosts Anney Reese, Lauren Vogelbaum
Producer/Network iHeartPodcasts
Email ****@savorpod.com
Apple Rating 4.3 / 5Facebook Followers 2.7KTwitter Followers 1.7KInstagram Followers 3.8K Frequency 5 episodes/month Avg Length 36 min Since Feb 2017 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

3. Culinary Historians of Chicago

Culinary Historians of Chicago studies the history of food and drink in human cultures. They encourage participation from all walks of life: from academics to home cooks, chefs to grill masters, farmers to heirloom gardeners, and food scientists to students. They procure, prepare, and serve the food they do which has cultural, sociological, geographical, financial, and political influences.
Podcast soundcloud.com
Producer/Network CulinaryHistory
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 1.1KTwitter Followers 936 Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 69 min Since May 2018 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

4. Rouxde Cooking School Podcast

A food history and cooking comedy podcast. John presents Rebecca one culinary item per show while giving it's history and trivia - while Rebecca doesn't know the topic beforehand. It's funny, instructional, and sometimes gross. Tune in and learn about the history of food in an easy & fun way
Podcast rouxdecookingschool.libsyn.com
Producer/Network John Houser III
Email ****@gmail.com
Twitter Followers 115 Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 60 min Since Feb 2017 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

5. The Fantastic History Of Food

Stories of the fun, bizarre, and often ridiculous, history of food. The word food means something different to each and every one of us, so many different cuisines and cultures all represented by one small word. This podcast aims to tell the most interesting stories about food from that time all the way until now. Hosted by Nick Charlie Key.
Podcast anchor.fm
Producer/Network Storymachine Creative
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 456Twitter Followers 987Instagram Followers 733 Frequency 1 episode/quarter Avg Length 17 min Since Jun 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

6. The History Of Food

What makes us human? Humans are just animals who know how to cook. Whether you're interested in food, history, or both like host Holden Wilson is, a chef and an amateur history buff from Chicago. Tune in for interesting facts as this podcast is for you.
Podcast anthrochefblog.wpcomstaging.com
Producer/Network Anthrochef
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Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 713Twitter Followers 343 Since Sep 2017 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

7. A Taste of the Past

Culinary historian Linda Pelaccio takes a journey through the history of food. Take a dive into food cultures through history, from ancient Mesopotamia and imperial China to the grazing tables and deli counters of today. Tune in as Linda, along with a guest list of culinary chroniclers and enthusiasts, explores the lively links between food cultures of the present and past.
Podcast a-taste-of-the-past.simplecast.com
Host Linda Pelaccio
Producer/Network Heritage Radio Network
Email ****@HeritageRadioNetwork.org
Apple Rating 4 / 5Twitter Followers 2K Frequency 5 episodes/year Avg Length 45 min Since Dec 2009 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact