Latest Ethnopharmacology Podcast Episodes
Ethnobotany and exploration in Oman with Dr. Darach Lupton
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - November 16, 2020 03:44 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsThis week, we take a closer look at the plants and agricultural traditions of Oman, situated on the Arabian Peninsula. Our guest is Dr. Darach Lupton—an ethnobotanist who manages the collection and documentation of plants and seeds from across Oman in his role at the Oman Botanic Garden! He give...
Ethnobotany and Exploration in Oman with Dr. Darach Lupton
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - November 16, 2020 03:44 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsThis week, we take a closer look at the plants and agricultural traditions of Oman, situated on the Arabian Peninsula. Our guest is Dr. Darach Lupton—an ethnobotanist who manages the collection and documentation of plants and seeds from across Oman in his role at the Oman Botanic Garden! He give...
Biocultural Diversity in Barbados with Dr. Sonia Peter
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - November 09, 2020 05:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsThis week on the show, we’re going to dive into a really cool program dedicated to biocultural education and research in the Caribbean! Our guest is Dr. Sonia Peter. She is the Director of the Biocultural Education and Research program in Barbados and the founding director of Heritage Teas Barba...
Gene Banks and the Future of Food
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - November 02, 2020 00:39 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratings“Gene bank” may sound like something out of a Sci-fi movie – but they are actually really important in the real world! Gene banks are a type of biological repository where genetic material is stored. When it comes to crops, gene banks hold the future of food, and include seeds, plant cuttings an...
Gene Banks and the Future of Food with Dr. Ren Wang
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - November 02, 2020 00:39 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratings“Gene bank” may sound like something out of a Sci-fi movie – but they are actually really important in the real world! Gene banks are a type of biological repository where genetic material is stored. When it comes to crops, gene banks hold the future of food, and include seeds, plant cuttings an...
African Rice in the Amazon: A History of Slavery and Resilience in the Rainforest
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - October 26, 2020 17:38 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsJoin Dr. Quave as she chats with Dr. Tinde van Andel, an ethnobotanist that studies the traditional uses of crops and medicinal plants from Africa to South America. She shares the incredible story of how enslaved African women hid special rice varieties and other crop seeds in their hair braids ...
African Rice in the Amazon with Dr. Tinde van Andel
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - October 26, 2020 17:38 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsI speak with Dr. Tinde van Andel, an ethnobotanist that studies the traditional uses of crops and medicinal plants from Africa to South America. She shares the incredible story of how enslaved African women hid special rice varieties and other crop seeds in their hair braids in their escape from...
Tracing relationships between people and plants in the Himalayas
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - October 19, 2020 03:27 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsOn episode 67 of Foodie Pharmacology, Dr. Quave chats with Dr. Robbie Hart, Director of the William L. Brown Center at Missouri Botanical Garden. Robbie is an ethnobotanist and explorer with expertise in agrobiodiversity of the Himalayas, where he studies high-elevation plant ecology, climat...
Tracing relationships between people and plants in the Himalayas Dr. Robbie Hart
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - October 19, 2020 03:27 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsI speak with Dr. Robbie Hart, Director of the William L. Brown Center at Missouri Botanical Garden. Robbie is an ethnobotanist and explorer with expertise in agrobiodiversity of the Himalayas, where he studies high-elevation plant ecology, climate change, and ethnobotany. He shares some insights...
The Emerging Science of Breastmilk and the Gut Microbiome with Dr. Bruce German
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - October 12, 2020 04:01 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsI speak with Dr. Bruce German, a leading expert on the science of breastmilk. You may have heard of the saying, “Breast is best” when discussing the topic of infant nutrition. But, you may be wondering, is that really true? And what are the nutritional needs of babies that enables them to grow a...
Oh, Baby! The Emerging Science of Breastmilk and the Gut Microbiome
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - October 12, 2020 04:01 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsJoin Dr. Quave as she chats with Dr. Bruce German, a leading expert on the science of breastmilk. You may have heard of the saying, “Breast is best” when discussing the topic of infant nutrition. But, you may be wondering, is that really true? And what are the nutritional needs of babies that en...
Wicked Plants and Boozy Botany with Amy Stewart
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - October 05, 2020 04:01 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsI speak with Amy Stewart, a best-selling author of both fiction and non-fiction works. You may recognize some of her popular nonfiction titles in the realm of botany, such as The Drunken Botanist, Wicked Plants and Flower Confidential. We dive into some wicked plants that fascinate us both that ...
The Taste of Pain! Solving the Puzzle of Pain Receptors with Dr. David Julius
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - September 22, 2020 13:49 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsHow many of you love hot sauce? What makes chili peppers so alluring to our palates? Well, it has a lot to do with pain and how our bodies react to pain stimulants like capsaicin. Join me as I speak with Dr. David Julius – an expert on pain receptors – as they discuss how humans sense certain sp...
Crop Diversity and the “Doomsday” Vault with Dr. Cary Fowler
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - September 14, 2020 04:01 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsJoin me as I speak with leading agricultural scientist, Dr. Cary Fowler, about the importance of seed banking and conserving crop diversity. Ever heard of the “Doomsday Seed Vault”? Though it may sound like something out of a sci-fi thriller – this important gene bank where millions of seeds ar...
Crop diversity and the “Doomsday” vault with Dr. Cary Fowler
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - September 14, 2020 04:01 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsJoin Dr. Quave as she chats with leading agricultural scientist, Dr. Cary Fowler, about the importance of seed banking and conserving crop diversity. Ever heard of the “Doomsday Seed Vault”? Though it may sound like something out of a sci-fi thriller – this important gene bank where millions of...
The Food Explorer with Daniel Stone
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - August 31, 2020 04:01 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsJoin Dr. Quave as she chats with award-winning author, Daniel Stone, about his book on the life and adventures of David Fairchild. If you enjoy delicious foods like avocados and the Meyer lemon, you have Fairchild and his team members to thank for bringing these crops into cultivation in the US!...
The Food Explorer and the Life & Adventures of David Fairchild with Daniel Stone
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - August 31, 2020 04:01 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsI speak with award-winning author, Daniel Stone, about his book on the life and adventures of David Fairchild: The Food Explorer. If you enjoy delicious foods like avocados and the Meyer lemon, you have Fairchild and his team members to thank for bringing these crops into cultivation in the US! ...
The ABCs of Herbal Medicines with Mark Blumenthal
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - August 24, 2020 04:01 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsI speak with Mark Blumenthal about his work on the science and safety of botanicals. Mark is the founder and executive director of the American Botanical Council, which is a leading, independent, research and educational nonprofit organization dedicated to disseminating accurate, reliable, and r...
Stingless Bees, Peccaries & Adventure in the Amazon with Dr. Bruce Hoffman
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - August 17, 2020 04:01 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsI speak with ethnobotanist Dr. Bruce Hoffman about his work with the indigenous people of Suriname! Bruce discusses his work with the Amazon Conservation Team and shares what life is like in the Amazon! He explains how the ACT works with local Trio and Saramaccan communities to establish stingle...
Salmon: The Common Fate of a Fish and the Earth with Mark Kurlansky
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - August 10, 2020 04:01 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsI speak with award-winning author Mark Kurlansky about his latest book, Salmon! to take a closer look at one of nature's most remarkable and inspiring animals: salmon! Salmon have long history of being sought out by both commercial and sports fishing all over the Northern Atlantic and Pacific. I...
Salmon: The common fate of a fish and the Earth with Mark Kurlansky
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - August 10, 2020 04:01 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsJoin Dr. Quave as she chats with award-winning author Mark Kurlansky to take a closer look at one of nature's most remarkable and inspiring animals: salmon! Salmon have long history of being sought out by both commercial and sports fishing all over the Northern Atlantic and Pacific. Incredibly, ...
Everyday Ayurveda with Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - August 03, 2020 04:01 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsI dive into Ayurvedic medicine with Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya (author, Everyday Ayurveda). Dr. Bhattacharya is a Harvard-educated, licensed, board-certified holistic physician trained in family medicine and preventive medicine. She’s also a published scientist trained in pharmacology, neuroscien...
Discovering The Giving Kitchen with Bryan Schroeder
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - July 27, 2020 04:01 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsWith the instability of the restaurant and food service sector in the midst of COVID - Never has there been a more important time for an organization like this to support food service workers. In this episode, I speak with Bryan Schroeder of The Giving Kitchen ,a nonprofit organization that offe...
Regional Food & Farming with Kathleen Finlay
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - July 20, 2020 00:25 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsI speak with Kathleen Finlay, President of Glynwood, a leader in the regenerative agriculture movement. Kathleen has also been instrumental in organizing women who work for environmental progress. The Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming is a non-profit organization serving food and far...
Jennifer Woltz, Asili: Traditional Medicine for HIV in Tanzania
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - July 13, 2020 03:45 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsEast Africa houses over half of the global HIV cases, and almost 5% of the population of Tanzania has HIV. Yet, only about half of the people with HIV consistently take anti-retroviral medication to treat it. Asili Research Alliance was born out of a calling to change these dire statistics. I s...
Progressive Indigenous Cuisine with Shane Chartrand and Jennifer Cockrall-King
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - July 06, 2020 04:01 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsTawaw: “Come in, you’re welcome. There’s room.” In this episode, I chat with Chef Shane Chartrand and food writer Jennifer Cockrall-King about their newly released book, Tawaw: Progressive Indigenous Cuisine, which is part cookbook, part exploration of ingredients, and part journal. We discuss h...
Figs! Gods, Wasps and Stranglers with Dr. Mike Shanahan
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - June 29, 2020 04:01 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsThis week, we dive into the stories behind one of my favorite summertime fruits – figs! As a kid, I was never a fan of fig-based cookies, but my mind was totally changed when I first encountered a lush, ripe fig tree during fieldwork in southern Italy. I plucked a large green skinned fig off of ...
Feasting Wild! Exploring the World of Wild Foods with Gina Rae La Cerva
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - June 22, 2020 04:01 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsGina Rae La Cerva is a geographer, environmental anthropologist, and award-winning writer who has traveled extensively to research a variety of environmental and food-related topics. On this episode, I speak with Gina about her new book: Feasting Wild: In Search of the Last Tamed Food. Througho...
Feasting Wild! Exploring the world of wild foods with Gina Rae La Cerva
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - June 22, 2020 04:01 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsThroughout human history, food was frequently procured from the wild – whether fished from the sea, foraged from meadows, or hunted in biodiverse rich forests. What once was the norm is now something all too often reserved for the wealthy. In my own work on the medicinal food traditions of south...
The Entangled Life of Fungi with Dr. Merlin Sheldrake
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast - June 15, 2020 01:07 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsFungi are everywhere. They coat our skin, hide beneath the soil and flourish along the forest floor, intertwined between myriad plant species – both dead and alive. They are responsible for transforming rocks into soil, making medicines, psychedelic drugs, food, poisons and ink, among many other...
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