? EARS TO THE GROUND-

What is food? Eating and what we eat plays a central (and growing) role in our lives. BBC’s The Food Chain is a podcast that explores the multifaceted world of food beyond culinary experiences. Host Ruth Alexander invites experts to give insight into food as an industry through science and business perspectives, as well as to analyze its role in past and present culture.

Staying hydrated has become not just a cultural trend, but an industry. Water has become the focus of many products and marketing strategies, with a call to action to stay hydrated. The message behind that is that the more your drink, the more your skin, your gut, and your metabolism will thank you. Cue the gigantic water bottle.

But in one episode, Alexander speaks with professors who reveal that the amount of water we should be drinking varies wildly from person to person, and that overconsuming water could affect your health negatively, or even lead to death.

In another episode, Alexander examines the business ins and outs of starting a food truck. She speaks with customers queuing for over an hour to grab a bite, and food truck owners from England, New Zealand, Kenya, and India. The discussions are extremely insightful for those looking to launch their own food truck, whether as a concept in of itself, or as a trial before committing to a restaurant.

These bite-sized episodes (pun unintended) are less than 30 minutes long, making them perfect for your commute, and easily digestible (pun absolutely intended) if you’re looking for a quick dose of info.

WHERE TO FIND IT- You can listen to The Food Chain on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and the BBC website.

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