Secretly Incredibly Fascinating: Cabbage

Episode notes

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why cabbage is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.

LINKS FOR KATIE GOLDIN:

RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

RESEARCH SOURCES:

Vegetables: A Biography by Evelyne Bloch-Dano, translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan
Cabbage: A Global History by Meg Muckenhoupt
How Carrots Won The Trojan War: Curious But True Stories Of Common Vegetables by Rebecca Rupp
Answers to these botanical mysteries could help a climate-stressed world (National Geographic)
Kale, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and cabbage are all varieties of a single magical plant species (Vox.com)
Where does the color come from in purple cabbage? (HowStuffWorks)
Everything You Need to Know About Purple Cauliflower (AllRecipes)
Floridians Are Eating Their State Tree to Help Their State Animal (Atlas Obscura)
Skunk Cabbage (National Wildlife Federation)
Plant science at the dinner table: Cabbage (Michigan State University Extension)
Why Vegetables Get Freakish In The Land Of The Midnight Sun (NPR)
The Farming Colony That Grew Under the Midnight Sun (Atlas Obscura)
Banchan: The Story of the Korean Side Dish (PBS SoCal KCET)
Is Corned Beef Really Irish? (Smithsonian Magazine)
Ivan Ivanovich and the Persistent Lost Cosmonaut Conspiracy (Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum)
The Astronauts on the International Space Station Are About to Harvest Chinese Cabbage (Modern Farmer)
Kimchi goes to space, along with first Korean astronaut (The New York Times)
The Smells Of Space: Burnt steak, gunpowder … and walnuts? (Australian Academy of Science)
Are you a supertaster? Here’s why you should know — and how to find out (CBC “The Nature Of Things”)
Avatar Fandom Wikia page for Cabbage Corp — It turns out comic book extensions of the ‘Avatar’ franchise explain the gradual rise of a powerful corporation, founded by the cabbage merchant from the first ‘ATLA’ series’s era.

In this episode...

About the show

A weekly podcast about the history, science, lore and surprises that make everyday things secretly incredibly fascinating. Hosted by comedy writer, emoji creator, and ‘Jeopardy!‘ champion Alex Schmidt. Join Alex & his co-host Katie Goldin for a joyful deep dive into seeing the world a whole new way!