The Birth of Cool: How Refrigeration Changed Everything

For as long as we’ve been making Gastropod, co-host Nicky has also
been working on another project: writing a book all about
refrigeration. Well, time to pop the champagne you’ve had stashed
in the icebox, because that book comes out June 25—and we’re giving
Gastropod listeners an exclusive preview! This episode, Cynthia and
Nicky talk about how a high school dropout's get-rich-quick scheme,
some deadly explosions, and lots and lots of beer brought us the
humming boxes of cold now ubiquitous in the modern kitchen—and how
the proliferation of this portable, on-demand winter has
transformed our food (not always for the better) while heating up
our planet. It's almost impossible to imagine living without a
fridge, but Nicky’s book totally changed the way we look at
preserving food. Is there a better way? Listen to find out, and for
the rest of the story, be sure to pre-order Frostbite: How
Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves! Learn
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