The Fridge Light

CBC Podcasts

Join top food writer Chris Nuttall-Smith for an obsessive, fascinating journey through the hidden stories of the things we eat. Each episode chows down on one food phenomenon, revealing the unexpected cultural ingredients. Part science, part business, part psychology — always fresh and delicious.

  • 12 minutes 19 seconds
    The Fridge Light Introduces: 10 Minutes to Save the Planet
    Our brains aren’t wired to save the world. But if you’re ready to make changes that actually stick, 10 Minutes to Save the Planet will show you the way. Co-hosts meteorologist and climate reporter Johanna Wagstaffe and broadcaster Rohit Joseph work through the UN’s 10 actions for a healthy planet, but in a way that won’t shame, overwhelm or bore you. Think of each episode as a bite-size guide to fight climate change, rooted in behavioural therapy. More episodes are available at: https://link.chtbl.com/n0xD54PD
    11 July 2023, 4:10 am
  • 39 minutes 5 seconds
    Catch of the Day
    How one of the strangest, and frankly blandest-tasting animals you’ll ever encounter, might just be exactly the fish the planet needs.
    20 December 2017, 5:00 pm
  • 33 minutes 8 seconds
    Blank Slate
    Tofu: vegetarian superfood or toxin-ridden poison? (Spoiler alert: it's neither!)
    12 December 2017, 5:00 pm
  • 34 minutes 38 seconds
    Chew Chew
    The sticky story of how gum conquered our planet — and why today it’s fighting just to survive.
    5 December 2017, 5:00 pm
  • 37 minutes 15 seconds
    Gutsy
    Prebiotic. Probiotic. These labels are popping up on all sorts of food products, but do they actually help your intestines do their thing?
    28 November 2017, 5:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 48 seconds
    You'll Have Another
    What are the invisible forces that determine what's in your drink?
    21 November 2017, 5:00 pm
  • 49 minutes 35 seconds
    Snack Time
    Can the Fridge Light team choose, once and for all, the greatest snack of all time? We find out at our first ever live show, recorded at the Hot Docs Podcast Festival.
    8 November 2017, 5:00 pm
  • 43 minutes 59 seconds
    Billion Dollar Baby: the rise and fall of Orbitz
    The untold inside story of Orbitz -- the weirdest drink of the 1990s, and maybe the single worst beverage launch of all time. Doomed to failure, or way ahead of its time?
    1 November 2017, 4:00 pm
  • 38 minutes 14 seconds
    Green Gold
    Lettuce: the invisible forces that turned rabbit food into the world’s first seasonless produce.
    24 October 2017, 4:00 pm
  • 37 minutes 55 seconds
    So Saucy
    Sauce: it’s identity in a bottle, with a side order of culture and commerce.
    18 October 2017, 4:00 pm
  • 34 minutes 55 seconds
    The Rest of the Pig
    From bacon to guanciale, North Americans love their pork. But even with today’s nose-to-tail approach to eating, there is still plenty left over after the butcher is done. So what happens to the rest of the pig?
    10 October 2017, 4:00 pm
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