Ever wonder how accurate romantic comedies are or where that comfort food you love so much originated from? Or maybe you want to know what UC Davis students and professors are reading and watching? These are just some of the topics covered in podcasts from faculty, staff and students in the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis.
Learn something new and find your new favorite show with the podcasts below:
Esculent
Esculent serves up the history behind what we eat and why. It blends the perspectives of historians, chefs, food justice activists, artists and scientists to talk about the “ever-evolving concept of edibility.” By mixing these perspectives, the podcast explores how we decide what to eat.
Esculent is supported by the Thinking Food at the Intersections seminar. Learn more about related events.
Love Factually
Love Factually is “Fact-checking Hollywood…one rom com at a time.” From The Notebook to 10 Things I Hate About You, Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel, both of psychology professors, dive into how your favorite rom-coms portray romance. They explain everything these films get right and wrong about love using relationship research.
Read the story behind the podcast here.
The Educated Art Review
The Educated Art Review is “an approachable art history podcast." E.A.R. puts the complicated world of art history on display through insightful observations on topics ranging from contemporary sculptures to the MET Gala. The show is hosted by Anya Thompson and Madeline Madrid, two graduate students in the UC Davis Art History program. By combining in-depth research with curiosity, they make art history fun for everyone.
Listen on Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts. Follow on tiktok or Instagram.
Bookish
Bookish is an undergraduate podcast on YouTube that covers everything UC Davis artists want to know from literature to life on campus. The podcast carves a space for humanities majors to discuss all things creative. It introduces listeners to L&S’ English students, faculty and professors and guides them through humanities studies.
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