Why can't we resist comfort food?

Do you prefer healthy, homemade snacks... or modern, packaged goodies?Find a full transcript, worksheet and interactive quiz for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2025/ep-250821SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc. ... Show More

What was your favourite toy as a child? And would you consider playing with it as an adult...? It's not just kids who like to play with toys – many adults like to buy kids' toys for themselves! Phil and Beth discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.Find a full transcript, w ... Show More

Many of us are familiar with wellbeing, but have you heard about flourishing?Find a full transcript, worksheet and interactive quiz for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2025/ep-250807SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://w ... Show More

For our ancient ancestors food was just another thing they needed to survive - like sleep, shelter or warmth. But in the modern world, food has become a source of anxiety. Do we eat too much, or too little? And are we feeding ourself the "wrong" things? Dr Laurie Santos has plent ... Show More

Today we had the honor of sitting down with Paul Saladino to chat about the food industry and the benefits of eating meat. Checkout Paul HERE - https://www.youtube.com/c/PaulSaladinoMD/videos 

How good is food in space? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Jordan Klepper feast on food science and the challenges we face sending food to space with chef Alton Brown, food chemist Dr. Arielle Johnson and NASA food scientist Dr. Grace Douglas. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can wa ... Show More

È risaputo che gli italiani amano parlare di cibo. Gran parte delle loro conversazioni ruotano intorno a ristoranti, formaggi, ricette, dolci. Perché questo? Oggi ti spiego che cosa rappresenta il cibo per un italiano e capirai che parlare di cibo significa soprattutto parlare di ... Show More

On this episode of SimplyPodLogical, Cristine and Ben discuss controversial food opinions and the best and worst food combinations. 

Brian Cox and Robin Ince examine their own diets and the diet fads of the past to ask what we should actually be eating. They are joined by Dr Chris van Tulleken, Professor Janet Cade and comedian Harry Hill to discuss the nutritional merits, or lack thereof, of everything from s ... Show More

In which Rob and comedian/actor Darrell Hammond dive deep on the science of impersonation, White House Correspondents' Dinners, replacing SNL’s Don Pardo, and entertaining the Westies with Popeye impressions. Plus: Rob answers a question about his dream interview in the LoweDown ... Show More

In this age of food porn, gourmet Instagram feeds, and restaurant pilgrimages, what’s it like if you’re just not that into food? On this week’s episode of Bite, Tom talks to Vox cofounder Dylan Matthews, the soylent-loving, cooking-averse political journalist who “eats to survive ... Show More