A special three-part series on all the weird, wonderful, and warmhearted connections we can find between food and mood. Part two is about sharing food. And why it’s been making us all full up in our hearts, minds and stomachs since before the word ‘food’ was even invented. This episode is also available in animated form here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The climate is changing, people are adapting and life is sprouting in corners of the world you probably didn’t even know existed. It’s time to find out how foods survive in some of the harshest conditions of the known universe. For show notes, quiz answers and teacher resources, visit https://phenomenom.com.au/nomcast/episode-8/.

Did you know taste has a sound, and sound has a taste? Let’s lean in close and take a big bite into the bittersweet world of the audio-flavour. For show notes, quiz answers and teacher resources, visit https://phenomenom.com.au/nomcast/episode-7/.

Nutrition is a minefield of half-truths and flat out furphies. Let’s look at some of the biggest lies in the industry and figure out how to live and eat in the real world. For show notes, quiz answers and teacher resources, visit https://phenomenom.com.au/nomcast/episode-6/.

From the battlefields of ancient Japan to the emergency stink zones of contemporary Melbourne, it turns out fermentation has a pretty wild story to tell. For show notes, quiz answers and teacher resources, visit https://phenomenom.com.au/nomcast/episode-5/.

The history of plastic goes waaay further back than you might think. Let’s find out how the former miracle material turned into a toxic addiction. And take a closer look at some awesome innovations in plant-based sustainability. For show notes, quiz answers and teacher resources, visit https://phenomenom.com.au/nomcast/episode-4/.

The planet is a wonderful place. And you might never know just how wonderful it is until you chase a wheel of cheese down a dangerously steep hill. Strap on your splat goggles, it’s time to check out the world’s weirdest and most wonderful food festivals. For show notes, quiz answers and teacher resources, visit https://phenomenom.com.au/nomcast/episode-3/. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Butter up the pan and fasten a harness around your favourite truffle pig because it’s time to unlock the infinite potential of fungus. For show notes, quiz answers and teacher resources, visit https://phenomenom.com.au/nomcast/episode-2/.

We love onions. They’re a key player in our “mmmm that smells good! Whatcha cookin?” starter pack. But it turns out our bulbous little friends are pretty darn volatile (in more ways than one). Let’s peel back the layers and find out more!