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Sometimes we all need a break from Spotify or the news or Snapchat or the Kardashians. When those moments come, podcasts are pretty much the best things ever.
We’ve already explored which dating podcasts and Serial-esque podcasts are our favorites, but now we’ve compiled a list of our top seven food-and-drink-focused shows, where you can enjoy and learn something without feeling obligated to put that knowledge into action in the kitchen.
The Sporkful
The Sporkful
Hosted by the Cooking Channel’s Dan Pashman and put out by producers of other mega-successful casts such as Freakonomics and Radiolab, the Sporkful’s tagline is that it’s not for foodies?it’s for eaters. Who can’t relate to that" Recent episodes have covered marital disputes over food, fridge-food thieves, edible cultural appropriation, and whether dumplings are overrated?there’s something for everyone. The Dinner Party Download
The Dinner Party Download
This cast, which has featured celeb guests from Scarlett Johansson to Anderson Cooper, is 60 minutes devoted to culture, food, and conversation of the sort you’d find at a dinner party with super-interesting people. It’ll make you one of them.
Gravy Podcast
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Gravy
This biweekly show, produced by the Southern Foodways Alliance, has been hailed as one of the best under-the-radar podcasts, and is about storytelling in food, focusin...