Wolfing Down Food Science

By Paige

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Ever wonder about how your food makes it from the farm to your table? There is a lot of food science along the way. Not a culinary or nutrition podcast, Wolfing Down Food Science is all about the chemistry, microbiology and engineering of food. Questions or comments? Send us an email at wolfingdownfoodscience@ncsu.edu. To find out more about food science at NC State University check us out at https://cals.ncsu.edu/food-bioprocessing-and-nutrition-sciences/


Episode Date
Keith's Summer Picks: The World's Dumbest Problem: Food Waste (S9:E5)
Jul 25, 2025
Keith's Summer Picks: Being All That You Can Be As a Food Safety Auditor (S9:E4)
Jul 18, 2025
Paige's Summer Picks: Cruise Ship Viruses and Vomit Machines. Just Another Day at the Office for Dr. Lee-Ann Jaykus (S9:E2)
Jul 02, 2025
Paige's Summer Picks: From a High School Job at McDonalds to a Food Science Career with Arnie Sair (S9:E3)
Jul 02, 2025
Paige's Summer Picks: Empowering Your Career Journey with Mandy Taylor (S9:E1)
Jul 02, 2025
The Shifting Definition of Success with Yifat (S8:E7)
Jun 02, 2025
Having Your Cake & Eating It Too: Food Science, Leadership, and Life Skills with Kenya Hairston (S8:E6)
May 12, 2025
Joey Stazzone and the Inspiring Origin Story of Cafe Kreyól (S8:E5)
Apr 29, 2025
Are You Ready for READYBAR? (S8:E4)
Apr 11, 2025
From juice to vino and beyond: Food science in the beverage industry (S8E3)
Mar 28, 2025
Engineering sustainable proteins around the world (S8:E2)
Mar 17, 2025
Enthusiastically Extending Food Safety Across North Carolina (S8:E1)
Feb 17, 2025
WDFS Live! Ultra Processed Foods: What Are They? What Should You Know About Them? (S7E3)
Dec 17, 2024
The First Ever WDFS Live event! New (Delicious!) Sources of Sustainable Protein S7E2
Nov 18, 2024
Happy Fall Ya'll! Catching up with WDFS (S7:E1)
Oct 09, 2024
Top 10 Interviews 2024 #1: Seeing sustainability as a big picture concept (S4:E7)
Sep 20, 2024
Top 10 Interviews 2024 #2: Are Americans riddled with nutritional guilt and overwhelmed with scientific information? (S3:E10)
Sep 06, 2024
Top 10 Interviews 2024 #3: How a high school job at McDonalds launched a career in food science (S5:E9)
Aug 16, 2024
Top 10 Interviews 2024 #4: Texture Talks with Dr. Allen Foegeding (S2:E3)
Aug 02, 2024
Top 10 Interviews 2024 #5: The Sometimes Rocky, Sometimes Smooth Road from Student to Scientist (S5:E2)
Jul 19, 2024
Top 10 Interviews 2024 #6: Being All That You Can Be As a Food Safety Auditor (S5:E4)
Jul 12, 2024
Top 10 Interviews 2024 #7: Nurture vs. Nature - Empowering Individuals in the Career Journey (S5:E6)
Jun 28, 2024
Top 10 Interviews 2024 #8: Thinking Way Outside the Box! Adventures in Microwave and Aseptic Processing (S4:E5)
Jun 14, 2024
Top 10 Interviews 2024 #9: Dr. Colin Kay talks about finding answers in abundant nutrition data (S3:E9)
Jun 04, 2024
Top 10 Interviews 2024 #10: The world’s dumbest problem - Food Waste and Loss (S4:E2)
May 28, 2024
The Season 6 Wrap Up (S6E16)
May 06, 2024
Breaking Out of the Healthy Living Paradox (S6E15)
Apr 22, 2024
Service with a Smile (S6E14)
Apr 05, 2024
A Sales Career in Combat Boots (S6E13)
Mar 29, 2024
It Takes Guts to be a Nutrition Research Consultant - Part 2 (S6E12)
Mar 13, 2024
It Takes Guts to be a Nutrition Research Consultant - Part 1 (S6E11)
Feb 26, 2024
How a Curious Competitive Swimmer Found a Future in Food Science (S6E10
Feb 12, 2024
Impossible Journey into the World of Plant Proteins (S6E9)
Jan 26, 2024
Food Science and Stand Up Comedy, Now with More Cow Bell (S6E8)
Jan 12, 2024
Have a holly jolly food science season! (S6:E7)
Dec 24, 2023
Just Plane Unexpected. Food Science Reunion on a Flight Back from Charlotte! (S6:E6)
Dec 15, 2023
Wine Not? From NC Entrepreneurs to Califermentation (S6: E5)
Dec 01, 2023
Gratefulness Thanksgiving Episode (S6:E4)
Nov 22, 2023
Spicing Up Food Science with Storytelling and Travel (S6:E3)
Nov 10, 2023
Discovering food science in a coffee lab (S6:E2)
Oct 28, 2023
The Grand Re-Opening with Season 6 (S6:E1)
Oct 13, 2023
Top 10 Summer 2023 - #1 Where Do Spoilage Microbes Come From? (Rebroadcast)
Sep 15, 2023
Top 10 Summer 2023 - #2 Dr. Colin Kay talks about finding answers in abundant nutrition data (Rebroadcast)
Sep 08, 2023
Top 10 Summer 2023 - #3 Preservation is not a four letter word. (Rebroadcast)
Sep 01, 2023
Top 10 Summer 2023 - #4 Is the water in your food active or on vacation? (Rebroadcast)
Aug 19, 2023
Top 10 Summer 2023 - #5 Preservation Chemicals Versus Processing (Rebroadcast)
Aug 04, 2023
Top 10 Summer 2023 - #6 Thinking Way Outside the Box! Adventures in Microwave and Aseptic Processing (Rebroadcast)
Jul 28, 2023
Top 10 Summer 2023 - #7 Texture Talks with Dr. Allen Foegeding (rebroadcast)
Jul 21, 2023
Top 10 Summer 2023 - #8 Being All That You Can Be As a Food Safety Auditor (Rebroadcast))
Jul 14, 2023
Top 10 Summer 2023 - #9 The world’s dumbest problem - Food Waste and Loss (Rebroadcast))
Jul 07, 2023
Top 10 Summer 2023 - #10 The Sometimes Rocky, Sometimes Smooth Road from Student to Scientist (Rebroadcast))
Jun 30, 2023
The Season 5 Finale (S5:E12)
Jun 23, 2023
A Joyful Journey Toward Better Food Around the World (S5:E11)
Jun 09, 2023
COVID-19, Cruise Ship Viruses, and Vomit Machines. Just Another Day in the Office for Dr. Lee-Ann Jaykus (S5: E10)
May 19, 2023
How a high school job at McDonalds launched a career in food science (S5:E9)
May 05, 2023
How ‘Bout Them Apples? (S5:E8)
Apr 21, 2023
Becoming an Upstart - Differences between global to start up companies (S5:E7)
Apr 07, 2023
Nurture vs. Nature - Empowering Individuals in the Career Journey (S5:E6)
Mar 24, 2023
Fiddling with Food Safety (S5:E5)
Mar 10, 2023
Being All That You Can Be As a Food Safety Auditor (S5:E4)
Feb 24, 2023
Balancing Quality and Quantity: Amena’s QA/QC Career Journey (S5:E3)
Feb 10, 2023
The Sometimes Rocky, Sometimes Smooth Road from Student to Scientist (S5:E2)
Jan 27, 2023
Stress, strain, and relaxation: The Happy New Year Food Science Career Episode (S5:E1)
Jan 13, 2023
Seeing sustainability as a big picture concept (S4:E7)
Dec 31, 2022
Interview with a food science rock star who is working toward a better future (S4:E6)
Dec 16, 2022
Thinking Way Outside the Box! Adventures in Microwave and Aseptic Processing (S4:E5)
Dec 02, 2022
Milk without a cow, you don’t say! (S4:E4)
Nov 18, 2022
Finding more energy where we already have it (S4:E3)
Nov 04, 2022
The world’s dumbest problem - Food Waste and Loss (S4:E2)
Oct 21, 2022
What is sustainability? (S4:E1)
Oct 07, 2022
Rebroadcast: Preservation is not a 4 letter word!
Aug 19, 2022
Rebroadcast: Preservation Chemicals Versus Processing
Jul 29, 2022
Rebroadcast: Where do spoilage microbes come from?
Jul 18, 2022
Are Americans riddled with nutritional guilt and overwhelmed with scientific information?
Jun 21, 2022
Dr. Colin Kay talks about finding answers in abundant nutrition data (S3:E9)
Jun 03, 2022
Are you a humble nutritionist? What we don’t know part 2 (S3:E8)
May 20, 2022
Are you a humble nutritionist? What we don’t know. Part 1 (S3:E7)
May 06, 2022
Living Our Best Life: Non-essential nutrients (S3:E5)
Apr 18, 2022
When did vitamins become so important? The Funky story of discovery (S3:E4)
Mar 25, 2022
What are the macros in your food? (S3:E3)
Mar 11, 2022
What’s in a food label? (S3:E2)
Feb 24, 2022
Indulging in Valentine’s Day candy? Emotional impacts of food
Feb 11, 2022
Fruitcake: A Doorstop or the first energy bar? (S2:E15)
Dec 25, 2021
Food Science by the Fireside: What’s the nog in eggnog? (S2:E14)
Dec 17, 2021
Gingerbread houses- everything you wanted to know that you didn’t know you wanted to know(S2:E13)
Dec 10, 2021
Food Science by the Fireside: Avoiding Thanksgiving Disasters with Dr. Ben Chapman
Nov 24, 2021
Food Science by the Fireside: PSL (Pumpkin Spice Latte)
Nov 12, 2021
What's crunchier, a carrot or a glass of milk? (S2:E8)
Nov 05, 2021
Interview with Chris Vineyard : A Chewing Professional (S2:E7)
Oct 29, 2021
Iconic Crunch and LOUDNESS (S2: E6)
Oct 22, 2021
Spoon it, slurp it, savor it! Milk in many forms (S2:E5)
Oct 08, 2021
Water Works - The relationship between water content and texture
Oct 01, 2021
Texture Talks with Dr. Allen Foegeding
Sep 24, 2021
Breaking down the textural contrast of s'mores
Sep 17, 2021
Are you team crunchy, chewy, or creamy?
Sep 10, 2021
Summer Shorts #5 with Audrey - Alternative Protein Sources
Aug 20, 2021
Summer Shorts #4 with Audrey - Alternative Protein Sources
Aug 13, 2021
Summer Shorts #3 with Audrey - Alternative Protein Sources
Aug 06, 2021
Summer Shorts #2 with Audrey - Alternative Protein Sources
Jul 30, 2021
Summer Shorts #1 with Audrey - Alternative Protein Sources
Jul 21, 2021
Cool Tech Part II: Pressure and Plasma with Dr. Deepti Salvi
Jul 09, 2021
Cool Tech Part I: The Power of Light
Jul 02, 2021
Preservation Chemicals Versus Processing
Jun 26, 2021
Where Do Spoilage Microbes Come From?
Jun 22, 2021
Freezing it Faster Keeps it Fresher. Thanks, Clarence Birdseye!
Jun 11, 2021
How Heat Preserves Food
May 27, 2021
The positive power of acids in foods
May 21, 2021
Since the beginning of time...microorganisms preserve through fermentation Part II
May 14, 2021
Since the beginning of time...microorganisms preserve through fermentation Part I
May 07, 2021
Is the water in your food active or on vacation?
Apr 30, 2021
Getting to know you...
Apr 23, 2021
Preservation is not a four letter word.
Apr 23, 2021