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Food Psych is a podcast exploring the intersection of food and psychology. Each episode, nutritionist/journalist Christy Harrison talks with guests—chefs, comedians, writers, actors, psychologists, nutritionists, entrepreneurs, and other interesting people—about their relationships to food, weird eating habits, and fond food memories. She also examines the ...

Food Psych is a podcast exploring the intersection of food and psychology. Each episode, nutritionist/journalist Christy Harrison talks with guests—chefs, comedians, writers, actors, psychologists, nutritionists, entrepreneurs, and other interesting people—about their relationships to food, weird eating habits, and fond food memories. She also examines the latest science about how food choices affect the brain and vice versa, offering some nutrition tips along the way.

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    #24: Halfiversary

    In our first-ever recap episode, we take a behind-the-scenes look ...

    In our first-ever recap episode, we take a behind-the-scenes look at some of the best moments in the first six months of Food Psych. Trigger warning: This episode contains material that may be triggering for listeners with eating disorders...

    Mar 11, 2014 Read more
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    #23.5: The Need to Feed Bonus

    Chef James B. Simpkins is back to discuss the traumatic ...

    Chef James B. Simpkins is back to discuss the traumatic childhood experience that shaped who he would become in the kitchen and in life. Hear last week's full episode with James and comedian Nate Starkey at http://foodpsychpod.com.

    Mar 4, 2014 Read more
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    #23: The Need to Feed

    Comedian Nate Starkey and chef James Simpkins discuss what it ...

    Comedian Nate Starkey and chef James Simpkins discuss what it means to feed people, why they thrive on playing host, how cooking helps balance their personalities, and lots more.

    Feb 25, 2014 Read more
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    #22: Order and Disorder

    Journalist Rebecca Flint Marx returns to discuss pescetarianism, food journalism, ...

    Journalist Rebecca Flint Marx returns to discuss pescetarianism, food journalism, her brief period of disordered eating, and lots more.

    Feb 18, 2014 Read more
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    #21: Love in the Time of Collard Greens

    Christy and four guests share stories of the relationship between ...

    Christy and four guests share stories of the relationship between food and love in their lives. Comedian Jackie Kashian tells of her now-husband wooing her with chicken; food/travel writer Marisa Robertson-Textor discusses her...

    Feb 11, 2014 Read more
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    #20: Bacon-Wrapped Dating

    Christy talks with fellow food podcaster Leiti Hsu about the ...

    Christy talks with fellow food podcaster Leiti Hsu about the role food plays in their dating lives, why men should act like quinoa, when not to compromise, and lots more!

    Feb 4, 2014 Read more
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    #19: Chicken Issues

    Comedian Jackie Kashian (Comedy Central, Conan, The Dork Forest podcast) ...

    Comedian Jackie Kashian (Comedy Central, Conan, The Dork Forest podcast) has a real chicken tooth. Hear why she wants to eat all the chicken, how she dealt with her family's fat-phobia, and lots more!

    Jan 28, 2014 Read more
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    #16: The Pleasure Principle

    Christy talks to food/travel writer Marisa Robertson-Textor and author Allison ...

    Christy talks to food/travel writer Marisa Robertson-Textor and author Allison Adato (Smart Chefs Stay Slim) about why taking pleasure in food often leads to better health than worrying about nutritional content.

    Dec 24, 2013 Read more
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    #15: Feed Yourself

    Comedian/actor Meg Griffiths Anderson discusses family meals, going sober, dinner-party ...

    Comedian/actor Meg Griffiths Anderson discusses family meals, going sober, dinner-party perfectionism, why she has a hard time with self-care, and lots more!

    Dec 17, 2013 Read more
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    #14.5: Food Hurts Bonus

    Bonus episode! Hear more about Crohn's Disease from writer/editor Jonathan ...

    Bonus episode! Hear more about Crohn's Disease from writer/editor Jonathan Vatner, and gluten intolerance from producer/comedian Gina Fitch. Plus, we read our inaugural listener survey, from a young man who has symptoms of anorexia and body...

    Dec 10, 2013 Read more
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