Like pretty much everyone else, I’m listening to morepodcaststhese days because, you know, theres apandemichappening.

I especially love listening to food podcasts while cooking.

It helps to calm mystress and anxietyand makes cooking more enjoyable.

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With that in mind, here are eight of the podcasts I love to listen to while cooking.

All of these podcasts are intentional about inclusivity and feature guests with a wide range of lived experiences.

Get ready to up your cooking game while learning so much in the process.

Wendy Lopez Food Heaven

Even better, each show ends with Turshen’s responses to listeners questions about food.

Every time I tune in, I feel like I have a new food friend in my head.

They’ve even included some special bonus episodes released in response to current events.

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I never thought Id be so interested in the science behindseltzer wateror how ketchup got its name.

Theres a limited selection of episodes on iTunes, and all episodes can be found on Stitcher.

I also love that listeners can call in and submit their questions to get answered during the episodes.

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