Omnivores

About this Episode

Sam and Simon talk about food. Sam's trying a Soylent diet because Veganism is really hard. Simon thinks she's crazy and food is delicious. We talk about why yeast is fascinating, and Katy Perry's boobs. Warning: this episode might make you hungry.

Stuff mentioned in this show:

• Soylent of the DIY variety 
• Why it's hard to be a lazy vegan
• Portlandia on the politics of ordering chicken in restaurants
• The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
• Why mushrooms are bizarre and wonderful
• Where does yeast come from?
• A SBMC comic about our body's microfauna
• Michiel Heynes and the untranslatability of the Afrikaans word fok
• Genesis Mining: now YOU TOO can become a mining mogul
• Shapeshifter for swopping cryptocurrencies
• Old Mutual Savings Monitor tells us exactly how broke South Africans are
• The International (Dota2) and sportsing for geeks
• The joy of Katy Perry GIFs

Photo : Zuidhof, MJ, et al. 2014 Poultry Science

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