Episode 3 - The Stalker Amongst the Stalks
One man hiding from police in a California corn maze accidentally leads us down a different path—into the 9,000-year story of corn itself. Featuring Indigenous perspectives, culinary history, and a side of humor, this episode uncovers how one ancient grain shaped our plates, our past, and one very strange police report.
Sources include:
An interview from KTVU
An interview from ABC 7
Ancient DNA Continues To Rewrite Corn’s 9,000-Year Society-Shaping History from the Smithsonian
Historical Indigenous Food Preparation Using Produce of the Three Sisters Intercropping System
The skinny
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