The Food Chain

The Food Chain

by BBC World Service

Insights from recent episode analysis

Audience Interest

Estimated Reach: 250,001+
Listeners across platforms

Podcast Focus

Categories: arts · food
+2 more

Publishing Consistency

Frequency: Irregular
500+ episodes since 2014

Platform Reach

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Most discussed topics

nutritionfamily mealsfood industryentrepreneurshipfood cultureexam successbrain fooddiet and studystress eatingstudent lifefibre intakehealthy diet

Brands & references

Te Puna Toiora1
University of Canterbury1
Zumix1
University of Minnesota1
University of Surrey1
Community Chef1
Tokunbo’s Kitchen Catering Company1
288 Bar and Wok1
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High Confidence

Est. Listeners

250,001+

Based on iTunes & Spotify (publisher stats).

  • Per-Episode Audience

    Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days

    25,001 - 50,000
  • Monthly Reach

    Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)

    75,001 - 150,000
  • Active Followers

    Loyal subscribers who consistently listen

    40,001 - 100,000

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On the show

From 11 eps

Hosts

RA
Ruth Alexander
10 eps
RD
Rumella Dasgupta
1 ep

Recent guests

20 across last 11 eps
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Professor Julia Rucklidge
1 ep
LU
Lucy Upton
1 ep
PJ
Professor Joanne Slavin
1 ep
FA
Fathima Abdoola
1 ep
PL
Phillippa Lally
1 ep
RV
Robin Van Creveld
1 ep
TK
Tokunbo Koiki
1 ep
PW
Pak Wai Hung
1 ep
JT
Jun Tanaka
1 ep
PM
Preeti Mistry
1 ep
MF
Manon Fleury
1 ep
PR
Paula Radcliffe
1 ep
SC
Steve Cram
1 ep
VT
Valentijn Trouw
1 ep
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Nisha Katona
1 ep
JJ
Judy Joo
1 ep
DN
Duc Ngo
1 ep
JV
Josh Veasey
1 ep
DA
Dr Annie Gray
1 ep
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Samira el Khafir
1 ep

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