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Ever wonder about how your food makes it from the farm to your table? There is a lot of food science along the way. Not a culinary or nutrition podcast, Wolfing Down Food Science is all about the chemistry, microbiology and engineering of food. Questions or comments? Send us an email at wolfingdownfoodscience@ncsu.edu. To find out more about food science at NC State University check us out at https://cals.ncsu.edu/food-bioprocessing-and-nutrition-sciences/
Paige hosts Wolfing Down Food Science, a science show with 129 episodes published.
Send us Fan Mail Lee Cadesky, is a food scientist and engineer specializing in alternative proteins. Lee holds an M.S. in Food Engineering from Cornell University, where she also worked as a lecturer. As the co-founder o
Send us Fan Mail Food waste. It's the world's dumbest problem. It's also the topic of our most popular podcast ever (see our 2022 interview with Dr. Lisa Johnson). California just passed a new law that dramatically simpl
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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 sci
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 spe
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 educ
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 Offi
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
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 welcome
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™ leaders
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,
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
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 applic
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 clas
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
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
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
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 Uni
Adam Yee
food scientist and entrepreneur
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Colleen Kelley
TEDx Speaker, Champion of Molecular Literacy, science and chemistry teacher, author, Army veteran · Kids Chemical Solutions
1 appearance on this show
David Wilson
tech strategist and presentologist · Central Coast Potters Association
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Josh Smalley
University of Leicester
1 appearance on this show
Clint Stevenson
NC State
1 appearance on this show
Dave Seddon
FoodReady
1 appearance on this show
Arnie Sair
Bunge
2 appearances on this show
Dr. Chris Daubert
University of Missouri Columbia
1 appearance on this show
April Hix Morrison
NC State University
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Katie McKee
NC State University
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Fernanda Santos
NC State University
1 appearance on this show
Terrence Ward
US Army
1 appearance on this show
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