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Ep. 409: Lung King

Published: 2023-01-30 10:00:00
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Steve Rinella talks with Dr. Jonathan Reisman, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Spencer Neuharth, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider


Topics include: Discussing déja poo; the defining of flatus; preserving, rather than killing, bacteria; gathering ginkgo biloba nuts from trees in NYC; eating wild game and keeping kosher; holy blood; meeting your cadaver; how badly Steve wants to go on NPR's "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross; eating everything but bones and teeth; eating embryonic eggs; getting curdled mother's milk from the calf; Jonathan’s quest to overturn the why it's currently illegal to commercially sell and eat lung in the United States; bullshit food beliefs; Jonathan's petition to the USDA; the non-pasteurized milk craze; how eating cholesterol doesn't raise your cholesterol; overdosing on fat soluble vitamins; the hormones you can and can't eat; teaming up with the haggis folks in the UK; the Anatomy Eats dinner series; Jonathan's book, "The Unseen Body"; and more.

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Referenced Books

Arctic Dreams
by Barry Lopez
Dr. Riceman mentions this as one of his favorite books of all time and says he tried to emulate Barry Lopez's style when writing his own book. He describes it as 'an exploration of not the Arctic but the human body.' The book is explicitly praised, with someone mentioning they recommended it and were 'blown away' by the passage on Polar Bears.
Referenced at Near end of transcript
The Unseen Body
by Dr. Jonathan Riceman
When asked to 'tell people about your books,' Dr. Riceman discusses his first book 'The Unseen Body' which came out about a year ago. He describes it as an exploration of the human body, tying together his training as a medical student, his medical career, his interest in food, and travel stories. He mentions it's available on Amazon and was modeled after Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez.
Referenced at Near end of transcript