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Japan Is Going Crazy for French Wine Baths
What does the island nation of Japan have in common with a totally bitchin’ rager hosted by the likes of Dionysus, Bacchus, and Liber? If you answered anything besides frenzied wine baths, you clearly don’t have enough of a handle on either pantheism...
Uzbeks Reportedly Forced to Glue Cotton Back Onto Bushes to Please Prime Minister
Pleasing visiting dignitaries is one thing, but undoing weeks of back-breaking work after a harvest that is regularly criticized for using forced labor is something else entirely.
Uzbekistan Is Forcing 'Volunteers' to Toil in Its Cotton Fields
Documents show that the world's fifth-largest cotton exporter is forcing students to sign contracts "volunteering" to work during the harvest season or face expulsion.
The MUNCHIES Guide to Moselle: Part 2
Our host Billy spends time in the vineyards with two of the most famous vintners, Ernie Loosen and Katharina Prüm, and meets living legend Markus Molitor.
A Spray Made from Plant Extract Could Eliminate the Concept of ‘In Season’ Fruit
Scientists have developed new coatings to be sprayed on fruit and vegetables directly after harvest. Made from natural plant extracts, some say it will allow certain fruits to be stored all year round.
An Exclusive Look Inside Chile’s First State-Approved Medical Marijuana Harvest
Buoyed by the Uruguay model, a bill in Chile's Congress would legalize marijuana cultivation for up to six plants for personal use. Here's a look at the first state-sponsored medical marijuana grow operation in Latin America.
This Man Wants to Make a Dirty Pint With Your Apples
A London drinks-maker is transforming the city’s unwanted and unloved apples into craft cider.
An Ice Wine Tour of Niagara
Hosts Adam Jackson and Patrick McGuire head to Canada's Niagara-on-the-Lake region for a drinkable tour of ice wine, made from grapes that are harvested while totally frozen on the vine.
The Ebola Crisis May Become a Food Crisis
As farmers are forced to abandon their crops and travel restrictions affecting import trade, international organisations are getting ready to act on an impending food crisis in Ebola-stricken Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Retrospective Reviews: Neil Young's 'Harvest'
Looking back on arguably the most powerful album the Canadian folk hero has ever released.
How Not to Lose Three-Quarter Pounds of Kidney to Spoilage On the Organ Trail
It’s no surprise that those in need of an organ transplant are willing to pay an arm and a leg for someone else’s precious innards. The Havocscope black market index figures annual global organ trafficking at "$75 million":http://www.havocscope.com...