Episodio 52: La repubblica delle banane (Stag...

L’Italia ha finalmente ottenuto ciò che rincorreva da anni: l’ingresso della cucina italiana nel pantheon dei patrimoni immateriali dell’umanità. Una vittoria? Forse. Ne parliamo in questa puntata, l’ultima della quinta stagione di DOI.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info ...  Show more

Da “Il Padrino” a “Quei bravi ragazzi”, quanto corrisponde al vero il mito cinematografico del mafioso buongustaio, amante dei pranzi di famiglia? Parlandoci del legame tra cibo e criminalità, ce lo svela John Dickie, storico dell’Università di Londra, conduttore televisivo e aut ...  Show more

On this episode of Our American Stories, if you think of the quintessential American fruit, it would probably have to be the apple. But apples are not our cheapest fruit—bananas are! But why? Here’s the History Guy with the story of the banana. Support the show ( https://www.ouram ...  Show more

In the Watermelon episode, Chuck and Josh stumbled into a bit of little-known history about why artificial banana flavor doesn’t taste like bananas. Turns out it does; it just tastes like a banana you’ve probably never eaten.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

From monkey lifehacks, to Victorian shame about bananas to why slipping on a peel became the go-to gag, Will and Mango are ready to dish on the Cavendish. Featuring the International Banana Club’s Top Banana, Ken Bannister.

The banana is a staple of the American diet and has been for generations. But how did this exotic tropical fruit become so commonplace? How one Brooklyn-born entrepreneur ruthlessly created the modern banana industry and the infamous banana republics. Learn more about sponsor mes ...  Show more