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@gmail.com. To find out more about food science at NC State University check us out at https://cals.ncsu.edu/food-bioprocessing-and-nutrition-sciences/
Episodes
96 episodes since 2021
Top 10 Interviews 2024 #2: Are Americans riddled with nutritional guilt and overwhelmed with scientific information? (S3:E10)
Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses. So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would ...
September 06, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 25
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27:28
Top 10 Interviews 2024 #3: How a high school job at McDonalds launched a career in food science (S5:E9)
Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses. So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would ...
August 16, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 24
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38:02
Top 10 Interviews 2024 #4: Texture Talks with Dr. Allen Foegeding (S2:E3)
Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses. So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would ...
August 02, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 23
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54:29
Top 10 Interviews 2024 #5: The Sometimes Rocky, Sometimes Smooth Road from Student to Scientist (S5:E2)
Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses. So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would ...
July 19, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 22
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42:37
Top 10 Interviews 2024 #6: Being All That You Can Be As a Food Safety Auditor (S5:E4)
Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses. So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would ...
July 12, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 21
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46:57
Top 10 Interviews 2024 #7: Nurture vs. Nature - Empowering Individuals in the Career Journey (S5:E6)
Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses. So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would ...
June 28, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 20
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33:06
Top 10 Interviews 2024 #8: Thinking Way Outside the Box! Adventures in Microwave and Aseptic Processing (S4:E5)
Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses. So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would ...
June 14, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 19
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1:01:13
Top 10 Interviews 2024 #9: Dr. Colin Kay talks about finding answers in abundant nutrition data (S3:E9)
Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses. So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would ...
June 04, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 18
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43:19
Top 10 Interviews 2024 #10: The world’s dumbest problem - Food Waste and Loss (S4:E2)
Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses. So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would ...
May 28, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 17
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49:05
The Season 6 Wrap Up (S6E16)
We are wrapping season 6 up and three eventful years of Wolfing Down Food Science! Here at NC State University we have finished the semester and are heading into summer. Naturally, we want to reflect. Join us as we reflect on season...
May 06, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 16
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31:49
Breaking Out of the Healthy Living Paradox (S6E15)
Ever feel overwhelmed by the amount of “health” information out there? What is healthy living? Is it possible that some of the advice about healthy living could be having the opposite effect? That’s the question that author Dr...
April 22, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 15
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21:32
Service with a Smile (S6E14)
Dr. Brian Farkas earned his Masters and Doctoral degrees in engineering from the University of California, Davis. He has served as a professor of Food Science at NC State University, as Department Head of the Food Science Department at Pu...
April 05, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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54:08
A Sales Career in Combat Boots (S6E13)
Henry Havey graduated from NC State with an undergraduate degree in 2016. He has worked as an instructional technology consultant, as a sports nutrition intern, and as a salesperson in the retail supplement industry as well as with busine...
March 29, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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1:04:07
It Takes Guts to be a Nutrition Research Consultant - Part 2 (S6E12)
Our conversation with Stephen Fleming was so good, it's a two parter! Stephen Fleming is the CEO and Co-Founder of Traverse Science. His company provides insights that allow food companies to innovate in the nutrition space. H...
March 13, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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32:03
It Takes Guts to be a Nutrition Research Consultant - Part 1 (S6E11)
Stephen Fleming is the CEO and Co-Founder of Traverse Science. His company provides insights that allow food companies to innovate in the nutrition space. He started out at community college, then earned a Bachelor's degree in Psych...
February 26, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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34:00
How a Curious Competitive Swimmer Found a Future in Food Science (S6E10
Caroline Campbell has always been interested in all aspects of food, from culinary to science and nutrition. As a competitive swimmer, she connected her knowledge of nutrition with her performance. After earning 3 degrees in food sc...
February 12, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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44:15
Impossible Journey into the World of Plant Proteins (S6E9)
Marjorie’s start at NC State has taken her halfway around the world and back again. After receiving her undergraduate degree in food science at NC State, she went to New Zealand to get a PhD in Chemistry with a focus on food structure.&nb...
January 26, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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28:57
Food Science and Stand Up Comedy, Now with More Cow Bell (S6E8)
James Chapa is a graduate of NC State’s Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition department. He is now a scientist at Novozymes, a company that produces enzymes for many industries including the food industry. His area of expertise deals w...
January 12, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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46:11
Have a holly jolly food science season! (S6:E7)
Well, it’s a special time of year where Christmas trees and garland are all around. We thought your season would be enhanced with a little bit of food science! This episode holds some of our season flavorites (yep, you read that rig...
December 23, 2023
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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30:27
Just Plane Unexpected. Food Science Reunion on a Flight Back from Charlotte! (S6:E6)
Jacques Overdiep is a graduate of NC State’s Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition department. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Food Science at NC State and completed a MS degree in Food Science and Technology at Iowa State University. ...
December 15, 2023
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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44:49
Wine Not? From NC Entrepreneurs to Califermentation (S6: E5)
Today on WDFS we are speaking to Mitchell Langston. He is a senior in food science at NC State University. Mitchell has had a variety of work experiences during his time at NCSU. From a California winery to right in our depart...
December 01, 2023
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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42:22
Gratefulness Thanksgiving Episode (S6:E4)
We take a minute away from interviews to express gratitude for all kinds of things, including our listeners! We hope that you and yours enjoy some relaxation and good food on this Turkey Day, a day of thanks giving!
November 22, 2023
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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24:06
Spicing Up Food Science with Storytelling and Travel (S6:E3)
Jonathan Strum graduated from the NC State Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences 3 years ago. Since then, he has gone on to broaden his experience in product development, specifically focusing on sensory science with hi...
November 10, 2023
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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30:07
Discovering food science in a coffee lab (S6:E2)
Our first episode in season 6! We are excited to come back with a brand new season. We will be hearing from all stages of the career from first year food science students at NC State all the way up to career food scientist.
October 27, 2023
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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28:18
The Grand Re-Opening with Season 6 (S6:E1)
Well, it's been a minute! We are finally back from summer, travels, teaching, and getting the semester started. It has kept us busy. While we were gone, hopefully you enjoyed out top 10 most downloaded episodes. We are t...
October 13, 2023
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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40:46