Wolfing Down Food Science

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/

Podcasting since 2021 • 125 episodes

Wolfing Down Food Science

Latest Episodes

Are You an Apocaloptimist? Review of the AI Doc with Adam Yee

AI is here to stay. Will AI be the end of humanity or will it create a utopia? The AI Doc or How I Became an Apocaloptimist is a documentary that looks at the positives, negative, and mixed effects AI may have on society in the near...

April 24, 2026 • Season 9 • Episode 12 • 44:33

Navigating American Nutrition - One Size Fits All? (S9:E11)

Every five years, a massive set of rules, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), quietly changes the way 300 million people are "supposed" to eat. But who actually writes these rules? Is it pure science, or is it just the latest dietary tr...

April 10, 2026 • Season 9 • Episode 11 • 36:33

Teaching, Toons, and TEDx with Dr. Colleen Kelley!

In this energizing episode, we chat with TEDx Speaker and Champion of Molecular Literacy, Dr. Colleen Kelley. Colleen is a science and chemistry teacher, a bilingual author, an Army veteran, and TEDx speaker. Her educational range i...

March 27, 2026 • Season 9 • Episode 10 • 39:46

Live from BakingTECH 2026 with Heather Simpson. We're on a Roll!

This episode was recorded live at the BakingTECH 2026 meeting in Chicago with our guest, Heather Simpson.Heather Simpson has built a diverse career in the food industry, leveraging her Food Science education from Purdue University. Her j...

March 09, 2026 • Season 9 • Episode 10 • 21:54