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Summer Science 1: "FOODBALL" US vs Mexico Food Culture Match
Jun 29, 2026
25m 06s
A Great British Baking Show Finalist uses Food to Communicate Chemistry (S9:E11)
May 1, 2026
31m 24s
Are You an Apocaloptimist? Review of the AI Doc with Adam Yee
Apr 24, 2026
44m 33s
Navigating American Nutrition - One Size Fits All? (S9:E11)
Apr 10, 2026
36m 33s
Teaching, Toons, and TEDx with Dr. Colleen Kelley!
Mar 27, 2026
39m 46s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/29/26 |  Summer Science 1: "FOODBALL" US vs Mexico Food Culture Match | Send us Fan Mail Soccer, which is known to most to most of the world as football has captured the world's attention during this time of the "Cup That Shall Not Be Named". My long-time friend, TR Masino (co-host of the Stairway to Eleven music podast) joined me in Mexico City to discuss US vs Mexican food culture, in the context of a "foodball" game. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Our GOOOOOOALLL!!! is to provide an overview of the similarities, differences, and changes we've se... | 25m 06s | ||||||
| 5/1/26 | A Great British Baking Show Finalist uses Food to Communicate Chemistry (S9:E11)✨ | food sciencebaking+3 | Dr. Josh Smalley | University of Leicester | — | food sciencebaking+3 | — | 31m 24s | |
| 4/24/26 |  Are You an Apocaloptimist? Review of the AI Doc with Adam Yee | Send us Fan Mail AI is here to stay. Will AI be the end of humanity or will it create a utopia? The AI Doc or How I Became an Apocaloptimist is a documentary that looks at the positives, negative, and mixed effects AI may have on society in the near future. Here is a link to the AI Doc movie trailer: https://youtu.be/xkPbV3IRe4Y?si=fzvdMz_ZolZIfaZk Serial entrepreneur, podcaster, and (now) grad student Adam Yee and I went to see the AI Doc a few weeks ago and have been talki... | 44m 33s | ||||||
| 4/10/26 | Navigating American Nutrition - One Size Fits All? (S9:E11) | Send us Fan Mail Every five years, a massive set of rules, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), quietly changes the way 300 million people are "supposed" to eat. But who actually writes these rules? Is it pure science, or is it just the latest dietary trend? In this episode, we sit down with April Fogelman to go behind the scenes of the federal nutrition recommendations that were recently updated. We’re digging into the evolution of American nutrition, from the nostalgia of the pyramid... | 36m 33s | ||||||
| 3/27/26 |  Teaching, Toons, and TEDx with Dr. Colleen Kelley! | Send us Fan Mail In this energizing episode, we chat with TEDx Speaker and Champion of Molecular Literacy, Dr. Colleen Kelley. Colleen is a science and chemistry teacher, a bilingual author, an Army veteran, and TEDx speaker. Her educational range is impressive. She has taught classes from K-12 through the university. Colleen has an amazing ability to communicate enthusiasm about science through public speaking, podcasts, and video. Colleen has used cartoon chara... | 39m 46s | ||||||
| 3/9/26 |  Live from BakingTECH 2026 with Heather Simpson. We're on a Roll! | Send us Fan Mail This episode was recorded live at the BakingTECH 2026 meeting in Chicago with our guest, Heather Simpson. Heather Simpson has built a diverse career in the food industry, leveraging her Food Science education from Purdue University. Her journey began at Mars Corp's DoveBar plant gaining experience in production. She then transitioned to the dairy industry, working with a hydrocolloid ingredient company to support McDonald's shake and soft serve products, deepening her experti... | 21m 54s | ||||||
| 2/23/26 |  Escaping Ordinary Food Safety Training with Escape Rooms! | Send us Fan Mail In this episode we've "escaped" our ordinary format to talk with three amazing guests at once: Clint Stevenson, NC State Professor and Distance Ed CoordinatorDave Seddon, Co-Founder and Chief Safety Officer at FoodReadyDavid Wilson, Chief Creative Officer at Intoxicated by Riddles and Co-Founder of the True/False Film FestThe topic? Clint, Dave, and David's collaborative project using the concept of escape rooms to teach food safety skills. For the beta-test... | 27m 51s | ||||||
| 1/30/26 |  PodFest Decompress and BakingTECH Preview | Send us Fan Mail To start out the new year, we're recapping PodFest 2026, which wrapped in mid January and looking ahead to BakingTECH 2026. Podcast was about every type of podcast and every aspect of podcasting you can think of, while BakingTECH is really focused in on the commercial baking industry. In this episode, we talk about some of the surprising and cool things about PodFest, including what Pecha Kucha is and training with stand-up comics. To our surprise and deligh... | 17m 09s | ||||||
| 12/29/25 | Looking Back at 2025: With Special Guests... Ourselves!!! | Send us Fan Mail It has been a great 2025 for WDFS. We spoke with wonderful, highly accomplished guests who provided a plethora of good advice about food science careers, about professionalism, and about life. We welcomed Stella as our podcast editor. We had our first Spanish/English bilingual podcast. We were pleasantly surprised to be invited to do a live podcast at the American Society of Baking annual conference. Incredibly (for us, anyway) the podcast is now... | 22m 24s | ||||||
| 12/18/25 |  FORM TUF ABS™ and Build Soft Skills with Arnie Sair | Send us Fan Mail Dr. Arnie Sair is a third generation Ph.D. food scientist, a returning guest to WDFS, and Head of Global Quality & Food Safety at Bunge. Arnie returns to WDFS with a new endeavor: the Core Ready™ leadership program. Core Ready is focused on building the soft skills and leadership habits students need to thrive in the workforce from day one using the FORM TUF ABS™ approach. In this episode, Arnie explains what each letter of FORM TUF ABS™ means and how ea... | 20m 47s | ||||||
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| 12/1/25 |  From Rheology to Resilience: Scaling the Ranks of Food Science Leadership (S9:E5) | Send us Fan Mail Join us as we sit down with Dr. Chris Daubert, who brings a wealth of experience from every corner of the Food Science world. Currently serving as Vice Chancellor and Dean of the College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri Columbia, Dr. Daubert shares his unique career path—from his roots in agricultural engineering and becoming a recognized expert in rheology (the study of flow), to his pivotal roles as Department Head at NC State (2010-... | 32m 25s | ||||||
| 11/14/25 |  Stop studying your weakness (S9:E4) | Send us Fan Mail April Hix Morrison is an alumna of our department and has, for the last 17 years, served as our professional Academic Advisor across all three of our Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Science majors. A big part of April’s job is helping students’ thrive at NC State. To aid in this, NC State University, and many others, have implemented Clifton Strengths assessments to help students discover and develop their greatest talents. April became a Clifton Strength... | 31m 21s | ||||||
| 10/31/25 |  Tell us a story, the connection between storytelling and leading (S9:E3) | Send us Fan Mail Dr. Katie McKee is an Associate Professor and Leadership Educator in the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences at NC State University. Her work focuses on transformative leadership and its application to solving complex challenges to enable communities to thrive. Her research and extension efforts, including the Agents for Change program, a center on developing leadership capacity among youth, college students, and professionals to address "big, messy challenges" in t... | 25m 22s | ||||||
| 10/17/25 |  Out Standing in Her Field (literally). Science Communication with Dr. Maria Luz "Malu" Zapiola: 1st Bilingual Episode! (S9:E2) | Send us Fan Mail In our first English/Spanish bilingual episode we talk international science communication with agronomist Dr. Dr. Maria Luz "Malu" Zapiola. Malu is equally comfortable giving lectures in university classroom or (out standing) in the middle of a wheat field. Note: We switch from English to Spanish at 20:20. Dr. Maria Luz "Malu" Zapiola earned her Master's in Crop Science and Genetics, as well as her Doctorate in Agronomy and Crop Science at Oregon State University. ... | 40m 32s | ||||||
| 10/3/25 | The New Era of WDFS is Here: Now With More to See and Hear! (S9:E1) | Send us Fan Mail Dr. Fernanda Santos’ route to food science was not direct. But one thing is for sure, she has found a home in food science at NC State University. Dr. Santos teaches 13 classes at NC State, one of which is a project-based class for seniors in food science and bioprocessing. Through collaboration with faculty and industry, she is giving students real-world experience. We are excited to hear about her path to food science and her newest collaboration wit... | 33m 26s | ||||||
| 7/25/25 |  Keith's Summer Picks: The World's Dumbest Problem: Food Waste (S9:E5) | Send us Fan Mail Food waste. It’s been called the world’s dumbest problem. Did you know that about a third of the food grown on farms is wasted, meaning it never gets to a factory, a grocery store, or to a consumer? This is not because farmers are wasteful. Far from it. It's because it's sometimes hard to harvest all the food that's been produced, especially if it's underground (think sweet potatoes). Food waste is not just an economic problem, although it can dr... | 50m 55s | ||||||
| 7/18/25 |  Keith's Summer Picks: Being All That You Can Be As a Food Safety Auditor (S9:E4) | Send us Fan Mail Chief Warrant Officer 5* Terrence Ward is a year 2016 alumnus of the Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences Department at NC State University. Terrence discovered his interest in Food Science during his service in the US Army. Today, as part of his continuing Army career, he audits food processing facilities around the US and around the world to assure that the food produced and sold is safe for the US Armed Forces. He uses his extensive experienc... | 46m 06s | ||||||
| 7/2/25 |  Paige's Summer Picks: From a High School Job at McDonalds to a Food Science Career with Arnie Sair (S9:E3) | Send us Fan Mail Dr. Arnie Sair has worked for General Mills, Signature Brands and now, Bunge. Throughout his career one thing has held constant, his focus on food safety and quality. As a Ph.D. recipient at NC State University, an outstanding alumni award winner, and who started out as a high school student working at McDonalds, Arnie has great insight into the food industry. Join us as we talk about carrying on the legacy of being a 3rd generation, Ph.D. food scientist (wh... | 37m 11s | ||||||
| 7/2/25 |  Paige's Summer Picks: Cruise Ship Viruses and Vomit Machines. Just Another Day at the Office for Dr. Lee-Ann Jaykus (S9:E2) | Send us Fan Mail We all love a good story, and Dr. Leann Jaykus, a professor emeritus at NC State University, has some good ones to tell. As a virologist she has unique insights into food safety. We talk to Leann about cruise ship food safety, norovirus, coronavirus, vomit machines, and, oh yes, mentoring on this episode. Got a questions for us? Email us at wolfingdownfoodscience@gmail.com Please take a minute to help others find our podcast by leaving a rating and co... | 1h 01m 31s | ||||||
| 7/2/25 |  Paige's Summer Picks: Empowering Your Career Journey with Mandy Taylor (S9:E1) | Send us Fan Mail After graduating from NC State, Mandy Taylor spent time in product development for a variety of food companies. Her years of experience gave her the knowledge and desire to foster career growth in others by managing the summer intern program in research and development at Mars Wrigley. We talk to Mandy about her time in product development and what she sees as the most challenging and rewarding parts of working with and fostering new food scientists. And we have a... | 32m 15s | ||||||
| 6/2/25 | The Shifting Definition of Success with Yifat (S8:E7) | Send us Fan Mail Our world is complicated! Yifat Rogers started Yaniv Consulting to help people and businesses cut through the tough problems and find practical solutions. Yifat is a PhD food scientist and engineer who has worked in the food industry for 15+ years. Her experience and desire to help people prompted her shift to consulting. She has started her very own podcast called Success Your Own Way where guests discuss what success looks like for them with insights... | 29m 13s | ||||||
| 5/12/25 |  Having Your Cake & Eating It Too: Food Science, Leadership, and Life Skills with Kenya Hairston (S8:E6) | Send us Fan Mail Kenya Hairston is a Senior Project Manager, Adjunct Professor, and Doctoral student. Kenya holds a Master's degree from Franklin University as well as Bachelors Degrees from the University of Toledo and The Ohio State University (that's where Keith and Kenya crossed paths). She is currently a 2nd year doctoral student at Franklin University where she is pursuing her Ed.D in instructional design leadership. Kenya has worked at Abbott since 2015 and now calls Dallas, Texa... | 19m 31s | ||||||
| 4/29/25 |  Joey Stazzone and the Inspiring Origin Story of Cafe Kreyól (S8:E5) | Send us Fan Mail This episode tells the inspiring story behind the creation of Cafe Kreyól and Joey Stazzone's entrepreneurial origin story. Anyone who has met Joey knows the energy and positivity he brings to the room. Joey is the founder and President of Cafe Kreyól, an award-winning coffee distribution and coffee roasting company located in Manassas, Virginia. Joey is a certified Q (Q = Quality) Grader, as well as a CQI (CQI = Coffee Quality Institute) Post-Harvest Process an... | 34m 28s | ||||||
| 4/11/25 |  Are You Ready for READYBAR? (S8:E4) | Send us Fan Mail Dr. Ryan Dowdy is the founder and CEO of READYBAR. Previous to that, Ryan worked as Chief of Staff to the CTO at EVERY, an "all protein, no meat" company, as a Science and Technology Analysis Manager at the Good Food Institute, and at NASA as Food System Manager for the International Space Station. He has appeared on Rhett & Link's Good Mythical Morning, has written for the Washington Post, and was featured on the NPR Program Shortwave. I first met Ryan ... | 24m 49s | ||||||
| 3/28/25 | From juice to vino and beyond: Food science in the beverage industry (S8E3) | Send us Fan Mail Kait O’Shaughnessy and Cameron LaCross join us for this episode of WDFS. Both work for Gallo as associate beverage makers. Cameron started in California in the area of wine making and moved back to her home state of SC when the opportunity came up. Kait started her career in fruit juice beverages and joined Gallo 2 years ago. Today we chat about the world of beverages and starting a career in food science. Got a questions for us? Email us at wolf... | 22m 11s | ||||||
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