Meat Pies In Sweeney Todd On Broadway! (Reheat)
About this episode
The episode explores the connection between food flavors and smells and their impact on the brain while discussing the immersive experience of Sweeney Todd on Broadway.
The musical Sweeney Todd is about a barber who goes on a killing spree and disposes of his victims by baking them into meat pies. In an off-Broadway production, they serve you an actual meat pie before the show begins. Dr. Pamela Dalton, a researcher at the Monell Chemical Senses Center, helps us understand how food flavors and smells can affect our brains while we’re watching this kind of immersive theater.
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