Smell

This week Evelyn Funda continues exploring the history of spices, herbs, and flavorings. Rather than focusing on our sense of taste she focuses on our sense of smell and the use of vanilla in perfumes.

This is a rebroadcast from August 2024This week Laura Gelfand explores how and why water has flavor with Dr. Christy Spackman, author of "The Taste of Water: Sensory Perception and the Making of an Industrialized Beverage."

We revisit our conversation with Jude Stewart about her book Revelations in Air, taking us us on a fascinating journey into the weird and wonderful world of smell.

Smell can collapse space and time, unlocking memories and transporting us to worlds both new and familiar. In her new book Revelations in Air, Jude Stewart takes us on a fascinating journey into the weird and wonderful world of smell.