Gastropod

We heart this! Gastropod has been nominated for "Best Food Podcast" in the 2025 @iheartradio podcast awards. We're so thankful for the nomination and look forward to the awards in March!! iheart.com/podcast-awards/

Ranch is a cultural phenomenon, showing up not only next to veggies, pizza & wings but on TV shows, in viral TikToks, and even in jeweled royal wedding-worthy bottles. In our new Ask Gastropod, ranch’s origins & how it became a de facto symbol of America: open.spotify.com/episode/5RPLt5…

We all know the sluggish feeling after a big holiday meal. But why do “food comas” happen? Our latest Ask Gastropod has answers, including how eating can change test scores & what actual slugs tell us about the evolutionary importance of food comas: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why…

Ötzi the Iceman died in the Alps 5,300 years ago, but his final meal is still teaching us about his life—and death. In our newest episode, how this mummy’s stomach provides a window into past climates, human history, and a *very* cold case: Ötzi’s murder. open.spotify.com/episode/5RPLt5…

What's the origin of ranch dressing? What did Europe’s oldest human mummy have in his stomach? And just in time for the holidays, why do we get “food comas” after a big meal? We answer these great listener questions in the newest Ask Gastropod: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why…