The Food Chain
Hosted by Ruth Alexander and Rumella Dasgupta · BBC World Service
4.7from 506 ratings
- 556
- Episodes
- 78
- Transcribed
- 506
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2014
- First episode
About The Food Chain
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.
- Publisher
- BBC World Service
- Category
- arts · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 31 Oct 2014
- Latest episode
- 29 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
78 of 556 episodes have a transcript.
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why are people talking about food noise?
21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The joy (and pain) of sharing food
14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Travelling for work
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Why are people talking about food noise?
Published 29 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It's striking that frequent thoughts about food can be pleasurable to one person and exhausting to another. So where's the line between the two? Daisuke Hayashi, a registered dietitian in Brazil and a postdoctoral student at Pennsylvania State University in the US, is interested in this question. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on The Food Chain
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Ashley Ripple
- Daisuke Hayashi
- Emily Dhurandhar
- Charlotte Ord
- Pati Jinich
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 329 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 177 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100
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- Quality
- 92
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts The Food Chain?
Ruth Alexander and Rumella Dasgupta host the show. Published by BBC World Service.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Food Chain take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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