Grub - The Story of Food - Ep 18
Tom and Sandra take a sip of cool, clear water and contemplate how we got to a point where we can just turn a handle and get clean, safe water. It was...
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Jennifer tells the truth behind Grub and it's part in the story of food. Delicious and bizarre. Insects and eating them, it's been a long, long time of eatin' chitin! It's the first episode of the story of food, a look at the history of getting grub. And no, not every episode is about eating bugs. Geez! Featuring Jennifer Regan and Tom Villemaire (History of France in English and Things That Seemed Like a Good Idea At the Time). Music by Brian Boyko!
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Grub - The Story of Food - Episode 12
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Grub - The Story of Food - Episode 11
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Grub - The Story of Food - Episode 10
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Grub - The Story of Food
It was around the Easter break when I researched this episode but instead of doing the obvious and looking at Easter Eggs (also because there is no wa...