In 2017 the world was rocked by the latest media trend: memes about avocado on toast. But what makes a meme – and what makes it funny anyway?For lesson plans, visit https://phenomenom.com.au/topic/good-chat/nomcast-episode-18-avocado/See omnys

Nomcast Episode 17 - Raspberry & Blackberry

Apr 19th, 2024 9m 2s

Who’s a berry and what’s it all about?For lesson plans, visit https://phenomenom.com.au/topic/super-humans/nomcast-episode-17-raspberry-blackberry/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nomcast Episode 16 - Citrus

Apr 19th, 2024 9m 49s

Citrus peel is full of essential oils and nutrients, and we can use it in so many ways.For lesson plans, visit https://phenomenom.com.au/topic/super-natural-science/nomcast-episode-16-citrus/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nomcast Episode 15 - Melons

Apr 19th, 2024 11m 54s

The sun is hot and the melon moon is rising in the sky. Melons are a symbol of summertime for many people, with the sweet smiles of watermelon or cool rockmelon and honeydew bites.For lesson plans, visit https://phenomenom.com.au/topic/super-h

Nomcast Episode 14 – Onions special part 3: Umami

Mar 23rd, 2022 10m 44s

The tricky world of tastes explodes with flavour as we unpack the joys of sweet, salty, bitter and sour … and new kid on the block, umami. We look at how cooks around the world carefully layer up flavours to create rich, satisfying and compelli

Nomcast Episode 13 – Onions special part 2: Gut health

Mar 23rd, 2022 10m 38s

With about 40 trillion bacteria in your gut, it can get crowded at times. This episode of Nomcast squashes and squeezes its way through our digestive tract and plops out some pretty surprising facts about gut health and poo. It’s transformative

Nomcast Episode 12 – Onions special part 1: Soil health

Mar 23rd, 2022 8m 45s

It’s right under your feet, and it’s full of life! We take a deep dive into what happens when organic matter gets mixed and blended to make the fabulousness of rich soil that affects the food we eat. On the way we meet some sneak thieves and wi

The Good Mood Food Special Part 3 - Mindfulness and Rest

Dec 9th, 2020 15m 7s

A special three-part series on all the weird, wonderful, and warmhearted connections we can find between food and mood. Part three is about the connections between natural foods, natural spaces, meditation and the benefits of rest.This episode

The Good Mood Food Special Part 2 - Sharing

Dec 9th, 2020 13m 43s

A special three-part series on all the weird, wonderful, and warmhearted connections we can find between food and mood. Part two is about sharing food. And why it’s been making us all full up in our hearts, minds and stomachs since before the w

The Good Mood Food Special Part 1 - Moving

Dec 9th, 2020 11m 27s

A special three-part series on all the weird, wonderful, and warmhearted connections we can find between food and mood. Part one is about how and why humans get up and move. And what this can mean for how we think and feel.This episode is also

Nomcast Episode 8 - Against all odds: where in the universe does your garden grow?

Aug 18th, 2019 12m 15s

The climate is changing, people are adapting and life is sprouting in corners of the world you probably didn’t even know existed. It’s time to find out how foods survive in some of the harshest conditions of the known universe. For show notes,

Nomcast Episode 7 - Food & Sound: listen to what the taste is saying

Aug 11th, 2019 9m 30s

Did you know taste has a sound, and sound has a taste? Let’s lean in close and take a big bite into the bittersweet world of the audio-flavour. For show notes, quiz answers and teacher resources, visit https://phenomenom.com.au/nomcast/episode-

Nomcast Episode 6 - Fake or Fact: eating, drinking and living in the post-truth world

Aug 4th, 2019 11m 26s

Nutrition is a minefield of half-truths and flat out furphies. Let’s look at some of the biggest lies in the industry and figure out how to live and eat in the real world. For show notes, quiz answers and teacher resources, visit https://phenom

Nomcast Episode 5 - Funky Foods: flavours and functionality from fabulous fermentation

Jul 28th, 2019 7m 42s

From the battlefields of ancient Japan to the emergency stink zones of contemporary Melbourne, it turns out fermentation has a pretty wild story to tell. For show notes, quiz answers and teacher resources, visit https://phenomenom.com.au/nomcas

Nomcast Episode 4 - Sustainable Materials: saddle up your mind with the finest kombucha leather

Jul 21st, 2019 13m 19s

The history of plastic goes waaay further back than you might think. Let’s find out how the former miracle material turned into a toxic addiction. And take a closer look at some awesome innovations in plant-based sustainability. For show notes,

Nomcast Episode 3 - Food Festivals: let's tumble, splat and eat til we're (literally) blue

Jul 14th, 2019 11m 36s

The planet is a wonderful place. And you might never know just how wonderful it is until you chase a wheel of cheese down a dangerously steep hill. Strap on your splat goggles, it’s time to check out the world’s weirdest and most wonderful food

Nomcast Episode 2 - Mushrooms: we know they can improve breakfast, but can they save the world?

Jul 7th, 2019 10m 2s

Butter up the pan and fasten a harness around your favourite truffle pig because it’s time to unlock the infinite potential of fungus. For show notes, quiz answers and teacher resources, visit https://phenomenom.com.au/nomcast/episode-2/.See om

Nomcast Episode 1 - Onions: tears, mayhem and tasty bass notes

Jun 29th, 2019 6m 51s

We love onions. They’re a key player in our “mmmm that smells good! Whatcha cookin?” starter pack. But it turns out our bulbous little friends are pretty darn volatile (in more ways than one). Let’s peel back the layers and find out more! For s

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