The Fridge Light

Jul 10 2023 14 ep. 33 mins 3.1k
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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 Introduces: 10 Minutes to Save the Planet

Jul 10 2023 12 mins  
Our brains aren’t wired to save the world. But if you’re ready to make changes that actually stick, 10 Minutes to Save the Planet will show you the way. Co-hosts meteorologist and climate reporter Johanna Wagstaffe and broadcaster Rohit Joseph work through the UN’s 10 actions for a healthy planet, but in a way that won’t shame, overwhelm or bore you. Think of each episode a

Catch of the Day

Dec 20 2017 39 mins  
How one of the strangest, and frankly blandest-tasting animals you’ll ever encounter, might just be exactly the fish the planet needs.

Blank Slate

Dec 12 2017 33 mins  
Tofu: vegetarian superfood or toxin-ridden poison? (Spoiler alert: it's neither!)

Chew Chew

Dec 05 2017 34 mins  
The sticky story of how gum conquered our planet — and why today it’s fighting just to survive.

Gutsy

Nov 28 2017 37 mins  
Prebiotic. Probiotic. These labels are popping up on all sorts of food products, but do they actually help your intestines do their thing?

You'll Have Another

Nov 21 2017 26 mins  
What are the invisible forces that determine what's in your drink?

Snack Time

Nov 08 2017 49 mins  
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.

Billion Dollar Baby: the rise and fall of Orbitz

Nov 01 2017 43 mins  
The untold inside story of Orbitz -- the weirdest drink of the 1990s, and maybe the single worst beverage launch of all time. Doomed to failure, or way ahead of its time?

Green Gold

Oct 24 2017 38 mins  
Lettuce: the invisible forces that turned rabbit food into the world’s first seasonless produce.

So Saucy

Oct 18 2017 37 mins  
Sauce: it’s identity in a bottle, with a side order of culture and commerce.