November 2009
Monthly Archive
Episode 82: Food Myths
Friday 20 Nov 2009
Food is the fuel that allows our bodies to function, so it’s important to choose what we ingest and how we ingest it wisely. Unfortunately the answers to those questions change all the time. In today’s episode of Distillations we clarify common misconceptions about food, such as how closely Splenda resembles real sugar, what the Master Cleanse does for your body, and why trans fats became an absolute health don’t. Chemical Agent: Sucralose.
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Show Clock
00:00 Opening Credits
00:31 Introduction
01:18 Chemical Agent: Sucralose
03:30 Chemistry in Your Cupboard: Detox Diets
06:04 A Conversation with David Schleifer on Trans Fats
11:33 Closing Credits
Credits
This show was written and researched by Jennifer Dionisio, Sky Kalfus, and Erica Stefanovich.
Our theme music is composed by Dave Kaufman. Additional music from the PodSafe Music Network. Additional music includes “Wine Woman and Song,” by Johnny Ferreira and ”Resolution in Blue,” by Microtonal Music by Prent Rodgers.
Image by slopjop via Flickr.
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Episode 81: Light
Friday 06 Nov 2009
Let there be light! Whether it comes from the sky or a bulb, we’d be lost without it. In this episode of Distillations, we first examine new developments in solar power. Next, we explore how light can be used to treat those with Seasonal Affective Disorder. And finally, producer Jim Burress takes us through a guided history of lightbulbs, starting in Louisville, Kentucky, with Thomas Edison’s most illuminating invention. Chemical Agent: Organic Solar Cells.
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Show Clock
00:00 Opening Credits
00:31 Introduction
01:01 Chemical Agent: Organic Solar Cells
03:54 Mystery Solved! Seasonal Affective Disorder
06:42 Feature: The History of Lightbulbs
11:21 Closing Credits
Credits
This show was written and researched by Hilary Domush, Michal Meyer, and Erica Stefanovich.
Our theme music is composed by Dave Kaufman. Additional music from the PodSafe Music Network. Additional music includes “Bacon Wine,” by Jim Tyrrell, ”Madam, Madame!,” by Firefox AK, and ”Snows No Fun At All,” by Danny Daughtridge Trio.
Image courtesy NASA/GSFC via Flickr.
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