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Should You Really Eat That?
Hosted by SBS · arts · EN-US
About this Podcast:
Are olive oil shots a good idea? Should we dunk butter in our coffee? Is soy really “the most dangerous food for men?” and is chocolate actually a health food? (The royal pharmacist certainly thought so when he treated Marie-Antoinette’s headaches during 18th-century France with chocolate!). If health experts tell us we’re consuming too much salt, how do we balance that with cookbooks advising we season our food generously for flavour? And are we overlooking the health and cultural impacts of Indigenous ingredients? It can be tricky trying to consume the ‘right things’, and the forces that shape our diets go far beyond what’s supposedly ‘good for us’. On Should You Really Eat That?, food writer Lee Tran Lam untangles the mixed messaging about the food and drinks we consume – with the help of chefs, dietitians and other guests.
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What is Should You Really Eat That? about?
Are olive oil shots a good idea? Should we dunk butter in our coffee? Is soy really “the most dangerous food for men?” and is chocolate actually a health food? (The royal pharmacist certainly thought so when he treated Marie-Antoinette’s headaches during 18th-century France with chocolate!).
Who hosts Should You Really Eat That??
Should You Really Eat That? is hosted by SBS. The show has published 14 episodes to date.
What has Should You Really Eat That? covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Native foods: Bush lollies, medicinal source, climate-change tool" (19 March 2025, 37 minutes), "Salt: Slug repellent, history shaper, chip enhancer" (12 March 2025, 34 minutes), and "Olive Oil: Lamp fuel, criminal swag, pharmacy staple" (5 March 2025, 29 minutes).
How often does Should You Really Eat That? publish?
Should You Really Eat That? publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 26 minutes across 14 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Should You Really Eat That??
Booking probability for Should You Really Eat That? is 19%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Should You Really Eat That? requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Should You Really Eat That?'s contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for Should You Really Eat That? are Snacks, Coffee & Other Foods and Courses, Coaching & Lessons. Should You Really Eat That? has an arts audience.
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SBS hosts Should You Really Eat That?, an arts podcast with 14 episodes published.
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Mar 12, 202534 minS2From Persian blue salt to Murray River pink salt and every colour in between, sodium chloride has been essential for millennia. The Great Wall of China was funded by a salt tax and hunger for this mineral has led to...
Mar 5, 202529 minS2For thousands of years, we’ve used olive oil for everything: from lighting lamps to chasing bugs out of our ears. In Australia, the oldest olive trees – planted 200 years ago – are still alive today. Olive oil was...
Feb 26, 202536 minS2Not that long ago, butter had its health-villain era. Margarine reigned and fridges were stocked with ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter’ and alternative dairy spreads. But in recent times, we’ve seen tech-bros ‘biohack’...
Feb 19, 202532 minS2Is soy “the most dangerous food for men?” This question was posed by a viral Men’s Health article and, like the #soyboy insult, it plays into modern fears that soybeans emasculate bodies. But is there any scientific...
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Feb 12, 202523 minS2In 18th-century France, the royal pharmacist treated Marie-Antoinette’s headaches with chocolate. This sweet even appeared in European hospital prescriptions! Medicinal use of chocolate goes back thousands of years: its...
Should You Really Eat That?
Season two trailer: Should You Really Eat That?
Feb 6, 20254 minS2It can be tricky trying to consume the ‘right things’, and the forces that shape our diets go far beyond what’s supposedly ‘good for us’. On the second season of Should You Really Eat That?, Lee Tran Lam continues to...
Nov 15, 202333 minS1Our taste for seafood goes back a long time. We’ve been snacking on shellfish for more than 100,000 years. And the foods we gather from the ocean (whether it’s mussels or seaweed) are typically loaded with nutrients...
Nov 8, 202327 minS1Our love of cheese is so vast, it can be plotted across the planet. From Gorgonzola in Italy to Oaxaca in Mexico, many places are famous for their wedges and wheels. But can you go overboard with a cheese board? And...
Nov 1, 202330 minS1Around the world, people drink coffee – whether it’s sweetened with condensed milk in Vietnam or spiced with cinnamon in Mexico. It powers us through our workdays, deadlines and boring office meetings. Maybe that’s why...
Oct 25, 202325 minS1Tea is the most-consumed drink on the planet, second only to water. Originally consumed for medicinal reasons, a well-brewed pot also helps with break-ups and bad news. But are there certain instances where we should...
Oct 18, 202329 minS1The oldest bread that still exists today was baked 14,500 years ago in Jordan. We’ve eaten this staple for a long time, but rejecting bread because it’s ‘bad’ for you has become a modern trend. Should we be saying no to...
Oct 11, 202324 minS1When dietitian Susie Burrell named white rice as something she’d never put in her shopping trolley, food writer Lee Tran Lam was intrigued... and a little confused. Rice is the star of so many national dishes and it...
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Introducing Should You Really Eat That? A new podcast that makes sense of food confusion
Sep 27, 20233 minS1It can be extraordinarily confusing keeping up with what foods are ‘good’ for you. Should you actually put olive oil or salt in your coffee as recent food trends suggest? Is white rice a no go? And which seafoods are...
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Mindy Woods
Bundjalung chef and native food expert, Resident Action Project
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Dylan Jones
Author of "Loaded: The Life (And Afterlife) of the Velvet Underground", Colorado Mesa University
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Dr. Emma Beckett
senior lecturer and registered nutritionist, The Nutrition Society
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Tony Tan
Senior Partner Outsourcing & Fund Administration, Treehouse Thailand
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