Crantastic: The Story of America’s Berry

It’s nearly Thanksgiving, which, for most Americans, marks the one
time a year their dinner table is adorned with jewel-like
cranberries, simmered into a delicious sauce. But hundreds of years
ago, cranberry sauce was a mainstay of daily meals, all around the
U.S. How did this acidic, tannic berry, so hard to love in its raw
form, become one of the most popular fruits in America, and how did
it fall so deeply out of fashion? Meanwhile, as cranberry sauce was
relegated to Thanksgiving, cranberry juice became a popular
drink—and mixer. But why is the juice so widely believed to combat
urinary tract infections, and does science support that claim? Join
us this episode for all that, plus a tour of the cranberry bog of
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