Pocky with Tien Nguyen

One of the planet's favorite treats ... with a history that got quite weird in the '80s. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. This episode brought to you by Wünder, makers of European-style quark. Go to Wünder Creamery and enter code SMARTMOUTH for 15% off on your first order. Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Katherine Twitter Tien on IG  Tien on Twitter  Red Boat Fish Sauce Cookbook  Music: Twiggy Twiggy by Pizzicato Five  Sources: Entrepreneur  Washington Post  Metropolis Japan  Tasting Table  Glico 1,2,3  Pocky commercials 1,2  Related Episode: Victorian-Era Food with Diep Tran  Check Out: The Monster with 21 Faces  Radio Rental  Gayest Episode Ever  Singing Mountain  Rogue 99 

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An addictively illuminating, often hilarious, conversational podcast about the surprising histories behind the foods we love. Hosted by independent journalist and food anthropologist, Katherine Spiers (LA Times, LA Weekly, KCET, Eater, How to Eat L.A.). Guests include Anthony Bourdain, Georgia Hardstark, Jacques Pepin, Llewellyn Clarke, Sarah Kuhn, Claudette Zepeda, Jon Garbus, Danny Trejo, Flula Borg and many other compelling people who eat food!