Fermentation

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March 15, 2015

Something's bubbling in American kitchens: a resurgence of interest in cultured and fermented foods.  Fermentation revivalists share a slow food philosophy, a DIY approach to foodcraft, and a deep interest in the health of the American gut.  Today, we explore fermentation culture in food, technology, art and science.

Look What’s Bubbling in Our Kitchens

Natto
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"Natto" is gaining popularity with home fermentation enthusiasts.  Producer Erik Lorenzsonn heads to the Reedsburg Fermentation Fest to ask why, as well as ponder other fermentation mysteries.

Ferment This!

Kraut
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Sauerkraut, kimchee, kefir, kombucha — Sandor Katz calls himself a "fermentation fetishist."

You Won't Believe What They Eat In Iceland

Fermented shark meat
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Take a big slab of shark meat, bury it in a pit and let it rot. Then dig it up and hang it in a windy shack for four months. No wonder the Vikings took to sea.

Grow Your Own Clothes

Suzanne Lee of BioCouture explains how to make clothes from bacteria
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What if we could harness nature to grow clothing for us?  London-based fashion designer Suzanne Lee explains how.

The Day The Yogurt Took Over

Yogurt
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The future belongs to a cultured dairy product, in science fiction writer John Scalzi's short story "The Day the Yogurt Took Over."  Read by Adam Hirsch.

What Your Poo Says About You

An outhouse. For pooping.
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At the University of Colorado, microbiologist Rob Knight is exploring a new frontier — the human microbiome.

Human Vices Help Drive Evolution

A whiskey drink
Dangerous Ideas

Journalist Elizabeth Kolbert argues that human vices are just as important as human virtues in shaping evolution.

What Comes After Homo Sapiens?

god and man
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Yuval Noah Harari's sweeping and provocative "Sapiens" retells the history of our species from an entirely new perspective.

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March 15, 2015
October 02, 2016
November 25, 2017
Guests: 
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Sandor Katz

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Christa Weil

Journalist and Author
To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Suzanne Lee

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

John Scalzi

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Rob Knight

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Elizabeth Kolbert

Yuval Noah Harari

Yuval Noah Harari

Historian and Author
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Last modified: 
December 21, 2018