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Hungry Squared: Where the brain and belly meet

Hungry Squared is a free and clean weekly audio podcast about the nerdy side of food: food science, food history, and food design. Plus, we love to solve your relationship problems as they relate to food in our segment called Food Fight.
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Dec 18, 2017

It's a mini-episode about eggnog, Lee's favorite holiday drink, with the help of our very own Lee while Sharon is out. We hit up a little history, then delve into different types of eggnog that are out there. Yum!

Let's taco 'bout it!

Hosts: Winter and Leland Redd. Sound engineer and editor: Leland Redd

Dec 11, 2017

On this week's episode, Lee is joining Winter to talk all about potatoes and its long and storied history as it traveled from Peru to Europe and back to the Americas again. We also delve into the difference between starchy and waxy potatoes and how to cook them. We then help our Food Fight listener who thinks everyone is invited, but isn't!

Let's taco 'bout it!

Co-Hosts are Winter Redd and Leland Redd. Sound engineer and editor is Leland Redd.

Dec 4, 2017

On this week's episode, we are figuring out what the differences are between evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk and their interesting beginnings. It always comes back down to eating safe prior to the 18th century. Also, we help our Food Fight listener navigate the leftover landscape at a holiday potluck dinner.

Let's taco 'bout it!

Co-Hosts are Sharon Titus and Winter Redd. Sound engineer and editor is Leland Redd.

Nov 27, 2017

On this week's episode, we're in the Great Outdoors, cooking up a meal with special guest Susan Strayer of Mountain Mom and Tots and learning all about how to cook outdoors and while camping, including what are your heat sources and Dutch Oven. Plus, Sharon and I commit to joining Susan's Outdoor Cooking Challenge. Will you?

Let's taco 'bout it!

Nov 21, 2017

On this week's episode, we talk about a few things you can do with the Instant Pot, that are a little more intimidating, namely making yogurt, infusing your own vanilla extract, and making cheesecake. Yes, you CAN make a cheesecake in the Instant Pot! We also help our Food Fight listener deal with her condiment conundrum.

Let's taco 'bout it!

Co-Hosts are Sharon Titus and Winter Redd. Sound engineer and editor is Leland Redd.

 

Nov 13, 2017

On this week's episode, we are talking all about different meats that are eaten during the holidays, such as turkey, ham, prime rib, goose, and seafood. There are so many delicious options for your upcoming holiday season. We also help our Food Fight listener figure out how to match her spouse's hunger levels.

Let's taco 'bout it!

Co-Hosts are Sharon Titus and Winter Redd. Sound engineer and editor is Leland Redd.

Nov 6, 2017

On this week's episode, we talk all about the humble onion, where it came from, that there's an association in the US to represent them, and how to avoid crying when you cut onions. Plus, we help our Food Fight listener deal with her significant other's need for gourmet food.

Let's taco 'bout it!

Co-Hosts are Sharon Titus and Winter Redd. Sound engineer and editor is Leland Redd.

Oct 30, 2017

On this week's episode and on the eve of Halloween, we explore the origin of the pumpkin, from how they were used by the Native Americans to crazy folklore of the Jack-O-Lantern, from Libby's canned pumpkin puree and lastly to how Starbuck's Pumpkin Spice Latte took the world by storm. We then help a Food Fight listener (aka Sharon) deal with making a Red Velvet Cake for an upcoming birthday.

Let's taco 'bout it!

Co-Hosts are Sharon Titus and Winter Redd. Sound engineer and editor is Leland Redd.

Oct 23, 2017

On this week's episode, Winter and Lee have special guests, Leslie and Aaron Galvan of the So This is Love Podcast, to chat with us this week about the basics of eating paleo. They consider themselves "paleo curious" or "paleo-ish", so they go over what you can eat while on paleo, how they adapt recipes to fit their take on paleo, and give their wise advice on paleo and different types of diets. We don't have a Food Fight question, but we do talk about the economics of dining out as a couple.

Let's taco 'bout it!

Co-Hosts are Winter Redd and Leland Redd. Sound engineer and editor is Leland Redd.

Oct 16, 2017

On this week's episode, we're getting in the mood for Halloween by talking about the history of Halloween, the origin stories of the Tootsie Roll, Candy Corn, and the term Fun Size, and then we learn about why we all get freaked out about tainted Halloween candy. Then we help our Food Fight listener figure out how to deal with all the Halloween candy coming from grandparents.

Let's taco 'bout it!

Co-Hosts are Sharon Titus and Winter Redd. Sound engineer and editor is Leland Redd.

Oct 9, 2017

And we're back! On this week's episode, we talk about the mysterious and prized truffle, the fungus, not the chocolate kind. We talk all about how you find them, why they are so prized, and how to use them. We also sympathize with our Food Fight listener about feeling like a barbarian at fancy dinner parties.

Let's taco 'bout it!

Co-Hosts are Sharon Titus and Winter Redd. Sound engineer and editor is Leland Redd.

Sep 25, 2017

On this week's minisode, we're talking about some of the different Italian food regions in honor of our trip to Italy. Let's taco 'bout it!

Sep 18, 2017

On this minisode, we're asking each other about our childhood food memories! Let's taco 'bout it!

Sep 11, 2017

On this week's episode, we are busting food myths left and right, including whether you should rinse your chicken before using it, drinking 8 glasses of water everyday, and if salt decreases the boiling point. So many myths busted! Plus, we help our Food Fight listener organize her freezer for the sake of toaster waffles.

Let's taco 'bout it!

Our episode is brought to you today by our awesome sponsor, IKEA Draper.

It's Annual Swedish Crayfish Party time!

Our sponsor for this week's episode is the Draper Utah IKEA (67 West IKEA Way, Draper, Ut 84020). IKEA Draper and other participating IKEA stores are having their special end-of-summer celebration: the Annual Swedish Crayfish Party on Friday, September 15, 2017. Contact your local store for more information.

Co-Hosts are Sharon Titus and Winter Redd. Sound engineer and editor is Leland Redd.

Sep 5, 2017

On this week's episode, we are celebrating the arrival of autumn (and mourning the passing of summer) by talking about apples. We cover the long history of apples, then we talk about what makes an apple crispy, and what different types of apples there are and which ones are good for eating and which ones are good for dessert! Plus, we help our Food Fight listener send off her daughter to college with some good recipes that are healthy and quick and inexpensive.

Let's taco 'bout it!

Our episode is brought to you today by our awesome sponsor, IKEA Draper.

It's Annual Swedish Crayfish Party time!

Our sponsor for this week's episode is the Draper Utah IKEA (67 West IKEA Way, Draper, Ut 84020). IKEA Draper and other participating IKEA stores are having their special end-of-summer celebration: the Annual Swedish Crayfish Party on Friday, September 15, 2017. Contact your local store for more information.

Co-Hosts are Sharon Titus and Winter Redd. Sound engineer and editor is Leland Redd.

Aug 28, 2017

On this week's episode and in light of current events, we get into survival food, starting with its history from hardtack and pemmican. Then we move on to the current Meals-Ready-to-Eat (MREs) and how those were developed to what they are today. Plus, we chat about making sure your water supply is good. We then also cast our vote for a question posed to us about pineapple on pizza during our Food Fight segment.

Let's taco 'bout it!

Our episode is brought to you today by our awesome sponsor, IKEA Draper.

It's Annual Swedish Crayfish Party time!

Our sponsor for this week's episode is the Draper Utah IKEA (67 West IKEA Way, Draper, Ut 84020). IKEA Draper and other participating IKEA stores are having their special end-of-summer celebration: the Annual Swedish Crayfish Party on Friday, September 15, 2017. Contact your local store for more information.

Co-Hosts are Sharon Titus and Winter Redd. Sound engineer and editor is Leland Redd.

Aug 22, 2017

On this week's episode, Sharon is joined by Ike to talk all about crawfish (this is the correct way to pronounce it, of course!), American-style! They give tips on how to catch your own (cat food!) and how to put your own crawfish boil. We also help our Food Fight listener not feel like a lunch mooch.

Our episode is brought to you today by our awesome sponsor, IKEA Draper.

It's Annual Swedish Crayfish Party time!

Our sponsor for this week's episode is the Draper Utah IKEA (67 West IKEA Way, Draper, Ut 84020). IKEA Draper and other participating IKEA stores are having their special end-of-summer celebration: the Annual Swedish Crayfish Party on Friday, September 15, 2017. Contact your local store for more information.

Aug 14, 2017

On this week's episode, Winter is joined by Lee in having a discussion about crayfish and the crayfish parties that are often held in Sweden in August and September. We welcome our special guests, Marcus and Deanne Carlson and Julie Ann and Brandon Lake, for a lively discussion called Crayfish Part 1: Sweden! We learn all about the history of these crayfish parties in Sweden and how to throw one yourself. Also, we help one of our Food Fight listeners get started using her new Instant Pot by first taking it out of the box.

Let's taco 'bout it!

Our episode is brought to you today by our awesome sponsor, IKEA Draper.

It's Annual Swedish Crayfish Party time!

Our sponsor for this week's episode is the Draper Utah IKEA (67 West IKEA Way, Draper, Ut 84020). IKEA Draper and other participating IKEA stores are having their special end-of-summer celebration: the Annual Swedish Crayfish Party on Friday, September 16, 2017. Contact your local store for more information.

Aug 7, 2017

This week, we talk about one of our favorite foods and ingredients: eggs! The incredible edible egg! What came first, the chicken or the egg? The chicken, of course, so we chat about how the chicken was domesticated and how chickens lay eggs. Then we get into the components of the egg, the whites and yolk, and our favorite way of making scrambled eggs. Plus, this week's Food Fight listener needs help navigating the office potluck when food allergies and preferences are on the line.

Let's taco 'bout it!

Hosts and producers: Winter Redd and Sharon Titus
Sound engineer and editor: Leland Redd IV

Jul 31, 2017

On this week's episode, we are celebrating a whole year of being on the air as the Hungry Squared Podcast (thanks to Lee Redd and Ike Hall, our right-hand men)--yay! We have had so much fun so far and look forward to celebrating many more episodes with you, our awesome listeners, and we celebrate by talking about some of our favorite celebration foods from charcuterie to cake. Plus, we help out a first-time farmer's market attender and Food Fight listener on this week's question.

Let's taco 'bout it!

Our episode is brought to you today by our awesome sponsors.

True Aussie Beef and Lamb are having a fun summer grilling sweepstakes where one of our listeners can win a Big Green Egg. Go to www.grillonthegreen.com to enter and make sure you choose the Hungry Squared Podcast in the drop-down menu. We want one of our listeners to win!

Jul 24, 2017

On this week's episode, we delve into the wide world of meal replacements, from old-school SlimFast shakes to Soylent, a modern meal replacement. It's fascinating! Have you ever gone on a liquid diet before or would you? Winter is willing to try, but Sharon is not convinced. We also help a Food Fight diner thwart off (or not) french fry thieves.

Let's taco 'bout it!

Our episode is brought to you today by our awesome sponsors.

True Aussie Beef and Lamb are having a fun summer grilling sweepstakes where one of our listeners can win a Big Green Egg. Go to www.grillonthegreen.com to enter and make sure you choose the Hungry Squared Podcast in the drop-down menu. We want one of our listeners to win!

Jul 17, 2017

On this week's episode, we are summer-lovin' on all the summer foods, because it's so hot outside! We talk about potato salad (yum!), ambrosia salad (weird!), and Jell-O salad (hit or miss!), then move on to the fun (and deadly) history of watermelons. We also help our Food Fight listener try and practice food safety at all her summer picnics she will be attending in the next few weeks.

Let's taco 'bout it!

Our episode is brought to you today by our awesome sponsors.

Zip Schedules, an online employee scheduling software that makes making a schedule a piece of cake! Go to zip schedules.com to get 30 days free, PLUS our listeners get an additional 20% off each month for up to year when they sign up and enter the code HUNGRY. Thanks, Zip Schedules!

True Aussie Beef and Lamb are having a fun summer grilling sweepstakes where one of our listeners can win a Big Green Egg. Go to www.grillonthegreen.com to enter and make sure you choose the Hungry Squared Podcast in the drop-down menu. We want one of our listeners to win!

Jul 10, 2017

On this week's episode, we get to talk to Caroline Wallace, Sarah Wood, and Jessica Deahl, the authors of the new book Trappist Beer Travels. They traveled thousands of miles to all eleven Trappist monasteries for a behind-the-scenes look at the history and brewing practices of the Trappist monks throughout the centuries. Plus, we help our Food Fight listener figure out how to come to a compromise when it comes to phones during date night.

Our episode is brought to you today by our awesome sponsors.

Zip Schedules, an online employee scheduling software that makes making a schedule a piece of cake! Go to zip schedules.com to get 30 days free, PLUS our listeners get an additional 20% off each month for up to year when they sign up and enter the code HUNGRY. Thanks, Zip Schedules!

True Aussie Beef and Lamb are having a fun summer grilling sweepstakes where one of our listeners can win a Big Green Egg. Go to www.grillonthegreen.com by August 1, 2017 to enter and make sure you choose the Hungry Squared Podcast in the drop-down menu. We want one of our listeners to win!

Jul 3, 2017

On this week's episode, we had a Blogher17 attendee guest intro the podcast with Sharon during our live podcasting session. Then, we got to talk to Brad Bernhart of Earlywood, a company that makes simple, beautiful, and well-engineered wooden utensils and kitchen tools. We love multi-tasker kitchen tools and we love how he engineered the wooden spoon to something sleek and useful. Plus, we help our Food Fight listener send a peace signal with his BBQ grill.

Our episode is brought to you today by our awesome sponsors.

Zip Schedules, an online employee scheduling software that makes making a schedule a piece of cake! Go to zip schedules.com to get 30 days free, PLUS our listeners get an additional 20% off each month for up to year when they sign up and enter the code HUNGRY. Thanks, Zip Schedules!

True Aussie Beef and Lamb are having a fun summer grilling sweepstakes where one of our listeners can win a Big Green Egg. Go to www.grillonthegreen.com to enter and make sure you choose the Hungry Squared Podcast in the drop-down menu. We want one of our listeners to win!

Jun 28, 2017

This week, Lee is joining Winter for a minisode about Winter's favorite Disney Park foods, which include the Turkey Legs, Dole Whips, and the churros. We throw in a bonus too, the Grapefruit Cake, that sounds delightful!

Let's taco 'bout it!

Our episode is brought to you today by our awesome sponsors.

Zip Schedules, an online employee scheduling software that makes making a schedule a piece of cake! Go to zip schedules.com to get 30 days free, PLUS our listeners get an additional 20% off each month for up to year when they sign up and enter the code HUNGRY. Thanks, Zip Schedules!

True Aussie Beef and Lamb are having a fun summer grilling sweepstakes where one of our listeners can win a Big Green Egg. Go to www.grillonthegreen.com to enter and make sure you choose the Hungry Squared Podcast in the drop-down menu. We want one of our listeners to win!

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