Podcasts by The Fridge Light

The Fridge Light

Join top food writer Chris Nuttall-Smith for an obsessive, fascinating journey through the hidden stories of the things we eat. Each episode chows down on one food phenomenon, revealing the unexpected cultural ingredients. Part science, part business, part psychology — always fresh and delicious.

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The Fridge Light
Blank Slate from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tofu: vegetarian superfood or toxin-ridden poison? (Spoiler alert: it's neither!)

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Chew Chew from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The sticky story of how gum conquered our planet — and why today it’s fighting just to survive.

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Gutsy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Prebiotic. Probiotic. These labels are popping up on all sorts of food products, but do they actually help your intestines do their thing?

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You'll Have Another from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What are the invisible forces that determine what's in your drink?

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Snack Time from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Can the Fridge Light team choose, once and for all, the greatest snack of all time? We find out at our first ever live show, recorded at the Hot Docs Podcast Festival.

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Green Gold from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Lettuce: the invisible forces that turned rabbit food into the world’s first seasonless produce.

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So Saucy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Sauce: it’s identity in a bottle, with a side order of culture and commerce.

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The Rest of the Pig from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

From bacon to guanciale, North Americans love their pork. But even with today’s nose-to-tail approach to eating, there is still plenty left over after the butcher is done. So what happens to the re...

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One word: Yeasts from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Yeast — yes, yeast — is revolutionizing the way we eat and drink, how we produce milk and meat, and even how we get high.

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Dark Meat/White Meat from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

One is moist and rich, the other drier and mild. But by the 1990s, boneless, skinless chicken breast was the preferred choice for North Americans. In its first episode, The Fridge Light looks into ...

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The Fridge Light trailer from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Food journalist Chris Nuttall-Smith is on an obsessive, fascinating quest to uncover the hidden stories of what we eat and drink coming this September 27.

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The Fridge Light trailer from 2017-09-27T12:00

Food journalist Chris Nuttall-Smith is on an obsessive, fascinating quest to uncover the hidden stories of what we eat and drink coming this September 27.

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The Fridge Light
Dark Meat/White Meat from 2017-09-27T12:00

One is moist and rich, the other drier and mild. But by the 1990s, boneless, skinless chicken breast was the preferred choice for North Americans. In its first episode, The Fridge Light looks into ...

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