Ferment Radio

Ferment Radio is a podcast series that tackles, from a microbial perspective, issues that are hard-to-grasp. Together with people from very diverse backgrounds, including science, gastronomy, and arts, we reflect, discuss, and bubble along with microbes to give legacy to unusual perspectives. By letting our thoughts and beliefs ferment in the brine of shared discourse, we find transformative paths to multispecies justice and well-being, within ourselves and others. Ferment Radio is hosted by Aga Pokrywka, produced by Super Eclectic, and supported by CSSM.

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51: Ferment on Earth (with Joshua Evans)

If you send a mixture of soybeans and koji mold to outer space, will it ferment as miso, even so far away from home? How do you bring it back to Earth? How will...
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#50: View inside Insideview (with Aga Bułacik, Vaim Sarv, and Ola Zielińska)

There’s a phenomenon experienced by people who have seen the Earth from outer space. It is known as the “Overview Effect”: a new level of compassion and understanding of how fragile and interconnected life...
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#49: Ferment among the stars (with Joshua Evans)

When humans go to space, whether they like it or not, microbes tag along. And if microbes can live in microgravity—probably more comfortably than humans—then perhaps fermented food too. There have already been a...
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#48: Discover your Microbial Child (with Zsuzsa Millei)

Did you know your body is never truly sterile—even before you’re born? From semen and placenta to umbilical cord blood, your microbial journey begins early on. And it doesn’t stop there. The type of...
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#47: The World in a Pickle – To exist you have to resist (with César Iván Linares and Juan Escalona Meléndez)

In this episode of the World in a Pickle, we delve into the world of pulque-a fermented drink made of agave sap, or “aguamiel”, which has been consumed in Mexico for centuries, and is...
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#46 The World in a Pickle – The end of many worlds (with Paula Neubauer)

The Guarani-Kaiowá are the people of Mato Grosso do Sul, a Central-West region of Brazil. It translates as “Thick Forest of the South”, and as the name suggests, nature has protected the Guarani-Kaiowá and their culture from...
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