307 – Hot Sauce Day + Shang Chi (22.01.20)

Mikail Atiyeh and Aisha Al Mazmi bid farewell to the Afternoon Karak and thank all those who have joined them over the past 3 years. Listen to #Pulse95Radio in the UAE by tuning in on your radio (95.00 FM) or online on our website: www.pulse95radio.com ************************ Fo ...  Show more

In this episode, we discuss the recent claims from an industry we predict that Nintendo is developing a new successor to Mario Kart, Mario Kart 9, and even goes to say there could be a whole new mechanic added to this sequel that will bring a “new twist” to the series. We also ta ...  Show more

Today, we talk about spicy food and its intersection with pleasure and pain as part of our "Taste Buddies" series — Short Wave's ode to "taste." In this episode, Host Emily Kwong talks to food reporter Ruth Tam and researchers Julie Yu and Nadia Byrnes about the science behind ou ...  Show more

Today, we're getting lost in the sauce. Hot sauce, that is. 

Hot sauce can inspire fervent passion in its devotees. It’s a global obsession that translates to billions of dollars of sales a year. But with so many on the market, how do you create a taste that becomes a global hit? In this programme, Ruth Alexander explores the origin storie ...  Show more

Watery eyes, a runny nose, quick, desperate breaths: all signs of you may have shaken out, purposefully or not, a few too many dashes of hot sauce. Despite the pain that may come, people can’t seem to get enough of fiery sauces. This is particularly true in the Bay Area, where sp ...  Show more