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Don't Drink the Milk bonus episode - Milk: From mutations to mustaches

Don't Drink the Milk bonus episode - Milk: From mutations to mustaches

FromThe Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean


Don't Drink the Milk bonus episode - Milk: From mutations to mustaches

FromThe Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean

ratings:
Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Jan 16, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Who put the cheese in your stuffed-crust pizza? Or cows on a Caribbean island? And when more than half the world's population can't actually digest milk, is it really essential for a healthy diet? On a trip through time and taste—to dairy-obsessed Bulgaria, colonial Trinidad and Tobago and the ‘Got Milk?’ era—we explore humanity's millennia-long relationship with milk.Listen to Don't Drink the Milk wherever you get your podcasts! https://pod.link/1704462801 Also on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpBAZYDqAE8nzvIRx2dApgkDi3zkSe3GS Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Released:
Jan 16, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (94)

A topsy-turvy science-y history podcast by Sam Kean. I examine overlooked stories from our past: the dental superiority of hunter-gatherers, the crooked Nazis who saved thousands of American lives, the American immigrants who developed the most successful cancer screening tool in history, the sex lives of dinosaurs, and much, much more. These are charming little tales that never made the history books, but these small moments can be surprisingly powerful. These are the cases where history gets inverted, where the footnote becomes the real story.