This Episode is Your Lobster

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This Episode is Your Lobster

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55 minutes

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Jul 13, 2019

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These crustaceans haven’t always been a luxury food, but they have always reminded people of bugs. Anney and Lauren explore the lobster’s economic (and entomologic) history plus some of the weirdest points of their amazing biology. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Jul 13, 2019

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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?

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