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Apr 2023
28m 16s

Bill Nye, The FOOD Science Guy!

Dan Pashman
About this episode
Bill Nye is a goofball nerd to the core, and he’s built a career on making science fun and accessible for everyone. So can Bill give Dan some satisfying answers to big, and small, food science questions? Like what’s the deal with the five second rule? 
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